Director, Finance & Accounting
Posted 9 days ago
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Maximus is currently seeking a Director, Finance & Accounting . In this role, you will be responsible for performing and providing financial oversight to the business.
This is a remote position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, while performing variance analysis between forecast and actual.
- Ensure effectiveness of accuracy and timeliness of forecasting, reporting, accruals, and other financial related processes and systems on a weekly and monthly basis.
- Provide direct financial leadership and support for assessing service allocation rates, composition of cost pools for new allocations.
- Work with group and project finance teams to develop, administer, and implement process improvements and methodologies and cost allocation expectations.
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of financial professionals to develop and implement a financial strategy that is effective, consistent and aligns with the organization's overall financial strategy.
- Responsible for oversight and maintenance of project financial records and forecasts.
- Provide strategic pricing leadership to support a new business area.
- Participate in all internal and external audits.
- Oversee the monthly and quarterly financial close process for assigned businesses.
- Coordinates with Project Management to develop operational productivity analysis and tracking of metrics to identify where cost efficiencies can be achieved.
- Reviews contract modifications, maintain financial contract files and prepares reports, documentation and presentations as appropriate.
- Ensure client invoices are compliant with MAXIMUS policy and client requirement to ensure projects are billed accurately and timely.
- Manages Direct Sales Outstanding by expediting collections and keeping unbilled as low as possible.
- Ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures as well as US GAAP, FAR, CAS and statutory regulations, acting as a champion of the company policy and procedures.
- Provide monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting for financial and business planning with Project Management and Division finance and works closely to track performance and provides timely variance and Risk and Opportunity analysis.
- Prepares routine and ad-hoc financial reports and analysis using MAXIMUS proprietary tools, Enterprise solutions, CostPoint, Cognos Reporting, and Excel
- Lead cooperative effort among members of a team.
- Provides ongoing supervision too assigned staff.
- Responsible for identifying and resolving issues, problems and concerns.
- Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures.
- Interacts with different levels of external and internal customers.
- Ensures the confidentiality and security of all corporate information.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in related field required.
- 10-12 years of relevant professional experience required.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience in lieu of degree. Master's Degree preferred.
- Due to customer requirements, United States Citizenship is required.
-1 0+ years of relevant professional experience required.
- At least 5 years of experience in project accounting, financial control/management or similar discipline.
- 2-3 years management experience required.
- Must have DoD financial experience.
- Must have strategic pricing experience.
-The ability to obtain or maintain a government issued security clearance is required.
- Ability to coach, develop and mentor team members.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (strong Word and Excel skills).
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses of existing business processes.
- Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.
- Ability to work under standards-based performance measures.
- Ability to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently.
- Ability to be a self-starter.
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EEO Statement
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
Minimum Salary
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145,000.00
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160,000.00
Purchasing Analyst - G123 Finance
Posted 15 days ago
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Location : Columbus, GA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number:
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 08/11/2025
Closing Date: 11/11/ :59 PM Eastern
Major Duties and Responsibilities
This position provides technical, professional-level support to the Purchasing Division for various internal and external systems and databases.
- Serves as primary liaison to external users concerning the online vendor self-service system; provides support in resolving issues and discrepancies between the vendor self-service system and the financial system; maintains communication with vendors and internal customers by providing support and timely information related to system issues.
- Provides professional support of functional activities, which may include: procurement card program administration; surplus equipment disposal; vendor performance management; annual accounts payable verification/reconciliation for federal reporting requirements; and/or other related processes.
- Reviews, evaluates, and processes purchase requisitions using contract prices, cooperative purchasing programs, and/or quotations, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations for City-wide purchases; reviews and processes authorized change orders and amendments.
- Assist in the continual development of policies and procedures relating to the management of procurement administration.
- Provides training and guidance to internal and external users regarding purchasing processes and systems.
- Assists with the implementation and maintenance of RFP software and processes for contract administration.
- Prepares and maintains reports/databases for purchasing-related activities; monitors, evaluates, and forecasts economic and market conditions to determine proper actions relative to contracts that will best serve the economy and supply needs of city departments/agencies.
- Provides management with support for special projects; acquires, analyzes, and utilizes data to generate reports, recommendations, justifications, and presentations.
- Coordinating internal department review of contracts and maintaining communication with vendors during contract terms.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of software with strong Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.
- Knowledge of the methods and techniques of financial research, statistical analysis, and report presentation.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of public finance, governmental accounting, and auditing.
- Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws, local ordinances, and department policies and procedures.
- Skills in applying auditing procedures, techniques, and practices.
- Oral and written communication skills, ability to instruct others, and ability to interact well with others.
- Skill in problem-solving and decision-making.
- Skill in gathering and analyzing complex data.
Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Financial Planning, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, and having had a similar position for two to three years.
Physical Requirements
The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
- Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
- Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
- Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
- Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
- Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
- Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
- Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
- Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
- Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
- Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
- Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
- Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
- Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:
- Low-cost Medical Insurance
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Credit Union
- Direct Deposit
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Vacation Leave
- Sick Leave
- PERK Time Off
- Retirement Plan
- Supplemental Retirement Plan
- Free and Discounted Services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounted Movie Tickets
- Free Notary Services
- Ride a Metra Bus for Free
- Free Mulch
- Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection
- Driver's Training for Employee Dependents
- Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts
- River Center Discounts
- Cell Phone Carrier Discounts
Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary.
Supplemental Retirement Plan
The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.
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Which best describes your level of education? (You will be asked to provide documentation)
- No High School Diploma
- GED
- High School Diploma
- Technical College
- Some College
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctorate's Degree
02
How many years of work experience do you have in accounting, finance, auditing, analyst or a related?
- None
- 0 - 1 year
- 1 - 3 years
- 3 - 5 years
- 5 years or more
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Please list and explain any work experience you have with the methods and techniques of financial research, statistical analysis and report presentation.
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Please list and expain any work experience you have with gathering and analyzing complex data.
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Please list and explain any work experience you have in utilizing financial computer software programs.
06
Please list and explain any work experience you have with the principles and practices of public Purchasing, federal and state Purchasing laws, and local Purchasing ordinances.
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