Financial Reporting Manager

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

You will support Nightwing’s efforts to maintain accurate and complete financial statements, while streamlining accounting operations. Your primary responsibilities will include:

1. Financial Reporting & Technical Expertise

• Financial Close/Consolidation: Manage the corporate consolidation process including providing accounting and reporting guidelines to the Company’s business units, preparing and analyzing the Company’s financial statements and ensuring compliance with US GAAP.
• Technical Accounting Authority: Research complex accounting matters, including new US GAAP pronouncements, revenue recognition, impairment analysis, and transaction-related matters. Responsibilities also include evaluating new developments, recommending appropriate actions, and documenting the Company’s position accordingly.
• General Ledger Analysis: Monitoring the chart of accounts and reviewing various analysis related to the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows to identify and investigate issues identified.  
• Management Reporting: Manage data compilation and analysis to support internal reporting to Nightwing leadership and other ad-hoc reports.  
• Audit Support: Interface with external auditors and outsourced tax service providers to oversee the preparation of financial statements, footnote disclosures, and tax reporting requirements.

2. Operational Excellence & Control

• Internal Controls & Integrity: Implement, maintain, and continuously improve robust internal controls and processes to ensure the integrity of financial data and the safeguarding of company assets.
• Process Improvement: Drive continuous process improvement and change initiatives across accounting policies, procedures, and systems, including involvement in system transitions or deployments.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Interface with the Company’s business units and various functional areas including, Enterprise Applications, Payroll, Timekeeping, and Travel & Expense teams, ensuring system and process alignment.

3. Leadership & Team Development

• Inspire and Develop: Supervise, mentor, and develop a high-performing, results-oriented accounting team, fostering professional growth and active engagement with the business.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain effective professional relationships with internal customers, external partners, and senior executive leadership, acting as a financial reporting expert on special projects and ad-hoc analysis.

What You'll Bring: Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with at least 8-10 years of progressive professional experience in financial reporting and accounting leadership, OR a minimum of 15+ years of related experience in lieu of a degree. A master’s degree may substitute for 2 years of professional experience.
• Certification: Active CPA license is mandatory.
• Technical Mastery: Advanced knowledge of US GAAP, including practical and theoretical application.
• Citizenship: US Citizenship is required.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Government Contracting Expertise: Experience with Costpoint and operating within a government contracting environment are significant advantages.
• Executive Presence: Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, written, and verbal communication skills, with the proven ability to interact and provide meaningful, practical guidance to all levels of executive and divisional management.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.