Gana-A’Yoo, Limited Hiring for Vice President of Finance and Accounting Job at Anchorage, AK Full Time

Seeking an experienced Vice President of Finance & Accounting to join the team!

As we continue to grow, Gana-A’Yoo (http://www.ganaayoo.com/) is seeking a highly-skilled VP of Finance & Accounting based at our headquarters in Anchorage, AK.

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive compensation, bonus, and benefits packages
• Be an integral driving force in our continued fast growth
• Autonomy and Independence
• Ability to utilize your knowledge and skills to take us to the next level

Gana-A’Yoo is an Alaska Village Native Corporation headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. We are a financially sound family of companies serving over 1,200 shareholders primarily of Koyukon Athabascan descent. “Gana-A’Yoo” in Athabascan means “friends,” or “friends together.” At all the Gana-A’Yoo companies, we take that to heart. The company remains in a period of significant growth and has been rapidly expanding, primarily through contract acquisition and M&A pursuits, over the last three (3) years.

The VP of Finance & Accounting (VPFA) is responsible for managing the finance and accounting teams under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer. The VPFA works with the leadership team and plays a key role in developing, monitoring, and evaluating the finance and accounting teams. The VPFA oversees monthly and quarterly financial statement preparation, internal and external financial reporting, including compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

Some responsibilities include:

• Ensure the proper accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls, including purchasing controls, are in place to safeguard the assets of the Company and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley;
• Lead, develop and manage a highly effective finance/accounting team to accomplish department and Company annual and long-term goals by driving operational performance and attracting, coaching, developing, and retaining top talent;
• Oversee accounting operations including financial reporting, cash management, internal controls, and international statutory reporting;
• Support the CEO in financing, investment, and cash management activities, and periodic updates to investor relations communications;
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders throughout the Company, including functional leaders and business units to establish and serve as a key adviser in the Company by providing decisions, business, and financial analysis in support of the Company’s strategic, operational, and financial objectives;
• Oversee preparation of all SEC financial reporting, including current, quarterly, and annual filings, and ensure compliance with technical financial accounting, such that all financial transactions are recorded in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP);
• Oversee the production of materials and present quarterly results to the Board of Directors’ Audit Committee, as well as give other presentations to both internal and external audiences as needed;
• Manage the Company’s insurance policies, including updates for clinical and commercial exposure, and annual renewals;
• Oversee tax management, including supporting the development and implementation of key tax strategies, international structures, use of NOLs, State tax planning, and transaction structures;
• Provide financial due diligence for merger and acquisition activities, corporate partnerships, licensing activities, and other special projects. Manage financial and accounting aspects of these transactions;
• Support corporate contracting negotiations, including corporate development, commercial, operations, and research and development contracting initiatives; and

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, or accounting; Master’s Degree preferred
• CPA, CMA, or other comparable professional designation preferred
• Minimum ten (10) years of related experience with increasing levels of financial and accounting management
• 5+ years of demonstrable experience in a VP or senior-level role over more than 3 subsidiaries at once.
• Experience as a VP with a company with a min. of $75M+ in annual revenue (Ideally over $150M), and 3+ years of experience in Federal Contracting or GovCon
• Experience with Service Contract Act, Davis Bacon, Union CBA’s, and job costing preferred
• Experience in Alaska Native Corporations preferred
• Expert experience with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office 365, Online meeting platforms, and web collaboration tools

If this sounds like you, then we want to hear from you today! The hiring process you will go through is an example of the type of organizational processes and procedures that we employ throughout our organization. This ensures that we are always hiring the best of the best, while simultaneously providing you the same opportunity to make your best career decision, as we seek to make our best hire.

Gana-A’Yoo is an equal opportunity employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 – $200,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Anchorage, AK: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPA License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location