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About Paragon Professional Services

Paragon offers a wide range of environmental investigation, consulting, compliance, and remediation services as well as IT solutions, Facility O&M, Materiel Support, Supply and Security to both private- and public-sector clients throughout Alaska and the Continental U.S. Paragon’s experienced professional staff is dedicated to producing high-quality documentation and providing safe field execution to support its clients’ projects in line with local, state and federal guidelines and regulations.

About this position: Finance Manager - Security Services Location - Remote

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Financial Responsibilities

• Support financial performance of the portfolio of contracts providing armed guard and detention services, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Partner with corporate accounting on monthly close, revenue recognition, and contract-level financial reporting.
• Monitor labor costs, fringe, and indirect allocations, including burn rates against budget, forecast, and proposal cost plans, to ensure contract profitability compliance, and early risk identification.
• Assist in review of invoices, ensuring accuracy and alignment with contract terms (e.g., time & materials, fixed price, cost-reimbursable).
• Analyze key financial and operational drivers, including margins, utilization rates, and cost trends, and provide actionable recommendations based on forward-looking impacts on revenue, margin, and risk to inform decision-making.
• Support audit readiness, incurred cost submissions (ICE), and coordination with compliance, tax, and risk functions.

Operational Responsibilities

• Partner with program managers and operations leadership to support execution of contracts providing armed guard and detention services, ensuring alignment with scope, staffing, and performance requirements.
• Monitor staffing levels, labor utilization, and scheduling effectiveness in a labor-intensive service environment.
• Track and analyze operational KPIs, including billable hours, fill rates, overtime trends, and service delivery performance.
• Support onboarding of new contracts, including coordination of operational setup, billing structures, and reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, client requirements, and federal/state regulations across all programs.

Leadership & Strategy

• Act as a liaison between finance and operations, translating financial data into actionable insights for program teams.
• Support process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy, forecasting reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to pricing support, contract analysis, and business development efforts.
• Assist in developing standardized reporting tools, dashboards, and performance metrics across the Security Services line of business.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across financial and operational reporting by reconciling data from enterprise systems.
• Provide regular financial and operational updates to the Vice President of Finance and operational leadership.

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• Level of Experience Requirements: Eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in finance, accounting, or operations within a federal government contracting environment
• Experience with federal contracting requirements, including FAR and service contract compliance
• Experience supporting labor-based contracts with an understanding of staffing, billing, and cost structures
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems (e.g., Deltek Costpoint preferred)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with strong Excel skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and compliance
• Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, including finance, HR, and operations
• Ability to translate financial data into operational insights for non-financial stakeholders

Preferred

• Proficiency with EPM systems (e.g., OneStream preferred)
• Familiarity with Service Contract Act (SCA), wage determinations, and labor compliance requirements
• Familiarity with Collective Bargaining Agreements and Union Reporting
• Experience supporting multi-site or geographically dispersed operations
• Familiarity with Alaska Native Corporations

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position will not have supervisory responsibilities. You may delete this line if it does not apply to the job.

DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements

• This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions.

Necessary Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, walking, sitting, or standing for prolonged periods of time.

Work Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of situational awareness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line phone system. Occasional travel may be required.

Additional Qualifying Factors

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law.