Director of Accounting

Description

At Hana, accounting isn’t just about numbers—it’s about stewardship, integrity, and supporting our people and mission.

Our financial operations reflect our commitment to accuracy, accountability, and responsible growth across our family of companies. When our financial foundation is strong, our teams can focus on serving our customers, supporting our employees, and strengthening our communities. We’re looking for a Director of Accounting who shares these values and can lead accounting operations across our dynamic, complex, and growing organization.

About HBC Management Services – A Hana Company

HBC Management Services, a proud member of The Hana Group, is a trusted professional services firm known for delivering exceptional support across the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and the commercial sector nationwide. With a dynamic network of operations spanning multiple states and a growing team of professionals, we provide critical services in security, base operations, logistics, administration, business consulting, engineering, IT, and facilities support.

As part of The Hana Group—a mission-driven, non-profit Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)—HBC shares a greater purpose: to uplift and empower Native Hawaiian communities through education, cultural preservation, and economic opportunity. For over two decades, our five for-profit companies have been the engine behind this mission, combining business excellence with deep community commitment.

At Hana, we live by our values. We treat our team like ‘Ohana (family), lead with integrity (Pono), and take pride in creating opportunities that make a meaningful impact. Join us—and be a part of something greater.

Position Summary

The Hana Group is seeking an experienced Director of Accounting to lead financial operations for our rapidly evolving multi-company organization. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this position will oversee accounting activities across multiple companies, joint ventures, business units, and operating locations. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience with multi-entity accounting, consolidated financial reporting, government contract accounting, and compliance with GAAP, FAR, DFARS, CAS, and SCA requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Directly support the CFO in managing finance and accounting operations across multiple companies, joint ventures, and business units, with a focus on financial accuracy, compliance, operational efficiency, and profitability. 
• Manages accounting team responsible for core accounting functions, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll accounting, billing, revenue recognition, and cash management. 
• Prepare and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including consolidations, intercompany eliminations, account reconciliations, and preparation of financial statements and narratives for executive leadership. 
• Ensure financial records are accurate, timely, and maintained in accordance with GAAP, company policies, and applicable regulatory requirements. 
• Prepare and present monthly financial reporting, budgets, forecasts, cash flow projections, contract profitability analyses, and other key financial information. 
• Analyze financial results and provide meaningful insights and recommendations to the CFO and executive leadership. 
• Maintain the integrity and consistency of the chart of accounts and financial reporting structure across all entities. 
• Oversee intercompany transactions, allocations, reconciliations, eliminations, and consolidated financial reporting. 
• Review contract terms and partner with Operations, Payroll, and Human Resources to ensure proper financial administration, accurate contract accounting, and ongoing contract profitability. 
• Support enterprise-wide cash flow forecasting, working capital, and liquidity management. 
• Develop, document, implement, and maintain effective accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls. 
• Support the financial evaluation and administration of significant company purchases and capital expenditures, including vehicles and other major assets. 
• Oversee the company's corporate credit card program, including administration, reconciliations, internal controls, and policy compliance.
• Other duties as assigned

Government Contract Accounting and Compliance

• Maintain compliance with FAR, DFARS, CAS, SCA, and other applicable federal contracting requirements.
• Oversee direct and indirect cost accounting, including cost pools, allocation methodologies, indirect rates, and provisional billing rates.
• Ensure proper accounting and billing for cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, and firm-fixed-price contracts.
• Monitor contract funding, revenue recognition, unbilled receivables, backlog, and contract performance.
• Support preparation of incurred cost submissions, forward-pricing proposals, rate calculations, and other government-required financial schedules.

State & Local Tax Compliance

• Oversee state and local tax compliance across the organization's operating jurisdictions.
• Prepare and submit required monthly, quarterly, and annual state and local tax filings, reconciliations, and payments.
• Maintain appropriate tax records and documentation and coordinate with external tax advisors when necessary.
• Monitor the organization's expanding geographic footprint and identify potential state and local tax registration, filing, and compliance requirements.

Audit Management

• Lead and coordinate internal and external financial audits to include 401(k), health and welfare benefit plan, insurance policies, and other required audits.
• Serve as a primary liaison between external auditors and internal departments.
• Monitor audit findings and ensure timely implementation of corrective actions and process improvements.

Requirements

Education/ Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. 
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (highly preferred)
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including a minimum 3 years of management responsibility and 5 years in a senior role. 
• Demonstrated experience managing accounting operations for multiple legal entities or business units across multiple states and OCONUS. 
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and federal government contract accounting requirements.
• Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, SCA, indirect-rate structures, and contract billing.
• Experience managing complex month-end and year-end close processes and consolidated financial reporting.
• Advanced proficiency with accounting systems and Microsoft Excel.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements

•  Demonstrated leadership and team management skills.
•  Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion.
•  Excellent problem-solving skills and strong analytical skills.
•  Ability to understand, calculate, and explain complex calculations and figures.
•  Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
•  Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly.
•  Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.     
•  Customer service oriented & Team player.
•   Advanced proficiency in Excel skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to financial accuracy.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across departments.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, maintain an organized workload, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

We Support Your Success

• We believe in providing our employees with everything they need to succeed, including:
• Comprehensive benefits options -medical, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability, supplemental life, Flexible Spending Accounts, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Employee Assistance Programs, Group Accident, + More! 
• 401(k) retirement plan
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off 

HBC provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.