Director of Administration

S3, Inc. is a rapidly growing woman owned small business founded in 1991, headquartered in Huntsville, AL, that provides technical, programmatic, and logistic services to U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. Government agencies, and Partner Nation militaries, co-located with Government requirements. The S3, Inc. staff is 70% veterans. The company operates under an ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S3, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS – provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to Government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications;

S3I – provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training; and GLSS – provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S3, Inc. and subsidiaries are recruiting to expand and develop Corporate Operations to staff for contract growth. At S3, Inc. we're proud to offer above industry standard benefits and encourage our team members to build a fulfilling career with our mission-focused leadership. Come work with us and let's build something great together!

S³ Inc. is seeking a Director of Finance to join our Corporate Business Operations team at our corporate HQ in Cummings Research Park, Huntsville, AL. This is not a teleworking position.

Duty site is 615 Discovery Drive, Huntsville, Al 35806.

Military experience is a plus, where other requirements are also present. Seniors interested in returning to work are encouraged to apply.

Description:

The Administration Department of S3, Inc. Business Operations consists of Human Resources (HR), Benefits, Recruiting, Training Development, and IT departments that support contracts co-located with government customers at multiple locations, CONUS and OCONUS. The Director of Administration reports to the CAO and manages functions supporting S3 and three subsidiaries - GLSS (Logistics Maintenance CBA, SCA), KBFS (Aviation Commercial), and S3I/S3A (OCONUS Aviation Services).

Responsibilities:

• Manages overall day-to-day tasks of the department teams to ensure compliance to ISO/AS9100 procedures in execution for proper support to employees and management.
• Coordinates with other elements of Business Operations, develops solutions to meet the needs of the Business Units, updates policies, and procedures to proactively support corporate growth, for subsidiary unit, and support routine audits by many federal agencies in accordance with their missions.
• Ensures HR operations: (a) are compliant with all required federal laws and regulations, (b) provide a competitive fringe package, and (c) provide HR services that meet the timely needs of the Business Units. Applies metrics.
• Directs the recruitment process and the strategic plan to ensure the recruiting needs of the company are met, not only today, but into the future as the company grows. Applies metrics.
• Provides leadership for a work environment for employees that enable them to complete their respective jobs efficiently and effectively, while remaining budget compliant. Applies metrics.
• Manages the IT department staff for hardware, software, and network, classified and unclassified accountabilities within budget. Achieve and maintain CMMC.
• Applies accountable performance metrics to the departments, reporting to audit requirements, both internal and external, with plans to advance automation in processes and complete utilization of the capabilities of the Admin modules of Deltek Costpoint.
• Administers the annual update of corporate job titles.
• Reviews and updates all administration policies annually.
• Coordinates with contract Program Managers for recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Required to functions as POC for audits to OFCCP, Department of Labor, DCAA for administration functional audits.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred.
• 15 years total experience related to federal contractor administration, 8 years in management of which 4 years management is with the corporate administration of a defense contracting company of greater than 500 employees.
• Defense contractor experience is required; commercial experience is not relevant for this position.
• 3 years of experience with Deltek Costpoint and applicant tracking system such as Taleo.

Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.