# Compliance Advisor, US Defense Engagements - US-based (Part-time Contractor)

**Company**: Zinc Network
**Location**: United States
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: part-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Compliance Advisor to support Zinc Network's delivery of a new US government defense subcontract. The successful candidate will ensure Zinc's budgeting, invoicing, and ways of working remain compliant with US defense and federal contracting requirements.

Responsibilities:

- Review the subcontract and any subsequent modifications, advising Zinc on compliance obligations and flow-down requirements.

- Advise on invoicing, budget tracking, and financial reporting practices to ensure alignment with federal contracting and US defense requirements.

- Identify compliance risks arising from Zinc's ways of working as a US federal subcontractor, and recommend practical mitigations.

- Advise on labor category classification, timekeeping, and other federal contracting administrative requirements as they apply to Zinc's program workstreams.

- Support the Program Lead and finance function in preparing for and responding to compliance-related requests from the prime contractor or government customer.

- Escalate material compliance risks promptly to the Program Lead and Zinc leadership.

- Attend meetings with the prime contractor or government customer, as required, to provide specialist compliance advice.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

- Significant professional experience in US federal contracting compliance, ideally including subcontract administration, flow-down compliance, and/or federal invoicing and budget practices.

- Working knowledge of relevant FAR/DFARS requirements and DCAA/DCMA processes.

- Comfortable operating as an independent advisor on a part-time, as-needed basis, without close supervision.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to translate compliance requirements into practical guidance for a non-specialist audience.

Conditions of Engagement:

- Candidates who are offered an engagement will be required to disclose any previous disciplinary action against them resulting from a substantiated safeguarding or workplace investigation.

- Undergo background checks relevant to the country of engagement.

## Skills

### Required
- US federal contracting compliance
- FAR/DFARS requirements
- DCAA/DCMA processes
- subcontract administration
- flow-down compliance
- federal invoicing and budget practices

### Nice to have
- experience working with or advising organizations new to US federal contracting

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