[Remote] Accountant - Level 4
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Northrop Grumman is hiring an Accountant - Level 4 to support its Space Sector. The role focuses on close and quarterly reporting, account reconciliations, project finance support, and financial analysis and process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Prepare accrual and other journal entries to support month and quarter close
- Analyze balance sheet composition and flux to support quarterly financial reporting
- Reconcile various balance sheet accounts to include unbilled AR and inventory
- Review and approve Costpoint access requests to Project Finance
- Review and resolve Concur Travel and Expense system coding errors
- Perform Costpoint user acceptance and patch testing
- Set up projects for indirect efforts
- Take a lead role in division quarterly accruals
- Tie out cost pools to identify any miscoded cost and prepare journal entries to correct any discrepancies
- Support division FP&A department and external FP&A teams with reporting and analysis requirements
- Drives continued success by finding and communicating opportunities for efficiencies, process improvement, and/or automation of processes
- Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis, as needed
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or related field and 8+ years of related experience – OR - 6+ years related experience with a Master's degree
- Understanding of FAR, GAAP, CAS, and SOX requirements
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF, etc.)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Professional experience in a corporate GL accounting team
- Proficiency with Deltek Costpoint and IBM Cognos Analytics
- Experience preparing journal entries
- Solid understanding of basic debit/credit mechanics
- Prior experience with cost pool maintenance and tie outs
- Professional experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry (specifically government contracting)
Benefits
- FT remote work may be available.
- This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
- Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
- Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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