Sr. Accountant PacSci EMC Chandler, AZ, United States

Location:

Chandler, AZ (Onsite)

Reports To:

Accounting Manager

Pac Sci EMC is seeking a technically strong Senior Accountant who enjoys solving complex accounting problems, researching historical transactions, and improving accounting processes. This position plays a key role in month-end close, complex balance sheet reconciliations, project and cost accounting, and continuous process improvement. The successful candidate will possess exceptional accounting fundamentals, be comfortable investigating issues to root cause, and thrive as a hands-on technical individual contributor supporting a growing manufacturing and government-contracting environment.

• Own month-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial analysis.
• Perform complex balance sheet reconciliations and research long-standing reconciling items to identify and resolve root causes.
• Apply strong debit/credit knowledge and T-account methodology to analyze accounting issues.
• Support project accounting, cost accounting, capital expenditures, and financial reporting.
• Partner with operations and cross-functional teams to improve accounting accuracy and establish standard work.
• Support SOX compliance, audits, and government contract accounting activities as needed.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline manual accounting processes.
• Utilize advanced Excel and enterprise ERP systems to analyze data and improve reporting.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience in a complex manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or similar environment.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Demonstrated mastery of accounting fundamentals including debit/credit logic and T-account analysis.
• Experience with project accounting and/or cost accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP or equivalent analytical functions).
• Experience with enterprise ERP systems (Oracle Fusion, SAP, Oracle EBS, JD Edwards, People Soft, or similar).
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements applicable to this position, only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment in this role.

• CPA certification.
• Government contract accounting, FAR/CAS, or DCAA experience.
• Inventory accounting experience.
• Oracle Fusion experience.

• Work on technically challenging accounting issues with broad organizational visibility.
• Help improve processes and build standard work during continued business growth.
• Gain exposure across project accounting, manufacturing accounting, and government contracting.
• Opportunity for future career growth while remaining a highly valued technical contributor.

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most.

At Ralliant we're building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (Pac Sci EMC), a Ralliant Corporation (NYSE: RAL) operating company, makes critical missions possible. From concept to demonstration to delivery, we provide leading-edge energetic materials, devices and subsystems for use in military and commercial applications. With engineering and manufacturing capability in Arizona and California, our associates work together to solve the toughest technical challenges with a dedication to Safety First, Quality Every Time™.

We enable success for innumerable missions on a daily basis, impacting the lives of military personnel, law enforcement…