Accountant II

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for an Accountant II at our Lynnwood, WA location.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Located in the epicenter of United States aviation manufacturing, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Lynnwood, Wash.,

facility delivers industry-leading aerospace & defense power, sensing and fluid solutions. Our products are rugged enough to fly 5 billion miles from Earth on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft and innovative enough to be featured on Advanced Air Mobility demonstrators. You’ll join a group of aerospace professionals committed to engineering excellence and work in a community tucked between the idyllic Puget Sound and Cascade Mountains.

Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

The Accountant II supports the financial health of the organization by performing planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities, preparing detailed work papers, and assisting in the preparation of financial statements, budgets, and other critical reports.

• Administer and process intercompany debit memos to ensure accurate and timely reconciliation between Crane locations.
• Maintain and reconcile prepaid accounts, ensuring compliance with GAAP standards and accurate amortization schedules.
• Complete and review monthly bank account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and adherence to deadlines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain Financial Closing policies, narratives, and procedures in compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors to ensure audit readiness by explaining monthly closing procedures and preparing accurate financial data.
• Prepare and file monthly B&O Excise tax returns and bi‑annual property tax payments.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual tax package and Unclaimed Property returns.
• Ensure compliance with all state and local tax regulations.
• Support the development and optimization of data management systems to ensure accurate maintenance of accounting records and timely financial reporting.
• Prepare and submit VAT reclaim filings bi‑annually, ensuring compliance with international tax regulations.
• Maintain and customize Oracle Financial Statement reports to meet evolving business needs.
• Cross‑train with team members on critical closing functions, including HFM uploads, to ensure seamless operations during absences or transitions.
• Prepare and assist in completing customer, supplier, and government surveys, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
• Document systems and procedures, maintaining up‑to‑date desk instructions.
• Support planning and forecasting activities.
• Perform special financial analysis as required.
• Complete any other tasks assigned by the supervisor or management.

This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only U.S. Persons will be considered. As a U.S. Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

• Administer the Travel Card program.
• Serve as a backup to the Accounting Manager as needed.
• Analyze, compute, and prepare monthly financial and operating statements.
• Maintain and analyze the contents of general ledger accounts, providing appropriate audit trails and determining accuracy, corrections, or adjustments as needed.

• Experience:
  
  2+ years of related experience that demonstrates satisfactory competency and knowledge of both the theory and practice of modern accounting principles and methods as applied to a high‑technology electronics design and manufacturing operation.
• Knowledge:
  Knowledge of financial systems, budget processes, and principles of capital investment and return; competence in applying analytical statistics.
• Skills/Abilities:
  Conceptual and…