Associate Director, Government Accounting and Rates

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, seeks an Associate Director of Government Accounting to lead a finance team focused on compliant cost accounting and government rates.

• Lead and develop a team of finance professionals, maintaining compliant cost accounting practices for home offices and various Mission Systems and Avionics business units.
• Coordinate, review, and disclose changes with supporting cost impact analyses for CASB Disclosure Statements.
• Prepare, submit, and support Forward Pricing Rate Proposals (FPRP) and negotiate Agreements (FPRA).
• Prepare rate-related analyses and disclosures to support TINA compliance.
• Prepare, submit, and support incurred cost claims including settlement of final rates.
• Ensure appropriate cost recovery while maintaining compliance with company policies, Cost Accounting Standards, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
• Maintain the government accounting framework, translating from performance accounting to government cost accounting.
• Interface with DCAA and DCMA on forward pricing rates, billing rates, incurred cost proposals, and related audits.
• Support government accounting aspects of acquisitions, divestitures, internal reorganizations, and other company initiatives.

• University degree in a related field with a minimum of 12 years relevant experience, or an advanced degree with at least 10 years of experience.
• Extensive experience with Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) cost principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop people.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
• Experience in a government business environment, familiar with CAS and FAR cost principles.
• Knowledge of DCAA/DCMA charters and procedures.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to summarize and communicate analyses at various management levels.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• 401(k) plan with employer matching and separate retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student loan repayment program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages – pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility and family planning.
• Adoption assistance and autism benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan (up to 10 free counseling sessions).
• Wellness rewards program and Healthy You incentives.
• Virtual doctor visits and second opinion program.
• Bright Horizons child and elder care services.
• Doc On Demand  and Teladoc medical experts.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.