Accounting Specialist

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Experience with US GAAP and Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements
• Experience in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close in a fast‑paced close process with multiple, often competing, deadlines
• Experience with facilitating internal and external audits
• CPA, or ability to show advancement towards a CPA license
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Exceptional organizational skills, enabling monitoring of key due dates and activities
• Flexible planner in terms of daily activities with ability to adapt to changing requirements and priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong customer service approach, self‑directed, assertive, with a positive attitude
• Ability to develop broad, cooperative relationships with numerous groups and individuals

The ideal candidate will have strong communication and analytical skills, combined with a strong technical accounting background.

• Completion of Contract Review Worksheets (CRWs) used to determine revenue recognition under ASC 606
• Review contract setup in the ERP
• Preparing account reconciliations, including verifying that reconciling items are timely investigated and resolved.
• Preparing monthly journal entries, including entries related to sub‑ledger postings and various cost reclassifications.
• Completion of quarterly inventory net realizable value (NRV) assessments for both contract and non‑contract inventory
• Preparation of the quarterly income statement flux report, explaining in detail the quarterly changes in various line items
• Preparation of quarterly estimate‑at‑completion (EAC) profit change reporting
• Calculation and preparation of supporting documentation for monthly accruals, including program‑related accruals such as warranty accruals and adjustments
• Preparing monthly and quarterly reporting corporate supplementary schedules.
• Preparing variance analysis as requested by management to support quarterly analytical reviews and/or monthly financial reviews.
• Preparation of program‑related monthly and quarterly Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) schedules
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvements
• Preparation of ad‑hoc reporting and assistance with special projects, as requested
• Support audits (External Audit, Internal Audit, and SOX and Self Evaluation Testing)

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Experience with Oracle ERP
• Experience with One Stream or other account reconciliation tool
• Experience with US GAAP and Sarbanes‑Oxley requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience

Education must be accredited

• 9/80