Accountant - Level 4

Location: United States-Virginia-Dulles, United States-Remote

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nations history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, theyre making history.

If forging a secure future excites you, look no further! Northrop Grummans Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As an Accountant - Level 4, your role at Dulles, VA will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security. FT remote work may be available. Ready to join forces with our visionary team?

 

Roles and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• 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.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors 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

 

Preferred Experience:

• Prior experience with cost pool maintenance and tie outs
• Professional experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry (specifically government contracting)

 

Primary Level Salary Range: $97,100.00 - $160,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.