Lead, Accounting
Salt Lake, UT - USA
Job Summary
Job Title: Lead Accounting
Job Code: 34451
Job Location: Salt Lake City UT
Schedule: 9/80-Every other Friday off
Job Summary:
ICFR Champion Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the design implementation and maintenance of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
- Provide guidance and leadership in the development and documentation of internal controls processes and procedures.
- Manage the SOX compliance program including working with external and internal auditors on risk assessments and the design of their control testing.
- Develop and implement action plans to address control deficiencies and enhance control effectiveness.
- Ensure timely and accurate completion of all SOX-related activities and deliverables.
- Provide guidance and leadership in the development and documentation of internal controls processes and procedures.
Aerospace & Defense Accounting:
- Assist in the month-end and year-end closing processes ensuring all financial data is accurate and completed in a timely manner.
- Ensure adherence to government contract accounting standards and requirements including revenue recognition under ASC 606.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of accounting operations.
- Support the tracking and analysis of costs related to aerospace and defense projects including material labor and overhead costs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows and support financial initiatives.
Essential Functions:
- Actively seek opportunities to improve assigned processes and cross-train with peers for operational efficiency.
- Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills in English to effectively convey complex financial information.
- Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with a service-oriented mindset fostering teamwork and collaboration.
- Possess excellent organizational skills and attention to detail to manage contract-related tasks effectively.
- Exhibit excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines in a contract accounting context.
- Experience in leading teams guiding and directing resources planning forecasting scheduling and facilitation related to government contracts.
- Prioritize tasks and delegate them when appropriate to ensure timely completion of contract obligations.
- Ability to track and adapt to competing priorities and changing requirements in the aerospace and defense accounting environment
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree in Accounting or Finance and a minimum of 7 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
- 5 years experience in SAP with an understanding of costs and revenues for an array of contractual programs in a complex manufacturing/logistics environment
- 5 years experience internal control
Preferred Additional Skills:
- CPA
- Relevant experience in government contract accounting and ASC 606
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment
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About Company
At L3Harris, we anticipate and mitigate risk with agile end-to-end solutions that meet our customers' mission-critical needs across all domains.