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Senior Manager, Accounting

RemoteRemoteFull TimeManager / Head$105,000–$223,500 /yrPosted 2 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • General Ledger
  • financial reporting
  • PeopleSoft
  • ERP systems
  • process improvements
  • auditors
  • SOX controls
  • DCAA
  • accounting policies
  • procedures

Nice to have

  • CPA
  • aerospace
  • defense industry
  • government contract accounting
  • compliance
  • GAAP

Role summary

The Accounting Senior Manager will oversee and manage the financial accounting activities within the Missile Solutions (MSL) segment. Responsibilities include ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, maintaining compliance with accounting principles and regulations, and leading a team of accounting professionals. This role involves managing the monthly General Ledger close process, financial close across multiple ERP systems (including PeopleSoft), process improvements, investigating discrepancies, supporting audits (external, internal, DCAA, SOX), and providing leadership to accounting professionals. The position requires a Bachelor's degree with 12 years of related accounting experience or equivalent. Experience in aerospace/defense and government contract accounting is preferred.

Job Title: Sr. Manager, Accounting

Job Code: 47192

Job Location: Melbourne, FL or Remote

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

 

Job Description:

The Accounting Senior Manager will oversee and manage the financial accounting activities within the Missile Solutions (MSL) segment. Responsibilities include ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, maintaining compliance with accounting principles and regulations, and leading a team of accounting professionals.

Essential Functions:

 

  • Manage the monthly General Ledger close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. Apply principles of accounting to review and analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital to ensure the accurate delivery of financial reports.
  • Manage the monthly financial close across multiple ERP systems, leveraging essential PeopleSoft expertise to ensure timely, accurate, and complete financial reporting.
  • Evaluate and implement improvements in processes and systems to enhance performance of job area. Communicate within and outside the organization as to changes in policies, practices or approaches.
  • Investigate the root cause of accounting discrepancies and/or problems, utilizing the resources available to our segment. This may require a high degree of problem solving and innovation when information is more difficult to obtain.
  • Support audit activities and requests from external, internal and DCAA auditors, including annual walkthrough and testing of SOX controls.
  • Provide leadership and direction to experienced professionals, including guiding their growth and career development. Implement and maintain accounting policies and procedures.
  • Ability to travel up to 10%. 

Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related accounting experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related accounting experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related accounting experience.

 

Preferred Additional Skills:

 

  • CPA or MBA preferred
  • Experience within the aerospace or defense industry.
  • Familiarity with government contract accounting and compliance.
  • Knowledge of Peoplesoft or similar ERP systems.
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial accounting principles.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this remote role in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C., Denver, or NYC areas is $120,500 - $223,500. The salary range for this remote role in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York State, Cleveland, Ohio, Vermont, and Virginia is $105,000 - $195,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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