Specialist, Accounting

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Job Title: Specialist, Cost Accounting

Job Code: 40673

Job Location: Canoga Park, CA, Huntsville, AL, Melbourne, FL, or Sacramento, CA

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

L3Harris–Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR) is seeking a Specialist, Accounting to join the Program Cost Accounting function. This role can work out of our office in Sacramento or Canoga Park, CA. This role has responsibility for various Program Cost Accounting functions of the divisions within the Segment, which primarily include project cost analysis, accounting for inventory, analysis of work-order variances and updating average costs, among other responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and analytical skills, combined with a strong technical accounting background.

• Performs project cost analysis, prepares cost metrics, analysis of work-order variances including updating average costs as needed

• Responsible for posting cost entries to general ledger accounts and for the preparation of complex account reconciliations and analysis including project inventory costs and closing inventory sub-ledgers

• Completion of quarterly inventory net realizable value (NRV) assessments for both contract and non-contract inventory

• 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)

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

• 2 years experience with US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements

• 2 years experience in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close in a fast-paced close process with multiple, often competing, deadlines

• 2 years experience with facilitating internal and external audits

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

• Experience with ERP System (preferably Oracle)

• Experience with HFM

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

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