Our client, an international company within the defense and space sector, is searching for an Accounting manager to join our Finance team to run a department of eight employees, manage the month end close process, support quarter end corporate reporting and contribute to the overall business goals of the division.

What you will be doing:

• Manage all accounting General Ledger activities
• Approve/review journal entries, reconciliations, HFM inputs and associated schedules
• Manage the SOX audit process for the division (SOX coordinator for the division is in Program Finance department)
• Understand the division’s account structure and make informed decisions on flow down cost applications, rate over/under application, answer any questions that may arise and support the business’s financial goals accordingly
• Support the upgrade of our current ERP system to PeopleSoft ERP Prepare and submit required monthly consolidation reports to sector (actuals, forecasts and ad-hoc analysis as required)

 
Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance 5+ years Accounting or FP&A experience (DOD preferred)
• Experience with HFM Preferred Additional Skills: LN Infor or PeopleSoft ERP experience
• Defense Industry or Big 4 experience
• CPA a plus