Lead, Technical Accounting
Job Title: Lead Technical Accounting
Job Code: 38443
Job Location: Remote (VA, AL, NY, FL, OH, CA, AR)
Job Schedule: 9/80; Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris is seeking a highly skilled accountant to join a fast paced, high performing team ahead of the IPO of our Missile Solutions business. The position will serve as a technical accounting advisor for management on complex financial transactions and reporting matters, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and producing robust documentation packages. The incumbent will partner with cross-functional teams on complex accounting transactions and enterprise-wide projects and liaise with internal and external auditors to support the company’s positions.
Essential Functions:
Prepare and review technical accounting memos and other documentation to support accounting positions.
Monitor accounting policies for required updates and compliance.
Provide guidance on accurate interpretation and effective implementation of business control processes and policies.
Stay abreast of changes in accounting guidance and assess impacts to accounting policies.
Clearly communicate accounting guidance and impacts at the appropriate level (e.g., staff and peers, various L3Harris teams including executive management, external auditors, external advisors).
Develop effective, collaborative relationships with segment and functional teams.
Liaise with external auditors to support the company’s positions.
Assist with financial reporting tasks as necessary.
Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and automation to enhance reporting efficiency and accuracy.
Support ad hoc analyses, special projects, and other corporate reporting initiatives as needed.
Ability to obtain US Security Clearance.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior accounting experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior accounting experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior accounting experience.
CPA with active license.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience in contract accounting, preferably including U.S. Government contracts.
Big Four experience with audits of clients that are SEC registrants and/or U.S. Government contractors.
Strong technical and financial acumen.
Previous experience within the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Experience with percentage of completion accounting, including estimates at completion.
Strong project management skills, including demonstrated ability to think end-to-end and manage multiple priorities/projects simultaneously.
Leveraging technology to enhance data analytics.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $105,000 - $195,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $91,000 - $170,000. 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.
Job Code: 38443
Job Location: Remote (VA, AL, NY, FL, OH, CA, AR)
Job Schedule: 9/80; Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
L3Harris is seeking a highly skilled accountant to join a fast paced, high performing team ahead of the IPO of our Missile Solutions business. The position will serve as a technical accounting advisor for management on complex financial transactions and reporting matters, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and producing robust documentation packages. The incumbent will partner with cross-functional teams on complex accounting transactions and enterprise-wide projects and liaise with internal and external auditors to support the company’s positions.
Essential Functions:
Prepare and review technical accounting memos and other documentation to support accounting positions.
Monitor accounting policies for required updates and compliance.
Provide guidance on accurate interpretation and effective implementation of business control processes and policies.
Stay abreast of changes in accounting guidance and assess impacts to accounting policies.
Clearly communicate accounting guidance and impacts at the appropriate level (e.g., staff and peers, various L3Harris teams including executive management, external auditors, external advisors).
Develop effective, collaborative relationships with segment and functional teams.
Liaise with external auditors to support the company’s positions.
Assist with financial reporting tasks as necessary.
Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and automation to enhance reporting efficiency and accuracy.
Support ad hoc analyses, special projects, and other corporate reporting initiatives as needed.
Ability to obtain US Security Clearance.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior accounting experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior accounting experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior accounting experience.
CPA with active license.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Experience in contract accounting, preferably including U.S. Government contracts.
Big Four experience with audits of clients that are SEC registrants and/or U.S. Government contractors.
Strong technical and financial acumen.
Previous experience within the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Experience with percentage of completion accounting, including estimates at completion.
Strong project management skills, including demonstrated ability to think end-to-end and manage multiple priorities/projects simultaneously.
Leveraging technology to enhance data analytics.
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $105,000 - $195,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $91,000 - $170,000. 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.