Accountant

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No

Description

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced and motivated Accountant to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Roles and responsibilities of the Accountant will include (but not be limited to) the following:

• Preparing monthly and quarterly account reconciliations per Sector Policy.
• Conducting corrections needed to the general ledger on issues identified through the account reconciliations.
• Responding to internal/external inquiries, for Tax & Audit.
• Preparing annual Tax and Audit schedules.
• Preparing and reviewing trial balance data on a monthly basis.
• Developing good working relationship with business units to understand their financial practices.
• Identifying and assisting in implementing process improvements.
• Preparing and reviewing to ensure journal entries are made in accordance with GAAP and have supporting documentation.
• Communicating with business units on additions/changes to journal entries. (Recurring, reclassification, manual, allocations, accruals, statistical, automated, etc.).
• ERP implementations and special projects.
• Project planning and reporting.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or Economics from an accredited institution and 3+ years of professional experience in business management, finance, accounting, or related fields -OR- a Master's degree as outlined above and 1+ year of professional experience. Additional years of experience accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite - specifically high level Excel skills (including: the ability to insert pivot tables, Vlookup, and conditional formatting, etc.).
• Knowledgeable of software applications related to the General Ledger and supporting systems.
• Exposure to financial reporting tools. Deltek - Costpoint preferred or similar system.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• US citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of GAAP/FAR.
• Understanding of cost pools/allocation.
• Experience with Lease Accounting, understanding of ASC 842 and lease accounting software.
• Professional experience in a regulated industry: to include Aerospace & Defense, Insurance, Financial Services, and Telecommunications.

Salary Range: $58,548.00 - $87,822.00

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to basepay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)for vacation and/orpersonal business.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.