Senior Accountant

Company: AllClear Aerospace & Defense
Location: Camarillo
Posted on: January 10, 2022

Job Description:

Summary
The Senior Accountant is tasked with supporting the EP Division Controller with timely and efficient processing of monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial activities. Other duties include inventory management, cost and variance analysis, and fixed assets management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
Under minimal to no supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:
Oversees and leads preparation of general ledger journal entries, fixed asset tracking, inventory tracking and monthly balance sheet reconciliation
Responsible for accurate and timely month-end close, including review and analysis of all P&L and BS transactions
Analyze and close production work orders. Understand product costing
Partner with business leaders to communicate and publish financials and KPIs
Analyzes and reconciles balance sheet accounts
Reviews financial data for accuracy; identifies problems and supports day-to-day operations
Assist with AP and AR, accrued liabilities and expenses, quarterly and year-end audits, cash / credit card related issues, completion of various tax forms (Sales/Use, Property), intercompany reconciliation, monitoring and enforcing internal controls
Supports the Finance management team and other executives with various analysis and ad hoc projects, and preparation of quarterly audit committee presentations
Assists in adoption of new accounting standards including but not limited to researching standard, preparing written accounting policy for company, and preparing new disclosures
Assists with annual external audits
Assists with related special projects as required
Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

In addition to the above, Sr. Accountants are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. AllClear is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration required.
CPA highly desired
Three (3) to five (5) + years of experience in accounting and financial planning and analysis
Knowledge and recent experiences must involve diverse and complex business relationships
Prior experience with international contracts for Ministry of Defense customers is highly desirable

Required Skills:
- Language: Must have excellent written and verbal skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business information. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, & percentages.
Other Abilities: Must possess thorough knowledge of materials planning systems (MRP/ERP) requirements and order generation process logic. Must have knowledge to apply general use of databases/spreadsheets. Ability to complete the planning of workflow and meetings. Must have prior experience with the aerospace and defense industry (both commercial and government) serving world-wide customers. Maintains effective internal controls to ensure protection of assets and an accurate reporting of financial position. Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures. Must have strong organizational, project, and proposal management skills. Must have solid analytical skills and solution-driven thinking. Able to use large amounts of data to make strategic decisions.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- Customary physical demands for office and manufacturing environment.

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