Our client aspires to be the most admired defense and aerospace systems supplier through world-class people and technology.  Headquartered in Waltham, MA, they employ 80,000 people world-wide and generated $20.3 billion in 2006 sales. 

Job Description:   Northeast Shared Services (NESS) Accounting.  This position provides leadership to a staff of 50+ accounting professionals that support two segments with over $7 billion of revenue and approximately 24,000 employees.  Services provided include:  revenue recognition and contract accounting, cost center accounting, general ledger and financial reporting, inter-company accounting, and timekeeping and labor accounting.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of financial results

• Provide supported businesses with required financial information

• Respond to internal, external, and government audit inquiries

• Satisfy routine and ad hoc reporting and analytical requirements

• Coordinate the preparation of Quarterly Trial Balance Review packages

• Develop and maintain a sufficiently skilled, educated, and trained organization

• Assist our client’s SAP Competency Center to implement the Achieving Process Excellence (APEX) system at additional sites and enhance its current capabilities/utilization

• Represent the NESS Accounting at company-wide and cross-functional meetings, discussions, workshops, and conferences

• Perform other special projects as needed

• Provide leadership and guidance to the functions described below, initially in a dual capacity with the

• Director of Accounting, eventually as the Director of Accounting
   

Manager of Contract Accounting, Taxes, Accounting Systems and Controls
General Scope: Provides leadership to a staff of ten (10)+ accounting professionals and is responsible for setting up and maintaining over 16,000 projects which includes various Sarbanes-Oxley key controls and related revenue recognition and settlement.  Services provided include:  financial and project reporting (sales, cost of sales and unbilled, billed CIP and advances), revenue recognition, contract accounting, tax reporting and accounting systems and related conversion expertise.
Manager, Cost Center Accounting and Burden Rates
General Scope:  Provide leadership to a staff of four (4) accounting professionals responsible for the application of indirect expenses to final cost objectives (customer and inter-organization projects).  Services provided include:  cost center and burden rate accounting and reporting, cost transfer processing, and Indirect Rate Proposal preparation and audit support.
Manager, General Ledger, Financial Reporting, IOT Accounting, and Accounts Payable Interfaces
General Scope:  Provide leadership to a staff of ten (10) accounting professionals.  Services provided include:  maintaining the general ledger and strong internal controls, supporting internal, external and government audits, material accounting and inter-company transactions.
 Manager, Labor Accounting and Related Interfaces
General Scope:  Manage a staff of twenty one (21) employees across multiple locations responsible for assuring SAP/CATS timecard labor, including vendor labor, complies with all company policies.  Verify the gathering and distribution of employee labor charges and ensure that they are properly/accurately/completely forwarded to payroll (FSS) and financial ledgers (NESS).

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 (twelve) years of related professional experience in Accounting or Finance

• Certified Public Accountant

• Required Education: Bachelor of Art/Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university or college in Accounting, Finance or Business related degree

Desired Qualifications:

• Twelve (12) plus years of direct experience in Accounting or Finance

• Seven (7) years of direct experience managing and leading a team of professionals

• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Department Defense FAR Supplement

• Demonstrated effectiveness in managing in a results-oriented and deadline sensitive environment

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, peers, leadership and auditors

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, particularly with external customers

• Ability to lead and motivate subordinates

• Demonstrated Contract Accounting knowledge

• Experience in large ERP systems, preferably SAP

• Understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements

• MBA from an accredited university or college is a plus