Principal Accountant

Amentum; Fort Worth (TX); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Accountant in the Operations Accounting Group. This remote role offers the chance to work on domestic and international contracts, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and contributing to internal and external audits. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, and a background in government contracting and cost accounting. This position not only promises professional growth but also the opportunity to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment. If you are a detail-oriented problem solver ready for new challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8 years of job-related experience or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial presentation for reporting of selected programs.
• Audit financial data and ensure compliance with policies.
• Interact with various departments and document best practices.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Microsoft Excel

Effective Communication

Teamwork

Government Contracting

Cost Accounting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Amentum has an opening in our Operations Accounting Group for a Principal Accountant. This position will be responsible for domestic and/or international contracts.

Seeking an intelligent, assertive, quick-thinking, broad-view and detail-oriented, problem solver that likes challenges, responsibility, teamwork, some degree of autonomy and potential for growth. We are looking for a true “A” player that is a thinker in addition to a doer. This selected candidate must have the ability and flexibility to work in an ever-growing environment and can balance competing priorities. We prefer an individual that has a government contracting background and cost accounting experience. Advance Microsoft Excel experience is required. US Citizenship is required to apply. This is a remote-telework role, but we prefer that the candidate be within driving distance to our Fort Worth, TX office.

Responsibilities may include:

• Ensure appropriate financial presentation for internal and external reporting of selected programs including:
  • Revenue recognition for Government contracts based on Estimates at Completion
    • Profit and Loss analysis
    • Contract Performance analysis
    • Balance Sheet review
• Audit financial data for selected programs
• Ensure Compliance with GAAP, FAR, CAS, SOX, contract, and corporate policies and procedures
• Support Internal and External Audits
• Interact with finance team, management, program personnel, contracts, pricing, other internal departments, and external auditors
• Document procedures and best practices
• Ensure appropriate flow and recognition of financial data through financial information system including inter-company data transfer
• Project Set-up and project maintenance in financial system

• Reconciliations
• Unbilled A/R Analysis (Revenue versus Billing)
• Project Ledger to General Ledger
• Document Generation and Preparation
• Some periodic Billing to Customer
• Monthly Financial Analysis (per program/contract)
• Project Margin Analysis
  • Cost Trend Analysis
  • Revenue Reconciliation
  • Accounts Receivable Aging monitoring and follow up
  • Financial analysis, program finance functions, metrics, ad-hoc projects, and other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact with various levels of management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate procedures and work processes to exercise appropriate judgment in establishing priorities and work methods.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to deal effectively and courteously with others; ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment both inside and outside the department.
• Ability to handle a variety of circumstances with poise, tact and diplomacy and in a confidential manner.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting. Two years of relevant experience may be substituted for one year of a degree.

• 8 years of job-related experience or equivalent.
• US Citizenship is REQUIRED.
  

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