Remote Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting Manager

Amentum; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum, a global leader in engineering and technology, seeks a Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting Manager to support Form 10-Q/10-K filings, stock compensation, pensions, derivatives, and related areas. This local remote-telework role requires living within a 2-hour drive of Reston, VA or Fort Worth, TX.

You will lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, document conclusions, and mentor staff while coordinating cross-group projects to

Qualifications

• Eight (8) years of accounting experience or six (6) years in public accounting with a bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance.
• US Citizenship is required.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience auditing a public client or working for a public company in corporate accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer and interpret accounting policies, various accounting analysis, schedules, exhibits, and summaries in accordance with US GAAP in a cross-functional capacity.
• Ensure clear and concise written documentation of accounting conclusions (both memos and journal entries), accounting policies and performance within its control atmosphere.
• Apply knowledge of accounting principles and develop appropriate relationships to become subject matter expert in specific areas. Areas include pensions, derivatives, stock compensation, purchase and divestiture accounting, goodwill and intangible impairment assessments, cash flow, foreign currency, and multiple ad hoc requests to satisfy requests related to our public filings.
• Perform monthly/quarterly/annual close activities including compiling and analyzing financial information, performing calculations, preparing journal entries and account reconciliations, and resolving issues as needed, and performing tie out of information related to our public filings.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple work assignments, work with little supervision, and work well under pressure.
• Conduct process overviews and submit recommendations for improving the organization's accounting operation, including training plans, implementation and strategies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Financial data analysis

Leadership

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

AI fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

Costpoint

Cognos

HFM

Blackline

Job description

Amentum, a global leader in engineering and technology, seeks a Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting Manager to support Form 10-Q/10-K filings, stock compensation, pensions, derivatives, and related areas. This local remote-telework role requires living within a 2-hour drive of Reston, VA or Fort Worth, TX.

You will lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closes, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, document conclusions, and mentor staff while coordinating cross-group projects to