Are you looking for a career opportunity to deepen your accounting skills in a meaningful work environment that supports and protects explorers and heroes? Join our team! As an Accountant III, you will apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports, and oversee accounts such as accruals, expenses, capital expenditures, and income. You will compile and analyze financial information to record transactions, prepare reports, and verify accuracy. You will be responsible for the adherence to and communication of accounting policies and procedures. You will also assist management in a variety of functions including general ledger support, account reconciliations, adjusting journal entries, and various other assignments as necessary.

As SNC's corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

As SNC's corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

Responsibilities:

Accurately prepare adjusting journal entries

Prepare subsidiary US GAAP financial statements from trial balances

Act as a liasion between the subsidiary and corporate accounting

Analyze account variances to provide a narrative for management review

Prepare account reconciliations

Assist in process and system improvements

Cross-departmental communication in support of transactions

Provide solutions for further automation of assigned tasks

Prepare revenue and lease assessments in accordance with US GAAP

Learn company processes and continually look for efficiencies and ways to automate

Must Haves:

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience

Higher education may substitute for relevant experience

Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education

Experience collaborating with diverse business partners to gather and compile accounting data.

Experience creating financial statements from trial balances

Working knowledge of US GAAP

Familiarity with Microsoft Excel data analysis

Detail oriented with strong analytical abilities

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Able to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work collaboratively in a team

Preferred:

Previous exposure to automated accounting systems

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification or pursuing 

Experience with MS Office products: Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

Familiar with ASC 606 Revenue Recognition and ASC 842 Lease Accounting standards
Experience with foreign exchange rate conversion

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

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SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination.  Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.