Scaled Composites is seeking an Accounting Assistant to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

Category: Finance

Location: Mojave, CA

Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship

Clearance Type: None

Schedule: 9/80 Work Schedule

Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

Benefits: 100% Paid Benefits and 401k Matching 

Summary:

Founded by legendary aircraft designer Burt Rutan, Scaled Composites is a 42-year-old aerospace company continually working to push boundaries, prove out ideas, and influence the future. We are a rapid prototyping and manufacturing facility, designing, building, and testing proof-of-concept and prototype vehicles. We have flown an average of one new aircraft type per year over our 42-year history such as Proteus, GlobalFlyer, SpaceShipOne, Model 401, and Stratolaunch.

Duties and Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Data entry and document management: organizing, filing, scanning.Routine analysis that can include comparing actual to budgeted activities, preparing schedules of expenditures by account or vendor, reviewing transactions for correct coding, etc.Assisting Accounts Payable to include organizing incoming documents for processing and matching invoices and receivers to PO’s.Invoice coding and approval processing.Assisting with general ledger account and bank reconciliations.Assisting The Director of Finance by researching transactions to support audits, identifying transactions and retrieving documents from files and archives and following up with appropriate people to correct items.Special projects as needed and other administrative support tasks as required.

 

Qualifications:

Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word)Strong organizational skills and attention to detailStrong written and oral communications skills

 

Essential Job Functions:

Requires mobility and the ability to bend and reach May infrequently require lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling materials weighing up to 30 pounds. Manual dexterity and coordination are required; repetitive hand motion (e.g., to operate computer keyboard) Vision at close distances and the ability to adjust focus for prolonged periods (i.e., computer screen)Ability to remain sedentary or stationary for prolonged periods of time Ability to write for extended periods of time Ability to work in an office setting for prolonged periods of timeMay be asked to carry up to 20 lbs. up and down a flight of stairs on a regular basis such as files, books, office equipment, etc. Occasional reaching overhead and lifting up to 15 poundsAbility to converse and communicate information with othersOccasional exposure to chemical vapors and/or fumes in low non-hazardous concentrationPotential to climb up and down steps on a daily basisMust be able to read and understand SDS