Principal Specialist, Accounting
Location
Rhode Island
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$86.8K - $165.2K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Specialist, Accounting
RTX
• Prepare and analyze cost impacts and cost accounting changes • Prepare and analyze data for submission of adequate annual Incurred Cost Proposals for RMD • Responsible for the formulation and preparation of formal audit responses to DCAA/DCMA • Act as a liaison to DCAA/DCMA and respond to inquiries and audits • Prepare and submit the RMD Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) Disclosure Statements • Provide guidance related to disclosed practices, policies & procedures, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Compliance support for RMD and RMD’s Segments/Reporting Units • Prepare and present to leadership annual CAS Testing Plan • Provide guidance related to compliant costing (NBI, Support Labor, Ethics, Material) • Review requests for Special Burden Material determinations • Coordinate with process owners for Support Allocation/Labor Pool compliance and audit requests • Ensure timely updates for Booking and Billing Indirect Rates • Coordinate across the enterprise to align FAR/CAS interpretations, identify best practices, and support required Corporate Metrics
Job Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or a related field and minimum 5 years’ of experience in finance or related business role; or an advanced degree and minimum 3 years’ experience in finance or related business role.
- Experienced user of SAP, Analysis for Office, MS Excel or similar financial systems.
- Understanding complex cost accounting structures
- Ability to synthesize large data sets and summarize for leadership review
- Ability to work independently and achieve overall objectives and goals of the organization
- Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Parts 30 and 31 and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
- Understanding and experience applying Cost Accounting Standards Board (CASB) Disclosure Statements
- Excellent written and verbal skills and strong analytical skills
- Understanding of complex business data, processes, rate modeling, and how master data drives rate application
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
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