Description

Job Description
BAE Systems Platforms and Services is currently hiring a Senior Accountant to support the Weapon Systems Business Unit in Minneapolis, MN. The Senior Accountant will learn and utilize professional accounting concepts in the performance of accounting duties in accordance with well-established policies and procedures. Records, classifies, examines, and analyzes data and records of accounting transactions to ensure accurate and complete financial information.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares weekly and monthly invoicing as assigned.
• Prepares cancelling funds invoices annually.
• Prepares month-end journal entries as assigned.
• Supports the contract closeout process.
• Handles a variety of accounting assignments including the preparation, analysis, review, verification, and reconciliation of various records, financial reports, and statements.
• Prepares and maintains accurate, detailed financial records.
• Acquires and maintains up-to-date knowledge of relevant discipline(s), industry practices, trends, and applications.
• Maintains a safe work environment and ensures compliance with safety objectives and policies.
• Shares responsibility of self-development with immediate supervisor.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and 4 years of related experience or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Accounting: General Accounting, Cost Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Accounts Receivables, or Accounts Payables.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Word and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to use computers to prepare appropriate reports and documents.
• Ability to develop/demonstrate research and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional and effective relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to make decisions using sound judgment while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate principles, and applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Good planning, time management, and organization skills.
• Sound interpersonal skills.
• Highly analytical with an ability to research and indepently resolve complex billing issues.

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $81156 - $137964

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Platforms & Services
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

The Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile launchers, and ship repair...just to name a few. Our employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will too.