Accountant Lead

Company: Leidos
Location: Tucson
Posted on: September 11, 2021

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Leidos Operational Accounting team is looking for a Service Center Accountant Lead.  The Service Center Accountant Lead will be responsible for the following:

• Responsible for providing training internally to the Service Center Accountants, as well as external customers on various policies and processes within Service Center Accounting.
• Ability to interface with Government Compliance, Internal audit, DCAA, DCMA, and other audit departments or customers as required for issue resolution or other requests.
• Prepare reports/analysis for review by accounting management, and ensuring audit deliverables are accurate and submitted timely. All deliverables should be prepared in accordance with PR-FN-3.17, GAAP, and Government Regulations.
• Review and approve service center allocations, service center plans, and engage with teammates to ensure the broader objectives of allocations and planning are met.
• Lead Service Center team through indirect accruals, improving the current processes and support, and training analysts on accruals when needed.
• Support operational accounting objectives, including accrual and journal entry preparation or approval.
• Maintaining a high level of customer service within our team and among other teams we work with by creating transparent processes, effective communications, and developing ways to eliminate process bottlenecks.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and minimum of 4 years of related experience or Master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
• Knowledgeable of basic accounting principles, specifically, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Must be self-motivated and willing to independently study concepts and policies with the goal of shortening the learning curve. 
• Strong computer skills including proficient experience with Microsoft Excel, intermediate capabilities with running queries and understanding general ledger systems. 
• Should have a flexible work schedule and the ability and eagerness to work additional hours during surge or accounting close weeks. 

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