Senior Accountant

Job Summary

Leonardo DRS Land Systems is seeking a full time Senior Accountant for our Bridgeton, MO facility.  This position will be responsible for performing general ledger journal entries and reconciliations, doing accounting research and resolving reconciliation issues, backing up fixed assets and journal entry posting during month-end closing, and helping with various accounting/financial tasks throughout the month.  This position will be crucial to our Finance team as a plug and play person and should be willing and able to step in and work under different areas of Finance when needed.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform complex tasks to include non-standard reports and analysis of the impact of various projects and transactions
• Audit accounts to ensure adherence to corporate policy
• Conduct cost systems studies
• Ensure integrity of expense, tax, insurance, overhead, accounts payable & receivables, and special fund amounts
• May lead tasks or aspects of a task or project; provide guidance to less experienced staff members
• Recommend improvements to accounting policies and procedures
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
• Apply principles of accounting to monitor and analyze financial information, and prepare specialized reports
• Balance books and prepare accounting statements (i.e., profit/loss, income, cash flow, etc.) and schedules
• Record assets and liabilities and other financial transactions
• Maintain records of disbursements and expenses
• Review accounts and reports for accuracy
• May contribute to the design or modification of accounting systems
• Contribute to improving processes and procedures that accurately capture, track and report on financial transactions
• Ensure adherence to and communication of accounting policies and procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent combination of education/training and experience
• 5+ years directly related experience, preferably in a government contracting environment
• Experience with fixed assets, general ledger activity, month end closing, analysis and reconciliation