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Specialist, Accounting

Canoga Park, California; Sacramento, California; Huntsville, Alabama; Melbourne, Florida
Full Time On-site

Summary

Job Description

The Specialist, General Ledger Accounting will report to the Senior Manager, General Leger Accounting and will be part of the team responsible for providing rapid and high-quality financial information. This position addresses a multitude of accounting activities including monthly general ledger and overhead closings, balance sheet and income statement flux analysis, quarterly review and year-end audit preparation and SOX process narratives and walk-throughs under tight close and reporting deadlines.

Essential Functions:

  • Supporting monthly financial close and reporting, including:
    • Preparing monthly journal entries, including entries related to leasing activities, rent, deferred cost, disallowance reserves, IT accruals and various cost reclassifications.
    • Continuous review and disposition of postings to the Accounts Payable (AP ) clearing account.  This requires pulling current payment registers from CFIN and postings to our general ledger to timely identify the invoices that are posted to our AP clearing account and need to be redirected to Interdivisional invoices to non-Oracle divisions, to Project Accounting for cost adjustments or internally processed via journal entry and/or PAEB by the GL team.
    • Processing monthly PAEBs (manual cost adjustments) for recurring items including, lease expense and severance or retention payments.
    • Processing (manual cost adjustments) for non-recurring charges, including those that post incorrectly into our ledger from CFIN or Concur interfaces.  This may require collaboration with the Project Accounting team and others within Finance to properly and timely resolve.
    • Preparing month-end accruals, including accruals for interfaces that
    • Preparing account reconciliations, including verifying that reconciling items are timely investigated and resolved.
    • Preparing monthly and quarterly reporting corporate supplementary schedules.
    • Preparing variance analysis as requested by management to support quarterly analytical reviews and/or monthly financial reviews.
  • Supporting the accounting control environment, by:
    • Preparing and providing support of audit requests for external, internal and DCAA audits
    • Evaluating SOX process documentation and supporting the annual SOX walkthrough and testing efforts.
    • Recommending and implementing continuous process improvements.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • General ledger accounting (preparing journal entries and account reconciliations).
  • Financial analysis (i.e. – account and variance analysis).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Independent, self-motivated individual with strong organization skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with various levels of personnel and to work in a team environment.
  • Ability to make decisions and exercise some independent action in the completion of job duties
  • Familiarity with Oracle EBS
  • Experience auditing financial statements
  • Experience working in the accounting organization for a public company
  • CPA, MBA or CMA

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $73,000 - $135,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $63,500 - $117,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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About L3 Harris

L3 Harris

L3 Harris is one of the largest defense and aerospace companies in the United States, delivering advanced technologies that support missions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company develops communications systems, space payloads, intelligence platforms, electronic warfare capabilities, missile defense technologies, and mission-critical sensors used by the U.S. military, intelligence community, and allied nations around the world.

For job seekers, L3Harris offers opportunities across engineering, software development, cybersecurity, space systems, manufacturing, intelligence, program management, and mission operations. The company is especially attractive to veterans, cleared professionals, and engineers who want to work on advanced technologies that directly support national security. With programs spanning tactical communications, ISR platforms, satellite systems, and defense electronics, employees have the opportunity to contribute to some of the military’s most important capabilities.

Unlike companies focused on a single mission area, L3Harris operates across a diverse portfolio of defense technologies, providing employees exposure to a broad range of programs and technical disciplines. Teams work on everything from secure communications and autonomous systems to space-based sensors and electronic warfare platforms, creating opportunities for both specialization and long-term career growth within the organization.

As governments continue investing in modernization, space capabilities, resilient communications, and advanced sensing technologies, L3Harris remains one of the most important employers in the defense industry. For professionals seeking a mission-driven career with strong growth opportunities, technical challenges, and direct impact on global security, L3Harris continues to stand out as a leading destination in aerospace and defense.

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