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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems · 5 hours ago

Senior Manager of Financial Accounting Services & Systems

Poway, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$112K/yr - $205K/yr

13+ years exp

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars. The Senior Manager of Financial Accounting Services & Systems is responsible for managing multiple accounting teams, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring operational excellence within the financial accounting domain.

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Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership over Financial Accounting Services and Systems, including contract accounting, accounts payable, cash, fixed assets, and travel & expense accounting

Lead and develop multiple managers and teams, fostering a high-performance, compliance-focused, and engagement-driven culture

Support accurate and timely financial reporting, including month-end close, consolidation, reconciliations, balance sheet, P&L, and consolidated financial statements

Proactively engage on the front end and throughout the capture/award process to ensure desired revenue recognition results and awareness

Ensure compliance with ASC 606 revenue recognition standards, specifically tailored to the unique requirements of government contracting, including long-term contracts and performance obligations

Manage and monitor financial performance and variance analysis and liaison with Financial Planning & Analysis

Oversee cash management and forecasting, including inventory, receivables, payables, and borrowings, in partnership with Treasury, FP&A, Supply Chain, Contracts, and Program Finance leadership

Oversee working capital models within accounting and liaison with Financial Planning & Analysis to short, medium, and long-term forecast models

Develop, implement, and enforce accounting procedures and practices in compliance with US GAAP and applicable regulatory standards

Ensure compliance with company financial policies, accounting practices, and internal controls

Provide leadership and counsel to resolve financial or operational challenges impacting contract accounting

Establish and monitor access controls and segregation-of-duties frameworks to maintain strong internal controls and audit readiness

Drive process improvement, automation, and change management initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of accounting operations

Review contracts and proposals to ensure appropriate accounting treatment, auditable financial data, risk assessment, and cash-flow analysis

Resolve complex accounting and financial issues, recommend solutions, and manage corrective actions for controls, corrective actions, deficiencies or discrepancies

More responsibility for proactive internal controls, support internal and external audits, and support Risk & Control Assurance (RCA) Team as needed

Establish and track strategic and operational KPIs to support continuous improvement and informed decision-making

Ensure strict confidentiality of sensitive financial and business information

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Financial Accounting ServicesGovernment ContractingUS GAAP ComplianceLeadership SkillsCPA CertificationFinancial Planning AnalysisERP Systems (SAP)Interpersonal SkillsPresentation SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Typically requires a Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline and thirteen or more years of progressively complex experience in finance/accounting

Must have experience in a commercial and government contractor environment

Equivalent experience may be substituted in lieu of education

Must demonstrate detailed and extensive application of industry and government finance/accounting management principles and practices (strong understanding of CAS and FAR)

Must have comprehensive finance/accounting management and leadership skills including organizing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones

Must be able to resolve complex management and finance/accounting problems; serve as spokesperson on projects and/or programs; and be an expert in one or more finance/accounting management areas

Strong communication, leadership, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required

Must be able to work on a self-initiated basis and in a team environment, and able to work extended hours and travel as required

Preferred

An MBA in accounting or finance, CPA or CMA certification, major accounting firm experience, and/or experience negotiating accounting issues with government agencies is highly desirable

A basic understanding of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) methods and principles is desirable

Knowledge/experience with ERP business systems is desired (SAP preferable)