Classified Accounting - Level 2

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 1+ year of professional experience.
• Experience With Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Other Microsoft Products.
• General experience with accounting - both financial and cost accounting.
• Clearance: Must receive active secret clearance upon hire.

Job Description

Classified Accounting - Level 2
Location: Palmdale CA

What You Will Be Doing

The Classified Accounting Team provides comprehensive financial management for programs and projects subject to classification. Responsibilities include the recording, analysis, and reporting of classified expenditures, ensuring compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) financial regulations, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and internal security policies. The team safeguards sensitive financial data while delivering accurate, timely information to program managers, auditors, and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• General Ledger Management
• Record and reconcile all classified transactions in accordance with GAAP, FAR, and CAS.
• Data transfers between physical environments on site.
• Maintain separate ledgers for classified and unclassified funds to prevent cross-contamination.
• Must work with program (finance, supply chain, MRP, production control) in order to process and correct vendor payments.
• (Includes financing activities and normal payments)
• Will include some or all of the responsibilities as defined.
• Performs financial analysis, variance analysis, and trend identification.
• Integrates information from multiple financial systems, processes and functions in order to consolidate the data forensics into actionable business solution recommendations.
• Maintain applicable internal and external (FAR, CAS, SEC, US GAAP) policy, procedure, and controls for compliance to support internal process and external regulatory requirements.
• General Ledger account reconciliation and analyze GL account balances.
• Able to process, reconcile, and analyze data being transferred between two different environments.
• Financial Reporting
• Ability to quickly pick up the financial data processing, data transfers between environments, and analyze financial reporting impacts from classified programs.
• Aid with coordination of internal and external audits (e.g., DoD Audit Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency).
• Address audit findings, implement corrective actions, and maintain audit trails for classified data.
• Security & Data Protection
• Safeguard classified financial records in accordance with ADP-39, NISPOM, and agency security policies.
• Ensure proper handling, marking, storage, and transmission of classified information.
• Stakeholder Support
• Serve as liaison between finance, program management, contracting, and security offices.
• Provide briefings and financial insight to leadership and program review boards.
• Process Improvement
• Identify opportunities to streamline classified accounting processes, reduce manual effort, and enhance data integrity.
• Participate in system implementations/upgrades (e.g., ERP, CAFM) while maintaining classification controls.
• This role will need to be on-site (on-call) due to the classified nature of the business, the role will require travel between buildings.

What’s In It For You

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Who You Are

You are a detail-oriented accounting professional experienced in regulated, security-sensitive environments where accuracy, compliance, and data protection are essential. You have a strong foundation in general ledger accounting, financial analysis, and reconciling data across multiple systems, maintaining strict separation of classified and unclassified information. Comfortable working onsite and collaborating with finance, supply chain, contracting, production, and security teams, you support audits, vendor payments, and financial reporting in compliance with FAR, CAS, and US GAAP, providing reliable financial insight.

Desired Skills

• Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, SAP, Microsoft office products, Financial Analysis.
• Certifications: CPA, CMA, or CISA preferred but not mandatory.
• Must have willingness to learn, participate, be proactive, and improve processes.
• Having an active secret clearance is a plus.

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.