Specialist, Accounting

L3Harris Technologies · Los Angeles, California, United States · 3 wk ago

On-siteAccounting$73k–$135k/yrFull-time

About the role

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

Job Description

The Specialist, General Ledger Accounting will report to the Senior Manager, General Ledger 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 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.
Able to prioritize and meet deadlines.
Able to effectively communicate with various levels of personnel and to work in a team environment.
Able 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

Benefits

L3Harris 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.

Pay

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.