Principal Financial Analyst

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Falls Church, VA +1 · Finance and Accounting

This role is for a Principal Financial Analyst at Northrop Grumman. Responsibilities include preparing financial statement analytics, journal entries, account reconciliations, and assisting with financial reporting and audits (SOX, DCAA, IRS). Requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field with a minimum of 6 years of experience, or equivalent education/experience trade-offs. Public accounting experience and CPA are preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Assist with the preparation of financial statement analytics and other management reports.
  2. Prepare journal entries and related support for non-routine transactions that are material and complex in nature.
  3. Prepare account reconciliations and assist with resolution of reconciling items.
  4. Work with sectors and other Corporate departments, e.g. government accounting, tax, treasury on routine transactions.
  5. Interact with foreign and shared service accounting staff to ensure appropriate accounting processes are in place.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
  • 6 years of relevant work experience
  • financial statement analytics
  • journal entries
  • account reconciliations
  • financial reporting

Nice to have

  • Master's degree
  • CPA
  • Public accounting firm experience
  • SAP
  • HFM
  • government contract accounting regulations
  • cost accounting standards
  • federal acquisition regulations

What the JD emphasized

  • SOX
  • DCAA
  • IRS audits