Accountant 2--Bloomington MN

Northrop Grumman is seeking a motivated professional for a General Accountant role.  This position reports directly to the Manager of General Accounting in the Bloomington, MN office. Our ideal candidate will be local to the Bloomington, MN office, however we will also consider candidates in the Irving, Texas, Falls Church, Virginia, Melbourne, Florida or Redondo Beach, Cailfornia offices.

There is no opportunity for a full-time telecommuting arrangement in this role.

Roles and responsibilities of the accountant will include (but not be limited to) the following:

• Prepare account reconciliations as assigned in Blackline and resolve reconciling issue per corporate policy.
• Conduct corrections needed to the general ledger on issues identified through the account reconciliations.
• Respond to internal/external inquiries, for Tax & Audit.
• Prepare annual Tax and Audit schedules.
• Support month-end close activities including reviewing trial balance data monthly.
• Perform intercompany accounting.
• Develop good working relationship with business units to understand their financial practices.
• Respond to sector business partner ad hoc data requests, inquiries, and problem resolution.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the companies assigned, ensuring positive customer interfaces, and written and verbal communication.
• Identify and assist in implementing process improvements.
• Prepare journal entries and ensure they are made in accordance with GAAP and have proper supporting documentation.
• Communicate with business units on additions/changes to journal entries. (Recurring, reclassification, manual, allocations, accruals, statistical, automated, etc.).
• Perform lease accounting.
• Implement ERP and special projects.
• Manage special projects (as assigned).
• Demonstrate attention to detail.
• Work effectively with geographically dispersed team and customer.

Candidates must demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills.

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance from an accredited institution and a minimum of 3+ years of professional general accounting experience in business management, finance, accounting, or related fields –OR- a Master’s degree as outlined above and 1+ year of professional experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite - specifically high-level Excel skills (including: the ability to insert pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and conditional formatting, etc.).
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in general accounting including: account reconciliations, month-end close experience and journal entries.
• Knowledge of software applications related to the General Ledger and supporting systems.
• Exposure to financial reporting tools. Deltek - Costpoint preferred or similar system.

​Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional experience in a regulated industry: to include Aerospace & Defense, Insurance, Financial Services, and Telecommunications. 

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.