[Remote] Principal Specialist, General Finance Management

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RTX, through Collins Aerospace, is hiring a finance professional to support accounting, reporting, and financial operations. The role focuses on accurate financial reporting, close activities, general ledger analysis, internal controls, and ad hoc financial support in partnership with Finance, Accounting, and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Support internal controls reviews, balance sheet reconciliations, month-end journal entries, and special cross-functional and ad-hoc analysis
• Provide technical and analytical guidance to the site controllers on key metric, deliverable, reporting requirements and ad-hoc analysis
• Build finance capabilities, tools and skills to increase efficiency and value of the Finance team across the business
• Monitor and analyze general ledger activity, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial transactions while supporting month-end and quarter-end close processes
• Serve as a key liaison between Finance, Accounting, and operational teams to facilitate journal entries, provide SAP guidance, and resolve accounting-related inquiries
• Respond to ad hoc financial and accounting requests, including invoice research and resolution, financial reporting support, and analysis of P&L and balance sheet activities

Skills

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
• Accounting/Finance experience (e.g., program finance, functional-area finance, rates & budgets, material accounting, labor accounting, direct accounting, and overhead accounting)
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company's immigration sponsorship now or in the future
• SAP experience
• Experience with OneStream
• Microsoft suites: Office365, PowerPoint, Excel
• Experience with continuous improvement such as Lean, Six sigma, or CORE
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Experience communicating with the ability to influence stakeholders at various levels
• Experience working effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• Hired applicants may be eligible for short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, Employee Scholar Program, paid time off, and holidays; specific benefits depend on the business unit and whether the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the position level and whether it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement; payments are not guaranteed and depend on individual, business-unit, and/or company performance.
• Remote work, primarily offsite (from home); employees may be expected to travel to the site as needed. If you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with the role.

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