Manager, Cost Accounting; remote

Overview

Location:

HTX
99:
Field Office - TX Remote Location, Remote City, TX, 73301 USA.

Position Type:
Remote.

U.S. citizenship is required for access to information under this program/contract.

Date Posted: .

SAP Related

Activities:

• Become Subject Matter Expert (SME) accountable for operational compliance initiatives pertaining to the Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS). Maintain, or create applicable standard work, guidance, and policy. Promote accountability of MMAS operational compliance through accurate and timely monthly metrics reporting, stakeholder engagement and training.
• Become SME accountable for accurate SAP master data and project setup / maintenance activities. Utilize CORE tools to identify recurring turn backs / escapes and drive the development, implementation and communication of innovative solutions, standard work, and stakeholder training to ensure effective and efficient processes. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and provide timely support and guidance. Take lead on the investigation, communication and final resolution for emerging issues.
• Within SME responsibilities, analyze compliance and/or process gaps and engage stakeholders to determine root cause. Lead the development and implementation of effective remediations and maintain process monitoring for ongoing compliance.
• Within SME responsibilities, identify innovative process improvements and drive enhancements to fruition, with the engagement of stakeholders, to ensure alignment and compliance with policy requirements.
• Understand the basics of SAP overhead application and relationship of cost accounting to USG accounting.

Internal Control

Activities:

• Recognize and monitor the adequacy of internal control processes in place to mitigate risks and prevent or detect material misstatements in financial reporting utilizing the COSO Framework.
• Lead special assignments to identify root cause and risk resulting from breakdowns in internal controls. Includes initiating an investigation to discover and document sources of relevant data and performing requisite analysis to support conclusions. Must be able to articulate evidence-based summary of findings to management and provide recommendations for internal control deficiency remediation, process improvement opportunities, and proposal of innovative approaches to satisfy internal control objectives.
• Monitor and track internal control remediation actions to completion by working with control owners to ensure adequate evidence exists to support management assertions.
• Design and perform testing of internal controls to ensure adequacy of control procedures. Escalate internal control deficiencies. Make recommendations for process improvements and support the modification of control procedures, as necessary, to maintain policy compliance.
• Support stakeholder internal control inquiries, ensure control owners understand requirements / expectations, provide guidance, education and training, and support the identification of best practices.

Other Responsibilities Including But Not Limited To

• Lead process improvement projects and Enterprise Operations internal control initiatives utilizing the CORE framework and tools.
• Support Collins Transformation and S4 HANA initiatives and collaborate with all functions to identify opportunities to enhance and automate processes / activities.
• Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the time.

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
• 1+ years experience correlating functional business processes to the associated connections in financial statement reporting, defined policies and procedures, and technology design.
• 1+ years experience auditing internal controls and performing risk assessment.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP, Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) and COSO Internal Control Framework.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or…