Accountant

Job Summary

The Accountant – Enterprise Financial Compliance is responsible for timely, effectively, and efficiently performing statutory audits, government census surveys, and special projects, as assigned.

Principal Accountabilities

• Perform statutory audit, liaise between the external auditor and Amentum POC to prepare financial statements, and required trial balances for Amentum entities/branches in various jurisdiction. Ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements including IFRS and local statutory laws & regulations at all times.
• Summarize financial status of reporting entities/branches by gathering financial information, preparing Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statements, and other schedules as per in-country compliance requirements.
• Perform flux analysis necessary to identify the root cause of Income Statement and Balance Sheet movements prior to audit completion.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of census surveys to government authorities on a monthly/quarterly basis ensuring compliance to the SLA.
• Demonstrate good working knowledge of Accounts Payable, Payroll, Cash Management, Leases, Revenue Recognition, Billing, functions to assist in responding audit PBC’s and further queries arising at the time of audit engagement.
• Timely and effectively execute projects assigned by the Corporate/DIBS in relation to documentation retrieval, accounting, research, or analysis, etc.
• Establish strong and positive professional relationship with DIBS team member, External Auditors, and corporate staff.
• Perform additional tasks/projects as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of accounting that includes spreadsheets and relational data base programs for data processing techniques.
• Ability to perform data extraction and manipulation, analyze financial data, and generate reports.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet stringent deadlines.
• Demonstrate proficiency in finance and accounting relational databases (Costpoint, Cognos, HFM, and Blackline) and Microsoft applications.
• Excellent communication and people skills. 
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and General Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP).
• Additional knowledge/skills may be required by contract or assignment.

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
• Two (2) to three (3) years of previous accounting experience mandatory.
• Two (2) to three (3) years of public accounting experience
• Public accounting articleship preferred.
• CA/CA Inter/CWA/CWA inter/CPA certification preferred.
• Additional experience/education may be required by contract or assignment.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment

• Generally, works in a normal office environment or hybrid model.
• Ability to work various shifts which may include evening and weekend hours.

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