Senior Accountant – General Ledger, Financial Reporting

🕒 August 18

🌶️ New Mexico, North Carolina – Remote

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote 🌲 North Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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ARA

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

💰 $12M Grant on 2023-04

Manufacturing • Consulting • Healthcare

ARA is a 100% employee-owned applied research and engineering company that provides technically rigorous solutions across national security, infrastructure, health, and energy domains. The firm specializes in C4ISR and space technologies, unmanned systems and autonomy, sensors and advanced security systems, AR/VR and synthetic environments, AI/ML, electromagnetics and explosive testing, biodefense and physiological modeling, and disaster risk and infrastructure engineering. ARA delivers research, engineering, prototyping, and mission-focused technical services to government and commercial customers.

📋 Description

• Oversee company revenue recognition as the ASC 606 subject matter expert, including high-level review, revenue and variance reporting, and contract closeout true-ups • Review complex multi-element customer contracts and document appropriate revenue recognition • Evaluate and document revenue recognition procedures for fixed-price contracts, online products, software, and commercial sales • Provide accounting support for internal and external audit inquiries • Transition financial statement and management reporting from Excel workbooks to ERP-generated reporting • Develop and validate dashboard reports • Support deployment of financial statement projections using enterprise tools • Support month-end and year-end close processes • Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, and financial disclosures • Evaluate the impact of new accounting standards and support proper reporting • Identify process bottlenecks and build standardized accounting processes • Evaluate AI tools to automate manual accounting workflows • Partner with leadership on daily operational accounting • Maintain internal controls and process documentation • Support external financial, internal, and government/customer audits • Collaborate with auditors, resolve inquiries, and strengthen audit readiness • Support system upgrade testing, enhancements, and business system evaluation or migration • Partner with IT and functional SMEs to improve workflows, resolve system issues, and drive process automation

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field • 5–7 years of experience in accounting or auditing • Alternatively, 3–5 years of related experience with a master’s degree • Experience preparing financial statements using ERP data and reports • Exceptional customer service and communication abilities across all organizational levels • Ability to analyze problems, recommend solutions, and maintain compliance with internal and external requirements • Experience conducting or supporting auditors and preparing audit-ready documentation • Professional, reliable, proactive, and committed to continuous learning and improvement • Excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities • Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under strict deadlines • Active CPA or CMA license or passed exam sections preferred • Experience in manufacturing, product sales, or inventory cost accounting preferred • Experience with large ERP systems such as Costpoint, Workday, or Oracle preferred • System implementation or migration experience preferred • Familiarity with AI tools and automation in financial workflows preferred • Prior exposure to government contracting, including FAR/CAS/DCAA, preferred • Working knowledge of corporate financial planning, reporting and analysis, and costing/profitability methodologies preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote or hybrid work options • Employee ownership through ARA’s 100% employee-owned structure • Some travel may be required (<10%) based on candidate’s employment location