Principal Specialist - Corporate Accounting Services

Date Posted:

2025-03-24

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT17: CA-CT - Corp Nine Farm Springs Road, Farmington, CT, 06034 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The following position is to join our RTX Corporate Accounting team: 
 

Brief Description of Department

The RTX Corporate Accounting team has an immediate need for a highly motivated finance professional to join our team. This individual will be responsible for ensuring quality and timely delivery of Corporate related activities, including leading and supporting our month-end and quarter-end close activities.

This role will provide an excellent opportunity for leadership through driving process improvements, enhanced controls and monitoring, and other critical corporate accounting activities. Additionally, this individual will be a key point of contact in collaborating with a wide range of individuals working in various corporate functions outside of accounting including Legal, Treasury, Benefits Finance and Environmental, Health & Safety, among other departments.

What You Will do:

• Manage the day-to-day activity impacting the corporate ledger. Activities include environmental reserves, legal reserves, unallowable Corporate spend, etc.
• Review, understand, and explain results of quarterly corporate balance sheet and P&L and support periodic reviews with senior management.  Evaluate risks and opportunities and escalate as appropriate with recommendations for resolution.
• Collaborate across various functions at Corporate and RTX business units to ensure significant transactions are recorded accurately and estimates are updated in accordance with policy.
• Work with external auditors on a variety of topics including the annual financial statement audit and quarterly reviews.
• Support enterprise-wide process improvements projects and lead corporate initiatives in accounting, utilizing the CORE framework and tools
• Develop and provide requirements for system (SAP) enhancements and lead functional testing and review.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• This role typically requires a bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field and at least 5+ years applicable work experience gained in a corporate/public accounting or financial management setting
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements.
• At least 3 years’ experience with SAP ERP system, including developing and implementing system enhancements and/or supporting ERP implementations
• At least 3 years’ experience working with and knowledge of quarterly Corporate and/or business results, balance sheet and P&L statements as well as providing support and periodic reviews with senior management

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Prior RTX or aerospace and defense industry experience
• Advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, Business
• Excellent analytical, problem identification, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and the ability to meet critical deadlines and develop and apply solutions and process improvements
• Experience recognizing process shortfalls and successfully implementing positive change and the ability to manage multiple priorities with limited oversight and prioritize workload

Role Type:

Hybrid This is a hybrid role, eligible candidates must reside near the RTX hub in Hartford CT.

Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role: 

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite.  Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

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