Property Accountant Team Lead

Property Accountant Team Lead

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is seeking a Property Accountant Team Lead in Renton, Washington. As a finance and accounting professional, you will play a key role in guiding critical business decisions and innovative solutions for the world’s leading aerospace company.

As a Property Accountant Team Lead, you will:

• Oversee and consult on the research, preparation, data validation, review, approval and reconciliation of highly complex financial statements and reports

• Direct the analysis and mitigation of compliance risk/errors of a complex nature

• Oversee the analysis and interpretation of highly complex directives, policies and regulatory requirements to provide expert guidance on new and existing accounting issues including the writing, editing and approving of white papers on accounting issues

• Oversee the identification and communication of cost collection requirements and develop, implement and maintain cost accounting structure/systems, tools, data and related realignment activities

• Consult on the research, development and deployment of highly complex changes to current and emergent accounting tools and processes

Position Responsibilities:

• Act as an escalation focal for internal team members and contractor questions involving Property Accounting topics.

• Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) level support for Property Accounting questions from outside sources including senior leadership.

• Act as a liaison between the Property Accounting team and other finance teams including Financial Accounting, Enterprise Capital, Tax, Cost Policy, etc. to support projects, questions, issues, etc.

• Oversee the Property Accounting team monthly/quarterly/annual closing processes.

• Review/approve monthly reports/transactions from suppliers and contractors

• Provide oversight on significant real property capitalizations

• Review the work prepared by Property Accountants which includes year-end Federal Tax forecasts, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) schedules, etc.

• Oversee the performance of audits involving external government auditors e.g. Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), and internal auditors.

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• 10+ years of experience in accounting or finance experience

• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Accounting System (EAS)

• 5+ years of experience leading a team or a project

• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)

• 5+ years of work experience with the Microsoft Excel application using: formulas, VLookups, pivot tables, charts, filters, and linking worksheets

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Master’s degree and 8+ years of accounting or finance experience

• Experience in government accounting

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to lead others

• Strong team player with intellectual curiosity and learning agility

• Strong communication skills to convey accounting and compliance concepts to both technical and non-technical teams, including executive leadership and external government auditors

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay and Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collec