Internal Controls, Principal Specialist

Date Posted:

2025-07-23

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT6: 4 Farm Springs 4 Farm Springs Road, Farmington, CT, 06032 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

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 Internal Control Team:

RTX’s Corporate Internal Control Team is searching for a dynamic finance professional to step into a Principal Specialist role. This position represents an exciting and challenging opportunity for someone who seeks to build on their existing Accounting and/or Audit experience through in-depth exposure to a fast-paced international business.

The Internal Control Principal Specialist will be a member of the RTX Corporate Controls Team which is responsible for internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) and the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) program for RTX. The team is responsible for establishing internal control requirements and ensuring compliance with regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as providing support to the Businesses and Corporate for other Finance initiatives. As a member of the RTX Corporate Controls Team, you will interface with Finance and Digital Technologies (DT) across the Company and obtain a “top-down” view of processes that have a material effect on the financial reporting of the Company.

What You Will Do:

• Support the Company’s control design and operating effectiveness assessments by testing and/or reviewing the testing of various internal controls across the Corporate functions
• Support the annual entity-level control review by updating documentation, meeting with control owners and performing management’s testing of SOX and COSO controls
• Assist with the development of testing requirements and specific test attributes for new controls or changes to controls
• Communicate internal control and SOX requirements and provide guidance, education, and training to Corporate Departments (e.g. control evaluation, assessing control weaknesses and developing remediation plans, etc.)
• Develop and maintain process flowcharts that outline key processes and controls that mitigate financial reporting risks
• Assist with monitoring Business Unit, Corporate and DT compliance with RTX SOX program requirements and deliverables
• Support in liaising with the Company’s internal and external auditors
• Assist in updating reporting metrics presented to senior leadership around the RTX SOX program requirements and deliverables as well as materials for internal meetings and report-outs
• Support Company efforts to automate control execution and control testing
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives focused on process improvements
• Complete special projects and other control related assignments as required

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

• Proficient in US GAAP, COSO’s Internal Control-Integrated Framework, SOX compliance, risk assessment, control analysis, and internal control testing.

• Possesses strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to multi-task, work independently or collaboratively, and maintain professional skepticism.

• Experienced in using MS Office applications (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Detail-oriented and analytical thinker with effective organizational skills to ensure key milestones are met.
• Proactive, creative, and innovative in probl