Mid-Level Accountant (Government Accounting)

Mid-Level Accountant (Government Accounting)

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company -  Distributed Cost Accounting Team is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Mid-Level Accountant (Level 3) to join our team in either Renton, Washington or Hazelwood, Missouri (Saint Louis area).
 

The Mid-Level Accountant (Level 3) - Overhead Allocations position provides the opportunity to understand the indirect cost and overhead allocation structure for one or more Boeing accounting entities.

As a Mid-Level Accountant you will:

• Prepare, review and reconcile financial statements and reports
• Analyze and mitigate compliance risk/errors of a complex nature
• Analyze and interpret complex directives, policies and regulatory requirements to provide recommendations on new and existing accounting issues including the writing of white papers on accounting issues
• Identify and communicate cost collection requirements while developing, implementing and maintaining cost accounting structure/systems, tools, data and related realignment activities
• Support the development and deployment of complex changes to accounting tools and processes

Position Responsibilities:

• Act as the trusted representative for the Overhead Allocations business unit, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive financial success
• Craft precise journal entries, update tables, and create or modify overhead allocations while performing in-depth financial analysis that tells a story
• Be the first line of defense in responding to audit requests, providing clarity and documentation with confidence
• Support our month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring that our financial reports are not just accurate but also insightful
• Dive into Accounting Change Requests, analyzing their impacts on our cost structure and providing strategic recommendations
• Prepare and submit incurred cost reports, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements
• Get involved in special projects, group metrics, and system implementations, bringing your innovative ideas to the table to enhance our operations

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 in Finance or Accounting
• 3+ years of accounting experience
• 3+ years of experience with Enterprise Accounting System (EAS)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of work experience with the Microsoft Excel application using: formulas, VLookups, pivot tables, charts, filters, and linking worksheets
• Experience in government accounting
• 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 collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range for Renton, WA: $79,900 - $108,100

Summary pay range for Hazelwood, MO: $74,800 - $101,200

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.