Senior Accountant

Woodward’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Commitment

At Woodward, no matter where you are from, your physical appearance, or how you identify, you deserve the opportunity to reach your greatest potential.  We are on a journey to achieve this as an organization and want to work closely with our members to set the right path.

We humbly acknowledge this will be an imperfect journey.  Yet, we are steadfastly committed to embracing the power of diverse people, perspectives and experiences for our current members, attracting the best talent across our communities, and creating an inclusive and rewarding workplace for all.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

• Estimated annual base pay:  $89,400 -$111,800 (midpoint) - $134,200

•  All members included in cash bonus opportunity

• 401(k) match (4.5%)

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays 

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave 

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance  

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits 

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 

• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 

• Voluntary benefits, including:  

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts 

• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

 Are you ready to make your mark? If you’re a Senior Accountant, we have an exciting opportunity for you within our Accounting Center of Excellence (CoE) - Americas. The key purpose of this position is to provide financial accounting support in accordance with US GAAP with an emphasis on applicable regulatory and statutory requirements, Woodward policies and procedures, and standards of internal control.  In addition, work closely with other members of the Accounting CoE to ensure standardized processes, using innovation, automation, and digitalization to build operational consistency and stabilization. Working within the CoE, your accounting focus, or track, will allow you to support all Americas’ entities across this multi-billion-dollar industrial and aerospace manufacturing organization.  

What You Will Be Doing 

• Playing a significant role in the month-end General Ledger close process, including assisting Staff Accountants with advanced accounting questions, creation, and posting of journal entries, driving achievement of deadlines, while applying general accounting principles to transactions as needed to ensure compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements.

• Aids members within your track in understanding and performing SOX controls. Understands advanced concepts relating to accounting and controls and relays those concepts concisely to track members both formally and informally.

• Performing balance sheet reconciliations using advanced reconciliation software tools, supplying supporting detailed data monthly to ensure the accuracy, validity, and completeness of reported account balances. Applying proper disposition to reconciling items promptly or soliciting help in doing so.

• Participating in small teams to drive standardization of processes within your specific focus/tracks, while managing multiple priorities, and solving complex process problems through innovation, simplicity, and team involvement.

• Maintaining schedules, templates, subsidiary ledgers, worksheets, or other documents on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance, consistency, and accuracy of reported items.

• Successfully lead and complete small projects with strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

What We Are Looking For 

• Minimum 2 to 5 years