Senior Accountant (BGS Accounting Policy)

at  Boeing

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Boeing Global Services (BGS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant to join Boeing Global Services (BGS) Accounting Policy team in one of the following locations: Hazelwood, MO, Chicago, IL, Plano, TX or Renton, WA.
This Senior Accountant position is part of the Boeing Global Services (BGS) Accounting Policy team and interacts regularly with key finance and accounting personnel at BGS and Corporate, and the Company’s external and internal auditors.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• 3+ years of accounting experience
• 3+ years of experience researching and applying US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) to solve complex accounting issues

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or a related field
• Work experience in industry with a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC registrant and/or public accounting firm
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Experience with Big 4 accounting
• Experience with Estimates of Completion (EACs)

TYPICAL EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 10 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+8 years’ related work experience, 14 years’ related work experience, etc.).

• Serves as a subject matter expert on various technical accounting matters
• Leads the analysis and interpretation of highly complex transactions, policies and regulatory requirements, primarily related to revenue recognition, inventory and impairment risks
• Researches and provides expert guidance on new and existing accounting issues including writing whitepapers on accounting issues
• Assists the financial reporting team with preparation of certain quarterly financial statement schedules
• Ensures continued compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act and assists in the analysis and mitigation of compliance risk/errors of a complex nature
• Participates in special projects as they arise