Accountant

SAIC has an immediate opening for a full-time Accountant. This position supports high visibility customer activities that are critical to national security. Our team promotes a culture of collaboration, creativity, and work-life balance. In this role you will be responsible for assessing technical accounting requirements for a variety of complex transactions; implementing Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); recommending and implementing industry best practices; and ensuring appropriate accounting control procedures are maintained for all relevant process areas. 

 In this role responsibilities include: 

• Perform technical accounting research on transactions of substantial size 

• Assist in the preparation of periodic financial reporting and executive summaries 

• Review and analyze new accounting pronouncements and determine impacts

• Assist in the drafting of new/updated global accounting policies  

• Provide analysis and support to external auditors

• Perform corporate tax analysis and review of federal state and local tax filings

Responsibilities:

• Perform technical accounting research on significant and unique transactions and assist in the preparation of accounting memoranda and executive summaries documenting the accounting impact and conclusions

• Review and analyze new accounting pronouncements to determine the impact and when applicable, assist with the implementation of new standards

• Assist in the drafting of new/updated global accounting policies 

• Provide analysis and support to external auditors

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting prior to starting this position

• 3 years of related experience, which can be professional or academic

• Must hold a TS/SCI and Poly

• A strong interest in performing technical accounting research over a broad range of topics 

• Ability to navigate and interpret relevant authoritative literature to evaluate and recommend solutions 

• Exceptional communication skills 

• Strong organizational and management skills 

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail 

• Willingness to conduct domestic travel