Senior Accountant

SAIC has an opening for a Senior Accountant in support of highly critical customer activities supporting our national security. In this role you will act as the senior member of a team of accountants 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.
   Your 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an AACSB accredited institution
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required for this position 
• Certified Public Accountant certification maintained in good standing
• 18+ years accounting/auditing experience, preferably in support of government activities  
• Demonstrated performance executing technical accounting research over a broad range of topics 
• Demonstrated 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 up to 10% of time
• Ability to act as the subject matter expert on a team of accountants and advise the customer on actions with vendors