Accountant

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.

Our Lockheed Martin Space Finance & Business Operations is seeking a team member in the Accounting organization supporting cost, labor, and payroll accounting tasks as needed at our Highlands Ranch, Colorado location.

In This Role You Will

• Be responsible for the preparation of a variety of journal entries to ensure proper accounting at month-end and throughout the month.
• Answer employee questions related to timekeeping functionality and related policies/procedures.
• Research and resolve payroll errors that result from weekly processing and communicate the outcome to employees, leaders, and/or HR.
• Support all audit activities (Corporate, Internal and External) and review/implement controls that meet all the CAS, FAR, GAAP and corporate policies.
• Continuously improve processes, enhance system/process controls, and provide valuable analysis and support to the Finance and Business Operations departments.
• Provide support as needed to other accounting department functions (e.g. financial reporting, accounts payable, billings, systems) based on changing demands and workloads.
• Candidate must be able to effectively communicate with peers, management, and employees throughout all levels of the organization.