• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting and/or finance and ten or more years of progressive professional cost accounting experience in a corporate environment, preferably with a government contractor. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education. • Demonstrates extensive technical expertise and application of industry and government cost accounting principles, theories, concepts, standards, and practices, with the ability to organize, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established milestones. • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office – especially Excel and PowerPoint. • Must be customer focused – strong leadership, presentation, and interpersonal skills to influence and guide all levels of employees, including senior leaders and senior external parties on finance matters. • Understanding of costing, cost elements, cost objects, labor, non-labor, posting date versus doc dates, business transactions, settlement etc. • Must demonstrate detailed expertise of project planning, execution and forecasting. • Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills to accurately document, report, and present accounting and finance findings. • Experience in organizational and operational problem resolution and the ability to interpret and explain complex financial issues. • Ability to work independently and in a team environment is essential. • Preferred Skills: • Advanced understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Grouping Pegging and Distribution (GPD). • Understanding of various project types and implications of cost postings to Forecast, Capital, Overhead, and Direct Customer Contract. • Implications to costing of various manufacturing methodologies, unreleased materials, Sales Orders and replenishment objects being swept up in GPD. • Understanding of Project Stock vs. Plant Stock costing implications, Distribution, Plant Stock Allocation, Demand Signals etc. • Intermediate to Advanced level of understanding for the Cost Transfer Processes and Labor Transfers.