Date Posted:

2025-03-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HSK02: Kidde Aerospace 4200 Airport Drive,NW, Wilson, NC, 27896 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Kidde Fire Protection is currently seeking an experienced accounting controls lead to join our Accounting & Controllership team for the Kidde business headquartered in Wilson, NC. Kidde Fire Protection Systems is a global organization providing fully integrated fire protection systems for aircraft and ground vehicles in both the commercial and government markets.

Are you ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role as a controls lead on our Accounting & Controllership team? You will perform a variety of accounting activities in accordance with GAAP and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

We are seeking a detail-oriented professional, who is motivated, highly analytical, and who can improve internal controls and help drive continuous improvement. They will possess excellent problem-solving skills, outstanding communication abilities, and exceptional time and resource management skills. In addition to supporting general accounting and controls this individual will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse team and lead projects that contribute to the overall success of the organization.

What You Will Do:

• Manage controls and compliance for accounting team, which include administration and training of the controls and compliance software, audit and government controls, and ASA lead.

• Assists on projects, and internal and external audits to ensure quality of project and timely completion.

• Monitors account entries and control activities to ensure accuracy of information.

• Assist with inventory controls and other cycle count analysis

• Performs a variety of accounting activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards related to general accounting, general ledger, projects, and / or government accounting, to ensure accuracy of the accounting entries, in accordance with GAAP and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

• Support the monthly financial close process.

• Prepares journal entries and account reconciliations based on financial data.

• Follows accounting policies and procedures and control processes to ensure work is as per standard defined.

• Actively engage in cross-training with team members to drive functional bench strength.

• Support frequent ad-hoc requests.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements

• Experience with managing controls and compliance for an accounting team with strict guidelines.

• Experience analyzing data and information necessary to ensure that problems areas are identified, and corrective action is taken.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience interfacing and conducting business with various functional disciplines (Internal auditors, Operations, etc.).

• Experience with SAP, or a comparable, large scale, ERP system.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and influence in a complex matrix organization.

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) to support the preparation and presentation of written summaries for internal & external dissemination.

• Ability to form and develop relationships with a wide variety of functional roles and organizational levels.

• Exhibits focus, commitment and ownership.

• Self-starter with proven ability to work well across an organization and as a part of a collaborative team

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel (SUMIF, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, macros, graphs/charts, etc.) and Power Point

What We Offer:

*Some of our competitive benefits package includes: *

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

• Tuition reimbursement program

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

• Adoption Assistance         

• Autism Benefit

• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

• And more! 

May be eligible for relocation.

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*Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

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The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

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