Manager Accounting 1
Irving, TX, 75084, USA
- Accounting & Accounting
- Accounting Manager
- General Accounting
- Financial Reporting
The Accounting Manager 1 at Northrop Grumman leads and manages a team of accountants within the General Accounting shared services organization, ensuring accurate and timely financial closing and reporting using SAP GL. This role involves process improvement, project management, and collaboration across business units to support operational and strategic finance initiatives. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, relevant accounting experience, leadership skills, and proficiency with ERP systems.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Northrop Grumman is seeking an Accounting Manager 1 to join our team in Irving, TX, El Segundo, CA, Falls Church, VA, Bloomington, MN, or Melbourne, FL. This position offers a hybrid schedule and requires a minimum of two days in office.
The Accounting Manager 1 provides leadership and guidance to the General Accounting shared services organization, supporting Northrop Grumman operating segments. This role manages a team of accountants, collaborating with a broader team and interacting with other General Accounting managers.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness in closing the accounting books, including month end close, consolidation, and reconciliations
- Lead daily accounting operations in SAP GL and related ERP systems, including the review of journal entries
- Drive process improvements and automation initiatives
- Establish and monitor KPIs for team performance
- Develop strong relationships with business units and cross-functional teams
- Communicate effectively in meetings of various sizes, influencing and negotiating as needed
- Manage direct reports, providing coaching, career development, and performance management
- Maintain flexibility to support critical deadlines and business needs
- Support special projects and system implementations
- Manage and execute large-scale projects and initiatives with diverse stakeholder groups to successful completion
- Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships across sectors, functions, and organizations with varied interests
- Reinforce positive culture and engagement of team
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
- 5+ years of relevant accounting experience
- 1+ years of Big 4 experience in accounting or audit
- 1+ years of supervisory/leadership experience
- Experience with SAP GL and financial reporting tools
- Proven ability to drive tasks to resolution and completion
- Demonstrated project management skills, including experience planning and executing multiple projects simultaneously end-to-end
- CPA preferred




