Associate Director, ES ERP Accounting Tower Lead

Date Posted:

2024-11-06

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT56: 8 Farm Springs 8 Farm Springs, Farmington, CT, 06034 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

To realize our full potential, RTX is committed to creating a company where all employees are respected, valued and supported in the pursuit of their goals. We know companies that embrace diversity in all its forms not only deliver stronger business results, but also become a force for good, fueling stronger business performance and greater opportunity for employees, partners, investors and communities to succeed.

The following position is to join our RTX Corporate, Enterprise Services, Research Center or BBN team: 
 

The following position is to join our RTX Corporate, Enterprise Services Team:

RTX launched oneRTX focused on leveraging the scale of our three business units to improve collaboration, cost structure, productivity, and performance. The oneRTX: Process & Systems Transformation (PST) project is one of several major, multi-year initiatives under oneRTX that align to our goals as a company and optimize how we work, how we operate and how we deliver to our customers so that we can achieve our full potential.

oneRTX: PST will harmonize processes, tools, and metrics across RTX, while deploying a common enterprise resource management platform – SAP’s S/4 HANA. The result will be a common user experience across the businesses, real-time visibility into critical data, and automation of manual tasks enabling all employees to focus on value-add activities.  With processes optimized and harmonized, we will leverage our scale so teams across RTX can share resources, leverage talent seamlessly and identify efficiencies. We will reduce cost and effort and improve performance as we break down silos and establish consistent ways of working. 

The Record to Report (R2R) value stream is the information network of our company.  Within R2R, we capture and organize financial data, enable planning and risk mitigation, ensure the financial health of the enterprise, and provide metrics and financial analysis to decision-makers in the Company.   R2R includes a large portion of the finance organization including Accounting & Controllership, Financial Planning, Tax, and Treasury functions. Within the R2R value stream, our project is organized into three towers: Accounting, Costing, and Functional.

Associate Director, Enterprise Services Accounting Tower Lead

The Enterprise Services Accounting Tower Lead is responsible for engaging with RTX business process leaders to design the future accounting and finance processes for the Company, representing the interest of the Enterprise Financial Services Team.  The Accounting Tower includes financial reporting, general ledger and period close, intercompany, payroll and timekeeping, and other key finance processes.

What You Will Do

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work with the other Corporate and Business Unit accounting tower leads to develop and coordinate an overall approach for accounting and finance processes across multiple business units, ensuring alignment and consistency in processes and practices.
• Lead the design of an accounting and finance approach that enables RTX to operate with more common, collaborative, and interoperable processes & systems.
• Ensure alignment across accounting areas, including revenue recognition, general ledger and period close, financial reporting, intercompany accounting, payroll and timekeeping accounting and fixed assets driving cohesive integration and common processes.
• Influence key decision-makers on critical system design choices for costing, providing expert guidance to shape the Company’s overall approach to financial operations.
• Engage with RTX’s system integration partner, leading system blueprint and design sessions to ensure the accounting and finance processes are fully integrated with broader systems and tools.
• Partner with RTX Business Units, Enterprise Services and Corporate Functions on development of future state process improvements.
• This role will require ~ 25%-40%, primarily to Farmington, Connecticut and other major RTX US sites (Richardson, TX, Cedar Rapids, IA, and Charlotte, NC).

Qualifications You Must Have

• A University Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience.
• At least 10 years’ experience with aerospace and defense industry and the R2R value stream finance functions, with a focus on accounting and finance processes.
• At least 10 years’ experience in a role/roles working to influence others’ acceptance of new approaches and ways of working together, while remaining open to new concepts, practices, and approaches.
• At least 10 years’ experience with SAP other ERP software systems as well as  MS PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Work productively and track progress in a fast-paced, demanding environment - both virtually and in-person.
• Clearly communicate across all levels of the organization, including to executive leadership.
• Concurrently advance multiple projects and priorities.
• Ability to lead and manage change under the oneRTX vision of improving collaboration, commonality, and interoperability.
• Work effectively in a matrix and team environment and collaborate across lines of business and functions.

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Learn More & Apply Now!

Work Location: Remote or Hybrid primarily based near Farmington CT

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite.  Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed. 

#reempowerprogram

This role is also eligible for the Re-Empower Program. The Re-Empower Program helps support talented and committed professionals as they rebuild their capabilities, enhance leadership skills, and continue their professional journey. Over the course of the 14-week program, experienced professionals will gain paid, on-the-job experience, have an opportunity to participate in sessions with leadership, develop personalized plans for success and receive coaching to guide their return-to-work experience. Upon completion of the program, based on performance and contributions participants will be eligible for a career at RTX.

Minimum Program Qualifications:

To qualify for the Raytheon Technologies, Re-Empower Program, candidates should:

∗ Be on a career break of one or more year at time of application

∗ Have prior experience in functional area of interest

∗ Have interest in returning in either a full-time or part-time position

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The salary range for this role is 143,000 USD - 287,000 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.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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