KBR, Inc.

Controller

KBR, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Fairfax • Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

Cognos

About the role

  • Own the integrity of Business Unit financial statements, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal accounting policies
  • Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, delivering accurate, timely, and reliable financial results
  • Oversee general ledger operations, balance sheet governance, reconciliations, and critical journal approvals
  • Partner with FP&A and PP&C to align forecasts, budgets, and accounting positions through variance analysis and performance reviews
  • Drive strong internal controls and SOX compliance, partnering with Segment and Corporate teams
  • Provide technical accounting leadership, including revenue recognition, complex judgments, and policy interpretation
  • Ensure compliance with government contracting requirements, including FAR, DFARS, and CAS standards
  • Oversee working capital performance, including receivables, payables, reserves, and cash flow optimization
  • Lead statutory and regulatory reporting for applicable legal entities
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for internal, external, and government audits

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
  • 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 5+ years in leadership or management roles
  • CPA or CFA preferred
  • Experience operating in government contracting environments, with strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and applicable government accounting standards, including FAR, DFARS, and CAS
  • Experience operating in a publicly traded company environment with strong understanding of SOX controls and public reporting standards
  • Background supporting firm-fixed-price and other complex contract types within a government contracting environment
  • Demonstrated experience with Estimate at Completion (EAC), overtime revenue recognition, margin analysis, and performance-based financial management
  • Business-oriented mindset with the ability to balance technical accounting rigor with operational and commercial decision-making
  • Experience with Costpoint, Cognos, or comparable enterprise financial systems, with advanced Excel skills and strong financial analysis capabilities
Benefits
  • KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits, which could include a 401K plan with company match
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance and AD&D
  • Flexible spending account
  • Disability benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Professional training and development opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
U.S. GAAPfinancial statementsvariance analysisrevenue recognitionjournal approvalsworking capital performanceEstimate at Completion (EAC)margin analysisfinancial managementSOX compliance
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationoperational decision-makingcommercial decision-makingcollaboration
Certifications
CPACFA