Accounting Supervisor

**Title**:
Accounting Supervisor - Deputy Division Controller

**Job Title**:
Accounting Supervisor

**Reports to**:
Manager - Accounting

**Location**:
Leatherhead

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. We are a global community of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers and dreamers. We bring together the best and brightest people to deliver technology and solutions that help our customers accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In doing so, we strive to create a better, safer and more sustainable world.

Government Solutions EMEA is a business unit with revenues in excess of £600m. Headquartered in Leatherhead, Surrey, we have over 2,000 people delivering the most novel, large-scale and complex projects faced by our customers in both public and private sectors. Our work is diverse and spans government, defence, security, nuclear and infrastructure markets. We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner, helping take on and successfully deliver solutions to our customers most critical challenges.

2. Core Responsibilities and Duties

**General**:
This position supports the Major Projects and Programmes division of KBR’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Government Solutions business. The division has over 750 employees and annual turnover of approximately £180m

The Accounting Supervisor will work alongside the Accounting Manager to ensure that the divisions accounting books and records are closed on a timely basis and are accurate and reliable

The Accounting Supervisor is responsible for a wide range of accounting related activities, including revenue recognition, internal controls, tax matters and accounting system oversight.

**Specific**:
Accounting close

Assist Accounting Manager in overseeing monthly and quarterly close process

Identify and address issues that may arise during close and consolidation

Maintain close checklist and ensure that all close activities have been completed and all relevant reviews completed

General Ledger

Review and approve journal entries

Prepare journal entries for corporate accruals

Monitor inter-system processes and ensure that transactions are balanced between accounting systems

Internal Controls

Assist in reviewing the design and execution of all Sarbanes Oxley internal controls for the division

Work with KBR internal audit to coordinate response to document requests with PP&C team in performance of self-assessments of control effectiveness

Project Setup

Work with project teams to ensure projects are accurately set-up in the accounting systems

Review critical accounting determinations and work with corporate technical accounting to prepare accounting methodology documentation

Taxes

Coordinate with the corporate tax team to ensure that transaction taxes are appropriately accounted for Division projects

Internal Reporting

Review and prepare division internal reports, including balance sheet review, backlog and other statistical reporting

Assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts and variance reporting

3. Qualifications, Experience and Skills

**Qualifications**:
:
**Essential**:
Qualified accountant

**Desirable**:
Demonstrated knowledge of US GAAP

**Experience and Skills**:
**Essential**:
Strong business acumen

Strong understanding of business reporting tools

Ability to partner across the business to drive coordinated decisions

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

**Desirable**:
Strong understanding of relevant ERP systems (SAP and Deltek Costpoint)

Experience in working with US companies and relevant requirements, including Sarbanes Oxley control