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CORPORATE ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL REPORTING SENIOR ACCOUNTANT (ACCOUNTANT 3)

Huntington Ingalls Industries

Newport News, VAFull-time$79–99K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$79–99K/yr
Location
Newport News, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Job overview

The Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting Senior Accountant supports HII’s SEC and other regulatory filings and corporate general accounting activities. The role includes maintaining financial statements and disclosures, preparing reconciliations and analyses, supporting audits, and contributing to accounting systems and ad hoc projects. It requires a bachelor’s degree with six years of relevant exempt experience or a master’s degree with four years of relevant professional experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

SEC ReportingXBRLSAPSACCFINWorkiva WDeskNakisaBlacklineMicrosoft OfficeInterpersonal SkillsAnalytical SkillsTask PrioritizationMultitaskingTeamwork

Qualifications

Bachelor's+6 or Master's+4 YearsPublic Company ReportingPublic AccountingBig 4 ExperienceSEC Registrant ClientsSEC Reporting ExperienceXBRL ExperienceSAP ExperienceSAC ExperienceCFIN ExperienceWorkiva WDesk ExperienceNakisa Experience

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

CORPORATE ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL REPORTING SENIOR ACCOUNTANT (ACCOUNTANT 3)

Location:

Newport News, Virginia, United States

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Req ID: 50597

Team: N365 CONTROLLER

Entity: HII Corporate Office

Shift: 1st

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time

Relocation: Relocation assistance will be available

Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework

Travel Requirement: Yes, 10%-25% of the time

Salary Range: $79,000.00 to $99,000.00

The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range

Meet HII’s Corporate Team

HII’s corporate team is responsible for providing strategic direction across technological and business disciplines, including accounting, finance, human resources, sales, operations, business development, legal, sustainability, communications, information technology, security, and more. In service of our employees, leaders, customers, and shareholders, we have the privilege of supporting thousands of colleagues across the entire business. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

The Role

The HII Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting Senior Account (Accountant 3) is responsible for supporting the preparation of SEC and other regulatory filings (e.g., Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 11-K, 8-K) to ensure accurate and reliable external reporting, including managing updates to the applicable financial statements, notes, MD&A, etc., tie out preparation and peer review, processing review comments, and XBRL tagging. This position will also support the corporate general accounting function, including month-end close and consolidation activities such as the preparation and review of account reconciliations and journal entries, disbursements processing, expense allocations, intercompany transfers, and variance/fluctuation analysis. This Candidate must have the ability to effectively multi-task and maintain a strong positive team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities include:

  • Support the accurate, timely, and complete submission of HII’s SEC filings by managing updates to the applicable financial statements, notes, MD&A, etc., tie out preparation and peer review, processing review comments, and XBRL tagging

  • Prepare accounts reconciliations and variance/fluctuation analyses to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial information.

  • Support year-end audits and interim reviews by responding to requests from internal and external auditors.

  • Act as primary liaison or support other ad hoc projects and general accounting/financial reporting duties as assigned.

  • Oversee maintenance of accounting systems; identify and raise issues to Financial Systems team and IT.

  • Adhere to HII’s internal controls, policies, and procedures around financial transactions and processes.

  • Develop and maintain relationships with individuals across the organization to resolve accounting and reporting issues.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of relevant exempt experience; OR

Master’s Degree and 4 year of relevant professional experience.

Nice to Have

  • Public company financial reporting experience and/or public accounting experience (Big 4 preferred) serving SEC registrant clients (experience with SEC reporting strongly preferred)

  • Experience with XBRL

  • Experience with SAP, SAC, CFIN, Workiva WDesk, Nakisa, and/or Blackline

  • Experience with Microsoft Office

  • Strong interpersonal skills (verbal, written)

  • Advanced analytical skills

  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and independently prioritize tasks

  • Ability to effectively multi-task and maintain a strong positive team-oriented environment.

Why HII

We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII’s diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Working at HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail toand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,887 open Accounting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$79–99K/yr
  • Virginia median$97–136K/yr95 salary ranges
  • US median$95–135K/yr2,396 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $89K, is 25% below the Virginia median midpoint ($118K) — in the lowest quarter of Accounting salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 146 open Accounting jobs in Virginia and 4,887 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Accounting postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,589 postings).
Education
2,467 of the 4,887 open Accounting jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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