KBR, Inc.
Lead Accountant
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Lead Accountant
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The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.
Role Summary
Join KBR as a Lead Accountant and play a key role in ensuring the integrity of our financial reporting and control environment.
Reporting to the Regional Controller, you will provide leadership to a small accounting team while supporting the delivery of accurate, compliant financial information that enables effective business decision-making. This position offers the opportunity to influence process improvements, contribute to strategic initiatives, and help shape a high-performing finance function within a growing and collaborative organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a small team responsible for maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and ensuring financial records are accurate, compliant, and fully supportable.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and the preparation of management financial reports.
- Support the preparation of UK statutory accounts and act as a key contact during external audits.
- Drive continuous improvement across accounting processes, controls, and reporting practices.
- Analyse and reconcile complex balance sheet accounts.
- Collaborate with tax, reporting, and operational teams.
- Participate in strategic projects that enhance financial transparency and support informed business decision-making.
- Play a key role in developing a high-performing finance function while providing leadership, guidance, and development opportunities for your team.
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Required Experience & Skills
- Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
- Strong Excel skills with the ability to analyse financial data and produce meaningful reporting.
- Thorough knowledge of both US GAAP and UK GAAP.
- Strong technical accounting expertise, ideally within project-based or government contracting environments.
- Understanding of SOX compliance and US audit requirements.
- Experience managing internal and external audit processes.
- Hands-on experience using general ledger and financial reporting systems.
- Ability to work effectively within a global organisation and collaborate with remote teams.
- Previous experience leading, coaching, and developing finance professionals.
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Security Requirements
Applicants must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance for this role, which requires UK nationality and a demonstrable five-year footprint of living and working within the UK.
Location
The role is Hybrid where 3 days per week will be spent in the office in Leatherhead.
Please note that our main UK premises will be relocating from Leatherhead in Q4.
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