Senior Financial Accountant

Boeing

📍Chicago, IL
Posted May 21, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Senior Financial Accountant

Company

Boeing

Location

Chicago, IL

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4416367944

Job Description

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Company is seeking a
Senior Financial Accountant
to join its cross-functional team for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Reporting, Consolidations and Corporate Accounting located in
Chicago, Illinois; Renton, Washington
or
Hazelwood, Missouri
.

As part of the SEC Reporting, Consolidations & Corporate Accounting team, you will support the monthly and quarterly accounting close cycles and collaborate with cross-functional leaders in achieving high-quality, transparent financial records and disclosures. If you want to be part of a dynamic organization and work on projects across the enterprise, this could be the right opportunity for you.

The preferred candidate has:

  • Experience in either public accounting or industry, preferably with an SEC registrant, and appreciates the complexities associated with rigorous closing timelines and milestones

  • Strong technical financial acumen, including researching complex issues and interpretation of accounting literature

Position Responsibilities:

  • Support the quarterly 10-Q and 10-K process, including preparation of certain footnotes and other related disclosures

  • Work cross-functionally with corporate treasury, business unit accounting, investor relations, financial planning, tax, general counsel, internal and external auditors

  • Prepare and review journal entries, supporting schedules, financial analyses and account reconciliations

  • Support areas including but not limited to lessee accounting, derivatives and hedge accounting, insurance accounting, intercompany transactions and other special projects as they arise

  • Participate in special projects and other technical accounting matters as they arise

  • Use and understand enterprise accounting and finance systems

  • Complete U.S. Government/Census Bureau reporting

  • Review eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) tagging on areas of responsibility

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or a related field

  • 3+ years of finance or accounting experience

  • Experience with an SEC registered firm/or public accounting firm

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • CPA

  • Comfortable with ambiguous, complex projects

  • Ability to meet deadlines and manage shifting priorities

  • Experience with derivatives and hedge accounting under the Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815

  • Experience in technical accounting research

  • Experience with Workiva, Peoplesoft and/or Cognos

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay and Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range for IL and WA: $112,200 - $151,800

Summary pay range for MO: $104,550 - $141,450

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Can you walk me through your experience with derivatives and hedge accounting, specifically how you apply ASC 815?
  • 2.Describe your role in the 10-Q and 10-K filing processes. How do you ensure accuracy and compliance in your footnotes and disclosures?
  • 3.How do you approach researching a complex technical accounting issue when there is no clear precedent in the literature?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to manage shifting priorities during a rigorous quarterly close cycle. How did you ensure all deadlines were met?
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with cross-functional leaders, such as Treasury or Tax, to resolve a complex accounting matter.
  • 3.Give me an example of a time you worked on an ambiguous project with minimal guidance. How did you bring clarity to the situation?
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are reviewing XBRL tagging for a newly required footnote disclosure in the 10-K, and you realize the standard industry tagging doesn't accurately capture the unique structure of Boeing's disclosure. What do you do?
  • 2.During the quarterly close, a business unit provides you with a complex intercompany transaction reconciliation significantly later than the milestone deadline, putting the consolidations process at risk. How do you handle this?

Resume Keywords

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SEC Reporting10-K10-QConsolidationsASC 815DerivativesHedge AccountingXBRLJournal EntriesAccount ReconciliationWorkivaCPA

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