Sr. Supervisor, Payroll Accounting (Hybrid, Puerto Rico)

RTX • Santa Isabel, PR

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA. The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services team in Santa Isabel Puerto Rico: This role will lead to a broad set of financial responsibilities including assisting in building new processes, management reporting, and audits.

Requirements

• A university degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business and a minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• 5+ years of experience with Payroll Accounting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications, ADP, and SAP
• Experience supervising and developing employees

Nice To Haves

• Strategic thinker demonstrated leadership skills
• Self-motivated.
• Strong attention to detail
• Proven experience in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of two or more payroll accountants, providing coaching, guidance, and clear performance expectations.
• Oversee the Payroll Accounting Reconciliation process, ensuring timely and accurate resolution of reconciling items.
• Design, implement, and refine effective processes to clear reconciling items and strengthen overall reconciliation controls.
• Develop reporting and dashboards to track, monitor, and manage reconciling items across the organization.
• Serve as a primary liaison between Payroll Operations, Benefits, Tax, and business units to identify root causes and drive solutions for open reconciling items.
• Contribute to strategic financial initiatives, including ERP upgrades, integrations, and process transformation projects.
• Support team members’ ongoing growth and development while ensuring efficient and effective task execution.
• Set team goals, measure progress, and drive strong operational outcomes.
• Lead initiatives that enhance operational effectiveness, strengthen internal controls, and promote process efficiency.
• Foster a strong culture of controls and compliance with US GAAP, RTX policies, and U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
• Lead and/or participate in cross functional projects in partnership with Payroll Operations, Payroll Tax, HR, Benefits Finance, Digital Technology, Internal Controls, and third party vendors.
• This position will reference written work instructions for guidance with daily job activities.
• Work instructions are available in English only.

Benefits

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level