Grace Liu
About Grace Liu
Grace Liu serves as the Financial Reporting Accounting Lead at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, where she has worked since 2022. With a background in accounting and finance, she has contributed to various organizations, including Mission Federal Credit Union and West Health.
Work at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Grace Liu has been serving as the Financial Reporting Accounting Lead at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions since 2022. In this role, she oversees financial reporting and accounting functions, ensuring compliance with company policies and accounting standards. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Senior Financial and Reporting Accountant at the same company from 2019 to 2022. During her tenure, she played a significant role in implementing a new accounting consolidation system, which involved data testing, validation, and managing parallel closings with the previous system.
Education and Expertise
Grace Liu holds an Associate of Arts Degree in Accounting from San Diego Mesa College, which she completed from 2006 to 2008. She furthered her education by obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from San Diego State University between 2009 and 2011. Her academic background provides her with a solid foundation in accounting principles, which she applies in her professional roles.
Background
Grace Liu has a diverse professional background in accounting, beginning her career as an Accounting Intern at Solar Turbines from 2010 to 2011. She then worked as a Member Consultant at Mission Federal Credit Union from 2006 to 2010. Following that, she held various positions at West Health, including Staff Accountant II and Senior Accountant, from 2015 to 2019. Additionally, she volunteered as an Accounting Volunteer for the American Red Cross in San Diego during 2010-2011.
Achievements
In her current role at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Grace Liu assists in processing and reporting for equity transactions, including employee stock plans and ESPP accounting. She serves as a key contact for divisional lease issues and maintains the lease accounting system. Grace also collaborates with software consultants, IT, and finance teams to ensure that the new accounting system implementation aligns with accounting standards and company policies. She actively provides recommendations for improvements to management by evaluating current practices.