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Salary: USD 90,000 - 140,000 / annual
Gravitics designs and manufactures large-scale orbital structures for commercial and government space operations. As Senior Accountant, you will own core pieces of the financial close and build the processes, controls, and systems that will support the accounting function as the company scales. This is a hands-on, build-oriented role where you'll design processes rather than simply maintain them.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own month-, quarter-, and year-end close for assigned general ledger areas: journal entries, accruals, prepaids, reconciliations, and flux analysis
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations; research and resolve variances
- Prepare schedules and support for financial statements and related disclosures
- Manage fixed asset capitalization, depreciation, and the fixed asset register for manufacturing and test equipment
- Support job costing, work-in-process (WIP), and inventory accounting for spacecraft hardware programs
- Calculate and book overhead, fringe, and G&A allocations; support indirect rate development and tracking
- Support government contract accounting under FAR and CAS, including DCAA readiness, incurred cost submissions, and timekeeping compliance
- Support revenue recognition on long-term contracts (ASC 606) alongside program and contracts teams
- Research technical accounting questions and document conclusions in clear memos
- Design, document, and test internal controls over financial reporting, including process narratives and key control descriptions
- Prepare PBC schedules and support internal, external, and government audits
- Help implement and improve ERP, close automation, and expense tools to shorten the close cycle
- Take on ad-hoc analysis and special projects as the company grows
- Partner with FP&A, Operations, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Legal to ensure financial information accuracy and utility
You'll keep books accurate and audit-ready under both US GAAP and federal cost accounting rules, and help lay the groundwork for a SOX-ready control environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, complex formulas) and hands-on ERP experience
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and clear written and verbal communication
- Builder's mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, high ownership, and fast-moving startup pace
BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:
- CPA or actively pursuing one
- Big 4 or national public accounting audit experience, or accounting experience at a public company
- SOX compliance, ICFR documentation, or public-company readiness experience
- Government contract accounting experience (FAR, CAS, DFARS, DCAA audits, indirect rates)
- Aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing background
- Experience with inventory, WIP, or job costing
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite), close automation tools (e.g., FloQast), and T&E platforms (e.g., Navan, Concur)
Note: To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
