Accounting Manager

Seasats; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Competitive insurance (Gold HMO or pto

401k matching

Four free lunches per week

Employee activity fund

Pet-friendly office

Unlimited/Flex PTO

Job summary

Seasats is seeking an Accounting Manager to build the financial infrastructure for rapid growth. Reporting to the CFO, you will own core accounting operations, strengthen systems, processes, and controls as the company scales toward a future Controller role.

The role touches defense- and government-contracting contexts, manufacturing, and software; you’ll lead month-end close, accounting operations, audit support, and ERP improvements while mentoring the finance team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience with operating-company accounting, public accounting, and/or outsourced accounting roles.
• Experience working for, advising, or auditing a company in the defense, aerospace, government contracting, or related industry.
• Experience working in an organization subject to external financial statement audits, with a strong understanding of audit preparation and supporting documentation.
• Experience owning or playing a significant role in month-end close.
• Ability to operate in an environment where processes are still being built and responsibilities can evolve quickly.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with executives and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial statements.
• Maintain the general ledger and ensure transactions are recorded accurately and consistently.
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash reconciliations, fixed assets, and other accounting operations.
• Develop accounting procedures and internal controls appropriate for a rapidly scaling company.
• Support inventory, manufacturing, work-in-process, and cost accounting as our production operations grow.
• Support accounting and compliance requirements associated with government contracts.
• Support budgeting, cash forecasting, and management reporting.
• Participate in the implementation and continued development of the company's ERP and related financial systems.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting processes and improve data quality.
• Help build the accounting team and finance function as Seasats grows.

Skills

Month-end close ownership

Internal controls

ERP implementation / finance systems

Government contracts experience

Cross-functional communication

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Role:

Accounting Manager

Location:

San Diego, CA (in-office)

Salary Range:

$120,000 - $160,000 / yr + stock options, 401k matching, and other benefits

Role Overview:

Seasats is growing quickly, and we're looking for an Accounting Manager to help build the financial infrastructure needed for our next stage of growth. Reporting to the CFO, you'll own core accounting operations while helping strengthen our systems, processes, and controls as we scale, with a growth path toward Controller as the role and the company mature.

We're a venture-backed company with hardware manufacturing, software, government contracts, and field operations running around the world, so this role touches a lot of ground. We're looking for someone who can run a strong accounting function and genuinely enjoys getting into the details themselves. You'll own areas like the month-end close, accounting operations, and audit support while helping us mature our ERP and broader finance infrastructure.

In your first year, you'll help move Seasats to a scalable finance organization: making the close faster and more reliable, strengthening controls, improving the quality of financial information available to leadership, and helping establish effective manufacturing and government-contract accounting processes.

Role Details:

• Own and continuously improve the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial statements
• Maintain the general ledger and ensure transactions are recorded accurately and consistently
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash reconciliations, fixed assets, and other accounting operations
• Develop accounting procedures and internal controls appropriate for a rapidly scaling company
• Support inventory, manufacturing, work-in-process, and cost accounting as our production operations grow
• Support accounting and compliance requirements associated with government contracts
• Support budgeting, cash forecasting, and management reporting
• Participate in the implementation and continued development of the company's ERP and related financial systems
• Identify opportunities to automate manual accounting processes and improve data quality
• Help build the accounting team and finance function as Seasats grows

About You:

You have:

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Experience with operating-company accounting, public accounting, and/or fractional or outsourced accounting roles
• Experience working for, advising, or auditing a company in the defense, aerospace, government contracting, or a closely related industry
• Experience working in an organization subject to external financial statement audits, with a strong understanding of audit preparation and supporting documentation
• Experience owning or playing a significant role in month-end close
• Ability to operate effectively in an environment where processes are still being built and responsibilities can evolve quickly
• Strong attention to detail combined with the judgment to identify which issues actually matter
• Ability to work independently, investigate unfamiliar accounting issues, and recommend practical solutions
• Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with executives and cross-functional teams

Bonus points if you have:

• A CPA or are a CPA candidate
• Public accounting experience
• Experience participating in an ERP implementation, migration, or major accounting-system redesign
• Manufacturing, inventory, or cost-accounting experience
• Experience with venture-backed or high-growth companies
• Familiarity with FAR, DFARS, DCAA, government contract accounting, or related compliance requirements
• Experience building accounting procedures and internal controls in a growing organization

Due to export control requirements applicable to this position, we are only able to consider U.S. persons, as defined by U.S. export control laws. This includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and individuals granted asylee or refugee status.

About Seasats:

At Seasats, we're passionate about delivering maritime robotics solutions to redefine the maritime industry. Our primary products are unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), designed to carry sensors at sea for months at a time. Our USVs provide persistent monitoring and data acquisition to defense, scientific, and commercial customers, and have autonomously crossed both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. After thousands of years in which the only way to gather information from the ocean was to put people on a boat, these uncrewed vessels are transforming how humanity monitors and interacts with the ocean. Here, you’ll find the space and opportunity to do your life’s best work.

Along with your salary, you’ll receive perks including:

• Stock options
• Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)
• 401k matching up to 4% of salary
• Four free lunches per week
• An employee activity fund
• A pet-friendly office
• Unlimited/Flex PTO

We appreciate diverse perspectives and life experiences, and we’re committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds. Seasats provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination of any type based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.

We look forward to reviewing your application!