Manager, Financial Reporting and Analysis

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

Cedar Park (TX)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

17 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Sabbatical every 5 years

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Mental health services

Paid military leave

Family planning assistance

Stock bonuses

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Texas is seeking an experienced Manager, Financial Reporting and Analysis to support SEC reporting, technical accounting, and SOX compliance.

This role will lead multiple workstreams in a fast-paced public company environment, reporting to the Director of Financial Reporting and Analysis. The ideal candidate combines deep technical accounting expertise with strong leadership, collaboration across functions, and the ability to drive process improvements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.
5–7 years of progressive accounting experience, including public company exposure.
Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP including ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 718.

Responsibilities

Lead the preparation, review, and filing of SEC reports (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K).
Manage external auditors and coordination of financial reporting calendars.
Develop and maintain ICFR/SOX controls and internal accounting policies.
Provide variance analysis and financial commentary to leadership.
Mentor and develop team members within the FP&A/accounting group.

Skills

SEC reporting

GAAP knowledge

SOX controls

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Excel

Technical accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA

Tools

Workiva/Wdesk

Excel

Job description

At Firefly, we’re focused on making space attainable for everyone – including you! Each team member’s passion, dedication, and innovative ideas have a direct impact on fueling our successful trajectory into space. And there’s no shortage of meaningful projects to work on at Firefly. With launch, lunar, and orbital vehicles, Firefly has a diverse line of business with opportunities to get hands‑on experience launching rockets, operating in space, and landing on the Moon.

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Our Values

Headquartered in the Lone Star State, Firefly’s hardworking team reflects Texas’ GO BIG culture in everything we do. We build big, achieve big, and dream big. We’re building launch vehicles and spacecraft to provide rapid, reliable space access. We’ve achieved some incredible wins, including the first successful commercial Moon landing. And we’re dreaming bigger than this planet with ambitions to Mars, Venus, and beyond. Our core values are what drive us along the way.

Passion

Fireflies believe in perseverance, responsiveness, and mentoring others with a focus on inspiring a better future.

Accountability

Fireflies act with integrity and take ownership of our actions, commitments, decisions, and outcomes.

Fireflies work in alignment across teams and communicate clearly with mutual respect for one another.

Fireflies deliver high-quality work through technical rigor and timely disciplined execution for our customers.

We take care of our Fireflies with some of the best benefits in the industry. Our mission to make space for everyone starts with our employees and allowing them to make space for their family, their career, and their future.

Space for You

Unlimited PTO for exempt employees
3-month sabbatical for every 5 years of service
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
Mental health services
Paid military leave

Space for Your Family

12 weeks paid maternity leave
4 weeks paid spouse leave
$20k towards family planning: fertility, surrogacy, adoption
Dog friendly workplace

Space for Your Career

$10k/year towards trade school or college
Ongoing coaching to advance leadership skills
- Employee-ownership with stock bonuses
- 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) matching
- $10k bonus for home purchase in Cedar Park, Texas

Job Openings

From launch technicians to propulsion engineers, Firefly has open roles across the company. We’re looking for passionate, bright innovators to join our team and help make space an achievable dream for everyone.

Manager, Financial Reporting and Analysis

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

SUMMARY

Firefly is seeking an experienced Manager, Financial Reporting and Analysis to support the company's growing SEC reporting, technical accounting, SOX compliance, and special projects team. The ideal candidate combines deep technical accounting expertise with strong leadership skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, public company environment. This role will report to the Director of Financial Reporting and Analysis.

RESPONSIBILITIES

SEC Reporting

Lead the preparation, review, and filing of all SEC reports, including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, registration statements, and other required filings.
Ensure all filings are accurate, complete, and submitted in compliance with SEC regulations, U.S. GAAP, and company policies.
Manage the quarterly and annual reporting calendar, coordinating cross-functional inputs and review cycles.
Oversee XBRL tagging and review processes.
Monitor and assess the impact of new or proposed SEC rules and disclosure requirements.

Technical Accounting

Serve as a technical accounting resource for the organization, researching and documenting the application of U.S. GAAP to complex and non-routine transactions.
Support revenue recognition assessments under ASC 606, including evaluation of performance obligations, transaction price allocation, and timing of revenue recognition.
Prepare and review technical accounting memoranda on topics including, but not limited to, lease accounting (ASC 842), stock-based compensation (ASC 718), intangibles (ASC 350), business combinations, and debt/equity instruments.
Evaluate and implement new accounting standards and pronouncements, assessing their impact on the company's financial statements.
Coordinate with external auditors on technical accounting matters and audit inquiries.

SOX Controls

Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Partner with internal and external auditors to support SOX audit activities and ensure timely resolution of findings.
Drive continuous improvement of the internal control environment across the organization.
Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reporting packages.
Provide insightful variance analyses and financial commentary to leadership and stakeholders.
Establish, maintain, and improve accounting policies and procedures.

Special Projects & Collaboration

Lead and manage special projects, including system implementations, process improvements, transaction due diligence, and integration activities.
Collaborate with FP&A, operations, legal, and other non-finance business units to ensure accurate and timely financial information and to drive process improvements.
Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
Support interactions with external auditors, tax advisors, and other third-party service providers.
Contribute to the mentoring and development of team members within the financial reporting and accounting group.
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration within the team.
May supervise direct reports as the team evolves and grows.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required.
5 – 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including a combination of public accounting and public company experience.
Demonstrated experience with SEC reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy, and registration statements).
Strong expertise in U.S. GAAP, including revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), and stock-based compensation (ASC 718).
Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing SOX internal controls over financial reporting.
Experience performing and reviewing technical accounting research and preparing accounting memoranda.
Strong leadership and people management skills, with a track record of mentoring and developing team members.
Proven ability to collaborate with business-facing (i.e., non-finance) personnel to achieve successful outcomes.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
Enthusiasm for leveraging AI tools and emerging technologies to drive efficiency and innovation in accounting and financial reporting processes.
Strong Excel skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

Public accounting experience at a Big 4 accounting firm.
Experience with manufacturing or aerospace industry accounting.
Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related business field.
Experience with SEC filing software (e.g., Workiva/Wdesk, Donnelley, Toppan Merrill).
Experience with government contract accounting (FAR/CAS compliance).
Familiarity with XBRL reporting requirements.

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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