Manufacturing Accounting Lead: Close, Costing & GAAP

Alliance Resource Group; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Resource Group is partnering with a venture-backed aerospace and defense hardware company in the South Bay to hire an Accounting Manager. The role owns the close, financial reporting, and technical accounting in a fast, hardware-driven development environment.

You will work closely with the Controller, FP&A, and Operations, with real ownership and a direct hand in shaping how the accounting function matures as the company scales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within manufacturing or industrial companies.
• Solid command of US GAAP, particularly revenue recognition, lease accounting, and cost accounting.
• Proven ownership of full-cycle close and financial reporting.
• Preferred CPA (active or in progress); Government contracting experience (FAR/DFARS, CAS, DCAA).

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly and quarterly close from start to finish, tightening the close calendar over time.
• Prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.
• Oversee cost accounting for manufacturing operations, including inventory valuation and standard costing.
• Research complex transactions and document technical accounting conclusions in formal memos (ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 470, ASC 718).
• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and help build out the internal control environment.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate accounting workflows, then carry them through to implementation.
• Provide analysis and project support for decisions across the business.

Skills

US GAAP expertise

Accounting leadership

Communication with non-finance

Audit coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

NetSuite

FloQast

Ramp

Microsoft Office

Job description

Alliance Resource Group is partnering with a venture-backed aerospace and defense hardware company in the South Bay to hire an Accounting Manager. The role owns the close, financial reporting, and technical accounting in a fast, hardware-driven development environment.

You will work closely with the Controller, FP&A, and Operations, with real ownership and a direct hand in shaping how the accounting function matures as the company scales.