Senior Accountant

Relativity Space; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision

401(k)

Equity

Parental leave stipend

Learning stipend

Company holidays

Team events

Job summary

Relativity Space in Long Beach, CA is seeking an experienced accounting professional to own day-to-day manufacturing site accounting, including inventory, costs, labor, fixed assets, capital projects, accruals, and reconciliations. You will prepare journal entries, perform reconciliations, and support monthly, quarterly, and annual closes.

The role requires strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, manufacturing cost accounting experience, and hands-on ERP proficiency (Infor LN, SAP, Oracle).

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience preparing journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial analyses.
• 5+ years of accounting experience — manufacturing preferred.
• Experience with U.S. GAAP and ERP/financial-reporting systems.
• Exposure to a SOX-controlled or public-company environment.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day accounting for a complex manufacturing site.
• Prepare journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations, and variance explanations; deliver close activities monthly, quarterly, and yearly.
• Support manufacturing cost accounting: standard costs, labor/machine rates, overhead absorption, BOMs, work centers, routings, and variances.
• Reconcile inventory subledgers to the general ledger; support cycle counts and physical inventories; analyze variances.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering to investigate transaction issues, drive process improvements.

Skills

U.S. GAAP

Excel

ERP systems

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance

CPA or CMA or progress toward

Tools

Infor LN

SAP

Oracle

Job description

• The Accounting team at Relativity spans tax and compliance, financial operations, general ledger, and business data strategy
• While each group brings unique insights, they are united by a shared goal of protecting the financial integrity of Relativity, while also enabling smarter, faster decisions to help the company scale
• You’ll collaborate deeply with teams across the business, ask the right questions, and become a trusted partner, not just a processor
• With a focus on enabling growth, you’ll bring both structure and creativity to a highly dynamic environment
• Own the day-to-day accounting for a complex manufacturing site — inventory, manufacturing costs, labor, fixed assets, capital projects, accruals, and reconciliations
• Prepare journal entries, balance-sheet reconciliations, and variance explanations, and deliver assigned close activities on the monthly, quarterly, and annual calendar
• Support manufacturing cost accounting: standard costs, labor and machine rates, overhead absorption, bills of material, work centers, routings, and work-order review, while analyzing purchase price, usage, efficiency, volume, scrap, and rework variances
• Reconcile inventory subledgers to the general ledger and support cycle counts and physical inventories, including variance analysis, adjustments, and evaluation of excess or obsolete material
• Handle fixed assets and capital projects end to end — capital versus expense determinations, additions, transfers, disposals, depreciation, and timely release of completed projects from construction in progress
• Partner daily with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Corporate Accounting to investigate transaction issues, execute controls, support audits, and drive process, master-data, and ERP improvements

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Additional stipend for employee wellness
• 401(k)
• Equity
• 11 company holidays & generous PTO
• Monthly lunches, game nights, holiday celebrations, and offsite events
• Generous parental leave and provide a $10,000 stipend for fertility, adoption, and other family-building benefits
• $2,000 annual learning stipend
• Constant training opportunities, company Lunch and Learns, and access to industry conferences

Able to juggle competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, working primarily on-site and engaging directly with the shop floorWorking knowledge of U.S. GAAP with hands-on experience preparing journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial analysesProficient in Excel and comfortable working in an ERP or financial-reporting systemStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the attention to detail to trace a transaction across source documents, operating systems, subledgers, and the general ledgerClear written and verbal communicator who can explain accounting requirements in practical terms to non-finance partnersBachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline, with 5+ years of accounting experience — manufacturing preferredCPA or CMA certification, or meaningful progress toward oneExperience in aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial equipment, or another engineered-manufacturing environment, including standard costing, manufacturing variances, and project accountingHands-on experience with Infor LN, SAP, Oracle, or a comparable manufacturing ERP, along with cycle counts, physical inventories, BOMs, work orders, or routingsExposure to a SOX-controlled or public-company environment, and familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or using automation and AI to strengthen accounting processes