Senior Accountant IV

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.

Cedar Park (TX)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 110,000

Full time

30 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Sabbatical every 5 years

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Mental health services

Paid military leave

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Cedar Park, Texas, is seeking a Senior Accountant to lead the general ledger close, prepare U.S. GAAP financial statements, and support internal controls in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

The role requires a CPA-leaning skill set, experience in a publicly traded or manufacturing setting, and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate reporting and timely disclosures.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills.
Experience in a publicly traded company or manufacturing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

General Ledger Close: lead month/quarter/year-end close and reconciliations.
Financial Reporting: prepare timely U.S. GAAP financial statements and disclosures.
Internal Controls: ensure SOX control compliance and documentation.
Technical Accounting: research and document accounting issues and company policy applications.
Audit Support: provide schedules and support for internal and external audits.
Ad-hoc Analysis & Projects: perform special analyses as needed.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with FP&A, Operations, Legal to support business needs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

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.

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

The Senior Accountant will play a crucial role in the general ledger close process, U.S. GAAP financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with internal control requirements. This position requires a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills, a thorough understanding of accounting principles, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. The ideal candidate will bring good experience and work ethic to the table while being open to learning and adapting to changing priorities in fast paced environment. Being familiar with a Sox Compliant environment is important for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

General Ledger Close: Participate in and help lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to meet internal and external financial reporting deadline requirements, including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.

Financial Reporting: Assist in the preparation of timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Support additional internal financial reporting and compliance with external reporting requirements and related disclosures.

Internal Controls Compliance: Ensure compliance with internal control over financial reporting requirements. Assist in the documentation, testing, and remediation of internal controls over financial reporting.

Technical Accounting: Assist with researching and documenting technical accounting issues, ensuring proper application of accounting pronouncements and company policies.

Audit Support: Prepare schedules and provide support for internal and external audits.

Ad-hoc Analysis & Projects: Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and participate in special projects as assigned.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with other departments (e.g., FP&A, Operations, Legal) to ensure accurate financial information and support business needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
Experience in a publicly traded company, a manufacturing company and/or public accounting firm (Big 4 or national firm preferred) auditing public clients is highly desirable.
Minimum of 5 years of progressive accounting experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

System Skills:

Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas) and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle).
Experience with close automation software like FloQast desirableExperience with T&E expense modules desirable – Navan, Concur, etc.CPA designation or active pursuit of CPA is preferred.

Soft Skills:

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and spoken communication skills.Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member.
High level of integrity and professionalism.

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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