Senior Cost Accountant

Firefly Aerospace; Leander (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace seeks a Senior Cost Accountant to own cost and inventory functions, leading month end close and supporting decision-making. You will partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to ensure accurate costs and robust financial reporting.

The role emphasizes process improvements, ERP enhancements, and close collaboration with FP&A for forward-looking plans and BOM accuracy. A manufacturing/R&D background with strong analytical skills is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience in Accounting, preferably in a manufacturing and/or R&D environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance related field.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing financial processes and supply chain.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting.
• CPA/MBA desired.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month end close and maintain accurate costs, labor, overhead absorption.
• Monitor inventory counting and cycle counts with cross-functional teams.
• Perform variance analysis including purchase price, cost revaluation, and PO variances.
• Ensure ERP validity and support process improvements.
• Collaborate with FP&A and Engineering on cost drivers and BOM accuracy.
• Support audit and internal controls compliance.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory management

ERP systems

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Analytical abilities

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance related field

CPA / MBA desired

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACEFirefly 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.SUMMARYWe are looking for high energy individual with exceptional attention to detail. The Senior Cost Accountant’s primary responsibility is to help own and lead the cost and inventory functions within the accounting team. They will provide significant input into month end close and budget processes as well as supporting business decision-making and other accounting processes. They will organize and monitor inventory counting. This position is critical to the growth of our company.RESPONSIBILITIESResponsible for all manufacturing cost accounting related activities: month end close, maintaining accurate costs, labor & overhead absorption, inventory management, freight and duty tracking and monitoring.Establish relationships with key stakeholders cross-functionally (Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering) to develop deep understanding of processes, business drivers, costs and revenueStrong ability to build processes and implement process improvements including focus on change managementDrive operational improvements and efficiencies on labor & overhead burden to improve business profitability.Work with inventory control team and internal audit team to monitor, track and improve the cycle count process and inventory accuracy.Perform variance analysis such as purchase price to cost variance, cost revaluation, invoice to PO price variances and work order variances.Ensure validity and accuracy of ERP through analysis, internal audit, and coordination with inventory control, production and work order processing. Own ERP process enhancements and continue to scale the system to meet new processes and requirementsCollaborate with the FP&A team to identify cost drivers and develop models as the basis for forward looking plans and forecasts. Partner with FP&A and Engineering teams to ensure Bill of Materials accuracy including knowledge of cost reduction impact on financialsEnsure process integrity within Manufacturing, Intercompany, and Inventory while working with cross-functional peers to resolve process issues.Maintain phenomenal relationships with business partners and accounting peers to address information reporting needs. Prepare accounting schedules routinely and as requested for internal and external reporting requirements.Provide support to the monthly budget vs actual analysisSupport audit and internal controls compliance as requestedProtect the organization’s value by maintaining confidentialityBecome a trusted advisor to your business partnersQUALIFICATIONSRequired5+ years of work experience in in Accounting preferably in a manufacturing and/or R&D environmentBachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance related fieldAbility to understand the manufacturing environment and the associated financial processesKnowledge of supply chain, receiving, inventory flow, operations process and manufacturing principlesAbility to effectively analyze transactional level detail in an enterprise resource planning system and articulate the key findings to managementStrong business skills and effective understanding of financial, distribution and manufacturing systemsExcellent analytical abilities, problem-solving skills and business acumenExceptional attention to detail and accuracyExceptional written and verbal communications skillsExcellent project and time management abilitiesAbility to work under pressure within short time constraints and in a complex high growth organizationAbility to pivot and successfully adapt in a constantly changing environmentDesiredCPA/MBAPublic company experienceSupervisory experienceFinancial reporting experiencePrimary Level Salary Range: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.