Senior Accountant
About The Position
Antares is building its Finance & Accounting organization to support its transition from research and development into manufacturing and commercial deployment. The Senior Accountant will be an early member of the accounting team, helping build the processes, systems, and financial infrastructure needed to scale the company. This hands-on role has broad exposure across the business and ownership of significant parts of the monthly close and financial reporting process, along with work spanning technical accounting, government contracts, cost accounting, fixed assets, and financial systems. The role works directly with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to build the accounting function as Antares moves from development into production. Responsibilities include close and reporting, audit and compliance support, accounting policy and process development, government-contract accounting, manufacturing and inventory accounting, technical accounting, and accounting-system improvements. The position is located at Antares' facility in Torrance, California. Applicants must meet applicable U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least 4 years of progressive accounting or audit experience in public accounting, industry, or a combination of both.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and fundamental accounting principles.
- Experience owning components of a monthly close, including journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Experience preparing or supporting financial statements and financial statement audits.
Nice To Haves
- Big 4 or other public accounting experience.
- CPA certification or progress toward CPA certification.
- Experience at a high-growth, venture-backed company.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, nuclear, manufacturing, or another hard-tech industry.
- Experience with manufacturing, inventory, fixed assets, or cost accounting.
- Exposure to government contracting, DCAA compliance, FAR/DFARS, or government grant accounting.
- Experience supporting or managing a financial statement audit.
- Knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition, ASC 842 lease accounting, and ASC 718 stock-based compensation.
- Experience with QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or another ERP/accounting system.
- Experience with Ramp or other modern AP and expense-management platforms.
- Experience implementing or improving accounting systems, processes, and internal controls.
- Interest in using technology and automation to improve accounting processes.
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large and complex datasets.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to understand how transactions flow through the broader financial statements.
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Own key areas of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and variance analysis.
- Maintain accurate general ledger accounts and investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Own balance sheet reconciliations and support monthly financial statement and management reporting.
- Support preparation of GAAP financial statements and related reporting packages.
- Manage accounting for assigned areas, including cash, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accounts payable, payroll, accruals, and other balance sheet and P&L accounts.
- Support annual financial statement audits, tax filings, and other compliance activities by preparing schedules and working with external auditors and advisors.
- Help develop and document accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and close processes.
- Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, People, and other teams to ensure transactions are accurately recorded and supported.
- Support government-contract accounting, including project costs, labor, indirect costs, billing, and related compliance requirements.
- Help build manufacturing and inventory accounting processes, including inventory, work in progress, capitalization, overhead allocation, and cost accounting.
- Support technical accounting matters, including revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, and other complex or non-routine transactions.
- Help implement and improve accounting systems, ERP tools, and automation to improve accuracy, scalability, and efficiency.
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and take ownership of new accounting workstreams and special projects.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
