Senior Cost Accountant
About The Position
As a Senior Cost Accountant at Astranis you will act as a key steward of our production costs. In this role, you will help maintain the systems and policies that keep our mission on track. You will partner with teams across the business—from Engineering to Supply Chain—to ensure that inventory movements are captured and cost accurately. This is a high-impact opportunity to master cost accounting in a complex hardware environment while ensuring our financial data is as reliable as the satellites we launch. This role is ideal for a hands-on inventory and cost professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys solving operational problems, and wants to have real impact without direct people management responsibilities.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience in inventory accounting and costing
- Experience in a high-growth manufacturing, hardware, or tech environment
- Strong understanding of internal control frameworks
- Demonstrated expertise in solving complex operational issues
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
- A proactive and organized approach, comfortable managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- You thrive in structured chaos, balancing a sense of urgency with a high bar for precision and integrity
Nice To Haves
- CPA or CMA
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite manufacturing module
- Deep knowledge of PLM and MES flows
- Background in supporting financial audits and/or SOX compliance
- A passion for space, engineering, or building complex systems that have a real-world impact
Responsibilities
- Lead the monthly inventory subledger reconciliation process, including reconciling transactions between our MES tool and ERP subledger
- Be a key contributor in building out the satellite costing function
- Identify and resolve complex issues, data discrepancies, and process bottlenecks to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Collaborate with the broader accounting team on month-end and year-end closing activities
- Support financial audits and SOX compliance initiatives by providing necessary documentation and process insights
Benefits
- All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
- Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
