VP, Accounting

Hadrian Automation • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts. We’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

Reporting directly to the CFO, the VP, Accounting will serve as the principal architect of the company’s financial infrastructure. This leader will guide the organization’s transition from a private, build-stage environment to an institution capable of meeting public-company standards. This role owns the financial “source of truth,” ensuring that complex physical operations, manufacturing activity, and capital investment are accurately reflected in high-integrity financial reporting.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive accounting leadership, with significant exposure to manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or infrastructure-heavy environments
• Hands-on experience managing external audits and navigating complex audit environments
• Deep expertise in inventory, cost accounting, and supply-chain-driven financial models
• Strong command of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent Tier-1 platform), with experience optimizing finance and manufacturing integrations
• Proven ability to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing accounting teams
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams
• Active CPA required
• Builder mentality. Comfortable operating amid ambiguity while maintaining uncompromising standards for accuracy, controls, and documentation
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Big 4 background strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full lifecycle of hardware and manufacturing accounting, including BOMs, WIP, overhead allocation, inventory valuation, and margin analysis
• Institutionalize disciplined flash and month-end close processes
• Establish and maintain company-wide accounting policies, including ASC 606 (revenue recognition) and ASC 718 (equity compensation)
• Design and build a robust internal controls environment
• Manage external audit relationships and ensure compliance with rigorous audit standards
• Build internal capability for quarterly and annual reporting, including MD&A preparation and non-GAAP reconciliation frameworks
• Lead optimization of a Tier-1 ERP environment, ensuring tight integration between manufacturing operations and the general ledger
• Partner on capital equipment financing strategies and oversee R&D tax credit initiatives and multi-state nexus considerations
• Recruit, mentor, and scale a high-caliber accounting organization capable of supporting institutional growth

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
• Flexible vacation policy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed