Senior Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Ensure compliance with internal control over financial reporting requirements. Assist in the documentation, testing, and remediation of internal controls over financial reporting.
• Assist with researching and documenting technical accounting issues, ensuring proper application of accounting pronouncements and company policies.
• Prepare schedules and provide support for internal and external audits.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis and participate in special projects as assigned.
• 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 required.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• 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.
• CPA designation or active pursuit of CPA is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas) and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle).
• Experience with close automation software like FloQast desirable.
• Experience with T&E expense modules desirable – Navan, Concur, etc.

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.

Benefits

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including:

• Generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles.
• Parenthood leave.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Short term disability.
• Flexible PTO options.

About Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace is an end-to-end responsive space company dedicated to enabling our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond. Firefly is seeking passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.