Senior Accountant

Firefly Aerospace

Senior Accountant managing U.S. GAAP financial reporting, internal controls, and month-end close processes at Firefly Aerospace.

Posted 5/21/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
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.).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental plans
Vision plans
Parental leave
Educational reimbursement
Short term disability
Flexible PTO options

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Hard Skills & Tools

journal entriesaccount reconciliationsvariance analysisfinancial statementsU.S. GAAPinternal controlsfinancial analysisclose automationT&E expense modules

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationorganizational skills

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in AccountingBachelor's degree in FinanceCPA designation