Senior Accountant

astranis

San Francisco · United States

Posted May 24, 2023

Other
On-site
1202 Accounting

Job description

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.

Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Senior Accountant

As Astranis’s Senior Accountant, you will be a core member of our accounting team, responsible for ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and scalability of our financial operations. As a key contributor to general ledger (GL) operations, you will be responsible for preparing journal entries, developing monthly expense accruals in collaboration with business partners, reviewing contracts, reconciling accounts, and ensuring transactions are accurately reported in our financial systems. We are seeking to hire the best — someone who is hands-on, detail-obsessed, and excited to improve processes in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.

You are an ideal candidate if you can seamlessly shift between executing day-to-day accounting tasks, ensuring financial accuracy, and driving improvements to processes that will scale with the company. You should thrive in environments with complexity and change, where accounting is critical to decision-making and operational execution.

Astranis is building satellites that connect the world — our pace and ambition are high. If you want to build a career-defining track record at the intersection of high growth and aerospace innovation, this is your opportunity.

Role

Own core accounting functions, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close.
Ensure the accuracy of financial results in compliance with GAAP.
Partner with FP&A, operations, and leadership to provide clear, timely financial reporting.
Present monthly and quarterly results to the Finance leadership team.
Identify and implement process improvements to streamline close and reporting cycles.
Assist in preparing for audits and work directly with auditors.
Contribute to system enhancements, internal controls, and automation initiatives.

Requirements

3+ years of progressive accounting experience.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field.
Solid knowledge of GAAP and experience applying it in practice.
Track record of executing month-end close and delivering accurate financial reporting.
Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, complex analyses).
Detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus

CPA certification or CPA-track.
Public accounting experience.
Hands-on Netsuite experience.
Experience in a high-growth, venture-backed company.
Experience with consolidations, multiple entity structures, complex business models, preparing accruals, and/or managing prepaids and fixed asset subledgers.

What we offer:

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.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$105,000—$145,000 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.