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Accounting Manager

Hawthorne, CA 90250

Posted: 09/07/2026 Job Titles: ACCT - Accounting Manager Job Number: 5865 Pay Rate: 150,000

Job Description

Alliance Resource Group is partnered with a venture-backed aerospace and defense hardware company in the South Bay to hire an Accounting Manager. The company designs and builds advanced flight systems for U.S. government customers and operates on fast, hardware-driven development cycles. This role owns the close, financial reporting, and technical accounting while building the processes a growing manufacturer needs to scale. You will work closely with the Controller, FP&A, and Operations, with real ownership and a direct hand in shaping how the accounting function matures.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Lead the monthly and quarterly close from start to finish, tightening the close calendar over time
  • Prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP
  • Oversee cost accounting for manufacturing operations, including inventory valuation and standard costing
  • Research complex transactions and document technical accounting conclusions in formal memos (ASC 606, ASC 842, ASC 470, ASC 718)
  • Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and help build out the internal control environment
  • Identify opportunities to streamline and automate accounting workflows, then carry them through to implementation
  • Provide analysis and project support for decisions across the business

QUALIFICATIONS

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within manufacturing or industrial companies
  • Solid command of US GAAP, particularly revenue recognition, lease accounting, and cost accounting
  • Proven ownership of full-cycle close and financial reporting
  • Comfort in an early-stage environment where processes are still being defined
  • Ability to explain accounting impacts clearly to non-finance partners

Preferred
  • CPA (active or in progress)
  • Government contracting experience (FAR/DFARS, CAS, DCAA)
  • Audit background with a Big 4 or national public accounting firm

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
  • Familiarity with tools such as NetSuite, FloQast, Ramp (or comparable spend management platforms), and Microsoft Office

 

Meet Your Recruiter

Mark Lucas, MBA
Manager, Executive Search

Mark Lucas is a highly skilled Executive Search Manager with almost a decade of experience in financial recruiting. His deep client network spans multiple industries with a focus on placements in aerospace and defense, consumer products, manufacturing, and construction.  Mark’s portfolio ranges from startups to well-established, public and private organizations. He has an MBA from Ashford University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Portland State University.

Mark was a scholarship athlete and played football for the Division 1 NCAA Portland State Vikings.

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