AI summary
Group Financial Accounting Manager role at Relativity Space, a rocket and launch company building the Terran R vehicle. You'll own key fixed-asset accounting activities in a high-volume manufacturing environment, partnering cross-functionally and leading audit interactions. Standout perks include competitive salary and equity plus generous PTO and parental leave.
Key skills
Fixed asset accounting (GAAP)Month-end close (journal entries)Fixed asset capitalization, depreciation, transfers, disposalsFixed asset rollforwardsFlux/variance analysisExternal audit liaison (fixed assets)Advanced Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables)People management/leadershipBachelor's degree in Accounting or FinanceCPA (active or inactive)
Salary not listed — comparable Long Beach, CA accounting manager roles in aerospace/manufacturing typically pay around $130k–$180k base (often plus equity/bonus).
You'll thrive here if you can lead fixed-asset accounting in a fast-paced manufacturing setting, partner across sites, and confidently support auditors under GAAP.
Why apply
- Competitive salary and equity
- Generous PTO and sick leave
- Annual learning and development stipend
At Relativity Space, we’re building rockets to serve today’s needs and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.
you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The Accounting team at Relativity spans tax and compliance, financial operations, general ledger, and business data strategy. While each group brings unique insights, they are united by a shared goal of protecting the financial integrity of Relativity, while also enabling smarter, faster decisions to help the company scale. With a focus on enabling growth, you’ll bring both structure and creativity to a highly dynamic environment.
Review and approve fixed asset transactions and journal entries in a manufacturing environment (including but not limited to: capitalization, depreciation, transfers, disposals) for month-end close
Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to build out fixed asset tagging process across 3 sites
Review monthly/quarterly/annual fixed asset roll forwards
Prepare and review explanations for monthly flux analyses
Manage internal fixed asset roadmap and work cross functionally to enhance full cycle fixed asset management process
Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors regarding fixed asset-related inquiries and documentation
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
5+ years of professional accounting experience, with exposure to high volume fixed asset transactions
Technical understanding of fixed asset accounting under GAAP
Proven leader and management experience with strong communication, financial data analysis skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting
Advanced Excel skills (V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, etc.)
Big 4/regional firm audit/assurance experience (strongly preferred)
Certified Public Accounting (CPA), active or inactive
Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
you're solving problems that haven’t been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you’re in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you’ll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we’re writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it’s early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The Accounting team at Relativity spans tax and compliance, financial operations, general ledger, and business data strategy. While each group brings unique insights, they are united by a shared goal of protecting the financial integrity of Relativity, while also enabling smarter, faster decisions to help the company scale. With a focus on enabling growth, you’ll bring both structure and creativity to a highly dynamic environment.
Review and approve fixed asset transactions and journal entries in a manufacturing environment (including but not limited to: capitalization, depreciation, transfers, disposals) for month-end close
Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to build out fixed asset tagging process across 3 sites
Review monthly/quarterly/annual fixed asset roll forwards
Prepare and review explanations for monthly flux analyses
Manage internal fixed asset roadmap and work cross functionally to enhance full cycle fixed asset management process
Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors regarding fixed asset-related inquiries and documentation
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
5+ years of professional accounting experience, with exposure to high volume fixed asset transactions
Technical understanding of fixed asset accounting under GAAP
Proven leader and management experience with strong communication, financial data analysis skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting
Advanced Excel skills (V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, etc.)
Big 4/regional firm audit/assurance experience (strongly preferred)
Certified Public Accounting (CPA), active or inactive
Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.