Cost Accountant

Northwood Space
Los Angeles
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 112,000 - 154,000 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical","Independent ownership","Process building","Problem solving","Cross-functional partnership"]

Own and scale the company’s cost accounting function as space infrastructure moves from development to production. Establish processes and controls for inventory, standard costs, WIP, COGS, and manufacturing variances; run month- and quarter-end close activities; develop standard costing across purchased and manufactured hardware; and partner across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Program teams to translate BOMs and production drivers into accurate product costs. Serve as the Finance owner for cost accounting systems and process improvement.

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Northwood Space
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Cost Accountant

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Job Summary

Own and scale the company’s cost accounting function as space infrastructure moves from development to production. Establish processes and controls for inventory, standard costs, WIP, COGS, and manufacturing variances; run month- and quarter-end close activities; develop standard costing across purchased and manufactured hardware; and partner across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Program teams to translate BOMs and production drivers into accurate product costs. Serve as the Finance owner for cost accounting systems and process improvement.
Location: Los Angeles
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and own cost accounting processes, methodologies, controls, documentation, and reporting for inventory, standard costs, WIP, COGS, and manufacturing variances.
  • •Own month-end and quarter-end close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, variance analysis, and supporting schedules for accurate reporting.
  • •Develop and maintain standard costing methodologies and analyze purchase price, material, labor, overhead, absorption, scrap, and other variances to improve cost accuracy.
  • •Own inventory accounting and valuation for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, reconciling operational activity to the ERP and resolving discrepancies.
  • •Serve as the Finance owner for cost accounting systems and automation, defining ERP requirements and strengthening financial controls and reporting infrastructure.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 112,000 - 154,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with 4+ years of experience in cost accounting, inventory accounting, or manufacturing accounting.
  • •Strong understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, inventory valuation, WIP, COGS, PPV, absorption, manufacturing variances, and ERP inventory flows.
  • •Ability to independently own cost accounting close activities (journal entries, reconciliations) and complex analyses while resolving discrepancies across financial and operational data.
  • •Highly analytical, comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-paced environment, with strong Excel skills and process-building ability.
  • •Experience developing or improving standard costing methodologies and reporting as manufacturing operations scale (preferred).
Experience:4+ yearsAerospaceDefenseHardwareAutomotiveElectronicsComplex manufacturingStartupManufacturing scale-up
Education:Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
Skills:AnalyticalIndependent ownershipProcess buildingProblem solvingCross-functional partnership
Tech Stack:ExcelERP

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

Northwood Space
Builds modern, scalable ground infrastructure and phased-array antenna systems to improve satellite-to-Earth communications, providing rapidly deployable ground stations and networking for commercial and government space missions.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 2023
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