Senior Accountant I (Long Beach)

Senior Accountant I

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. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; 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 most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About The Role

Prepare and review general ledger journal entries for month-end close

Prepare and analyze balance sheet reconciliations, including identifying and resolving variances

Assist in preparation of monthly / quarterly / annual financial statements

Produce monthly flux analyses and explain variances

Assist in year-end audit by providing external auditors with supporting documentation

Assist in developing internal process improvements, including documenting processes and identifying and developing internal controls

Train and mentor staff accountants

About You

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

3-5 years of relevant accounting experience from both public accounting and industry sectors

Strong understanding and knowledge of US GAAP

Hands-on experience in the financial close process

Advanced Excel skills (V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, etc.)

Strong attention to detail and high-level of accuracy

Solid communication and interpersonal skills

Big 4 / regional firm audit / assurance experience (strongly preferred)

Certified Public Accounting (CPA), active or inactive

Fast-growing start-ups and / or manufacturing industry experience space manufacturing even better!

Infor LN (previously BAAN) ERP specific experience

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors. Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.

Hiring Range : $94,000 - $120,000 USD

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.