Senior Cost Accountant

About this role

Department:
Accounting

Location:
Hawthorne, California

Compensation:
$130,000 - $160,000 / year

Description
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.


Astrolab is seeking a hands-on, detail-oriented
Senior Cost Accountant
to manage and execute our day-to-day costing operations as we transition from design to the manufacturing and testing of our first-of-a-kind lunar service robotics.


You will be the financial eyes and ears on the floor—tracking engineering design changes, equipment procurement, third-party contractors, test-product quality, spares, and scrap. Crucially, you will ensure our costing structures maintain strict compliance with both
US GAAP
and
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
.


What you'll do:
NetSuite Implementation & Daily Execution

• Implement, maintain, and customize NetSuite’s costing modules to align with company accounting policies and reporting needs.
• Execute day-to-day cost accounting entries, labor distributions, and inventory reconciliations.
• Establish and maintain work centers, routing steps, and Bill of Materials (BOM) cost structures within NetSuite.

Cost Tracking & Analysis

• Track and analyze expenditures across multiple dimensions: by account, department, work station, and product segment.
• Monitor and report on variances (material, labor, and overhead) between budgeted estimates and actual build costs.
• Partner with Engineering and Supply Chain to accurately track and account for high-value scrap, rework, and spare parts inventory.

Technical & Regulatory Compliance

• Apply US GAAP principles to accurately distinguish between R&...