Accounting Manager

ABOUT HEAVISIDE INDUSTRIES

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces. While modern warfare has rapidly evolved with the proliferation of unmanned systems, hyper-precise munitions in contested environments are the future of the battlefield. Economical precision strike capabilities are critical to U.S. and allied war efforts, enabling successful defeat of enemy military assets and infrastructure. Heaviside builds precision munitions designed to operate in GPS-denied and spectrum-jammed battlefields—where traditional systems degrade or fail—without inflated prices or sacrifice to performance.

All engineering and manufacturing is conducted in-house in Heaviside's Los Angeles, CA headquarters and Oslo, Norway office.

Heaviside is backed by Interlagos, Menlo Ventures, Flume Ventures, Cantos, Anorak Ventures, and Ravelin Ventures.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Own day-to-day accounting for the U.S. entity: general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, bank and credit card reconciliations, and accruals.

• Run the U.S. month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close on the global close calendar, and deliver the monthly close pack to the Corporate Controller: a reconciliation for every balance sheet account, tied to the general ledger, with any variances explained.

• Maintain and improve the close pack: prepaid and amortization schedules, fixed assets and depreciation, inventory tied to physical counts, accruals, and intercompany. Tighten tie-outs, automate manual steps, and add schedules as the business grows.

• Own the U.S. side of intercompany accounting: record intercompany charges, reconcile balances with the Norwegian team each month, and resolve differences before consolidation.

• Find and lead opportunities to improve our accounting processes, policies, and reporting, working with the Corporate Controller to strengthen U.S. GAAP practices as the company grows.

• Build audit readiness for the U.S. entity, with PBC-ready schedules and support, and serve as the day-to-day contact for the U.S. entity during the external audit.

• Execute revenue recognition for U.S. contracts under ASC 606, maintain contract schedules and cost tracking, and flag judgment areas to the Corporate Controller.

• Maintain manufacturing and inventory cost accounting for U.S. production: standard costs, labor and overhead absorption, WIP, and inventory valuation.

• Manage payroll accounting and stock-based compensation entries with our payroll provider and equity administrator.

• Coordinate with external CPAs on U.S. federal and state income tax, sales and use tax, property tax, and 1099 reporting.

• Operate and enforce internal controls and close procedures for the U.S. entity, and recommend improvements to group policy.

• Support operations, procurement, and program teams with budget-to-actual reporting, purchase-commitment tracking, and cash forecasting inputs.
  

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of a full-cycle close; manufacturing, hardware, aerospace, or defense experience preferred.

• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP.

• Strong command of cost accounting and inventory valuation in a physical-product business.

• A track record of balance sheet reconciliations that tie to the ledger every month, and of preparing audit-ready schedules.

• Advanced Excel: building and maintaining reconciliation and amortization schedules with lookups and dynamic formulas (e.g., XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH).

• Hands-on experience with accounting systems (e.g., QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or similar) and comfort improving process in a lean, high-growth setting.

• Clear communicator who can work across time zones with a counterpart team in Norway.

• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) to access ITAR-controlled information.

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience building or maturing accounting processes at a growth-stage company, including preparing for a first financial statement audit.

• Government contract accounting experience: DCAA audits, FAR/CAS, indirect rate structures, or incurred-cost submissions.

• Intercompany accounting or cross-border U.S.–Europe experience.

• Public accounting (audit) background, ideally with manufacturing or aerospace and defense clients.

• Experience with WAWF for cost-reimbursable vouchers and progress payments, plus familiarity with DCAA-compliant billing.

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Heaviside will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, including arrest or conviction records, consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act. Heaviside intends to review criminal history after a conditional offer. Heaviside reasonably believes criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the following duties, potentially resulting in withdrawal of the offer: (1) accessing export-controlled technical data and defense articles; (2) handling and maintaining inventory of controlled components, tools, and equipment; and (3) accessing secure facilities, laboratories, and field test sites.

Heaviside is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Heaviside is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical disability or any other legally protected status.