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# Accounting Manager at Northwood Space

- **Company:** Northwood Space
- **Location:** Torrance, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-08-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/northwoodspace/c94c0dcc-85ba-4b97-a911-f54359b3346e

## Job description

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.

Role: We are seeking a Senior Accounting Manager to support in building and scaling Northwood’s accounting operations and financial infrastructure. This role will lead month end and cost accounting processes, ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, and drive operational excellence across day-to-day accounting functions. Beyond supervising the day-to-day transaction cycles, the Senior Accounting Manager will play a vital role in executing the operational strategy required to transition accounting workflows in-house, implement robust financial software tools, and create a corporate culture centered on compliance, precise capital tracking, and resource accountability.

Responsibilities:

- Execute and oversee the day-to-day general ledger activities, ensuring accurate, timely record-keeping in accordance with US GAAP.
- Support the Controller in designing, implementing, and maintaining company-wide financial controls and accounting policies that foster financial discipline.
- Manage the configuration, maintenance, and data integrity of the corporate accounting system, identifying bottlenecks and optimizing system workflows.
- Coordinate schedules and prepare underlying workpapers for external audits and tax compliance.
- Collaborate with local bookkeepers in international jurisdictions to ensure timely month-end close and accurate reporting
- Lead cost accounting efforts and collaborate with production, supply chain and engineering to lead unit cost reduction efforts
- Partner with finance to support cost reduction efforts, fundraising, forecasting and executive reporting
- Implement process improvements to decrease month end close timelines, scale systems efficiently and automate accounting workflows

Accounts Payable and Procurement Operations

- End-to-end AP process, including invoice validation, PO matching, and proper coding.
- Review and authorize payment runs (ACH, wires, checks) for final Controller approval.
- Oversee the resolution of complex vendor invoice discrepancies and inquiries.
- Administer corporate credit card and employee expense reimbursement platforms, enforcing strict adherence to corporate travel and entertainment policies.
- Produce AP aging analyses and spend reports to assist with cash commitment insights.

Accounts Receivable and Revenue Management

- Oversee customer invoice generation and transmission in alignment with contracts and milestones.
- Manage collection activities, follow up on overdue accounts, and escalate billing disputes.
- Prepare AR aging reports and collections metrics to help mitigate credit risks.
- Analyze monthly variances between projected and actual receipts to refine cash flow models.
- Partner with business development and legal teams to evaluate contract terms, billing structures, and revenue recognition under ASC 606 prior to execution, ensuring financial integrity and compliance from contract inception
- Own monthly cash management cycle, including maintenance of cash file, cash positioning, forecasting updates, and reporting to senior leadership

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related Business discipline.
- 5+ years of progressive, professional corporate accounting experience
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, multi-entity financial reporting, ASC 606 , and internal controls framework across domestic and international operations.
- Demonstrated experience operating within a fast-paced, inventory-driven hardware, manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) financial software, specifically NetSuite or a comparable system.
- A deeply hands-on approach and attention to detail, showing equal enthusiasm for completing foundational operational tasks and managing structured accounting projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation.
- Prior accounting experience within the aerospace, satellite, telecommunications, or defense industrial sectors.
- Familiarity with SQL or advanced data analysis tools to construct custom reporting pipelines for procurement, inventory, or billing structures.
- Proven success building, scaling, and mentoring a lean accounting team during phases of high organizational growth

Additional Information: If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Northwood Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Northwood Space 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, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

## About Northwood Space

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Building a global ground network for the future of space communications — delivering vertically integrated hardware, software, and shared infrastructure that lets space missions go from concept to live data delivery in months instead of years.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, raised $100M in January 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States (additional offices in Torrance, CA; Washington, D.C.; with presence in the United Kingdom and India)
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Bridgit Mendler (CEO, Cofounder), Griffin Cleverly (Co-Founder, CTO), Shaurya Luthra (Co-Founder, Head of Digital)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Defense and Space Manufacturing; Space-to-ground infrastructure; Satellite communications.
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2G — commercial satellite operators, government agencies (e.g., U.S. Space Force), and defense customers.
- **Mission**: “Take space missions further, faster” by building resilient, cloud-like ground infrastructure for the next century of space operations.

## Products & Services
- **Hardware (Antennas built for scale)** : Phased-array antenna systems designed for volume manufacturing and rapid deployment (hours, not months).
- **Network (Shared infrastructure)** : A horizontally scalable, dynamic capacity provisioning network that eliminates single points of failure and works across multiple orbits and frequency bands.
- **Software (Orchestration intelligence)** : The intelligence layer that schedules contacts, routes data, and manages the entire ground network — enabling on-demand capacity without traditional procurement cycles.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised — **$136.4M** across four rounds (Grant $100K in 2023, Seed $6.3M in 2024, Series A $30M in 2025, Series B $100M in 2026).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Andreessen Horowitz (led Seed, Series A, and Series B), Founders Fund (Seed), Washington Harbour Partners (led Series B and a prior round). Strategic partners include government agencies and commercial launch providers.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew **117.6% YoY** to 65 employees (as of mid-2026).
  - 48 active job postings (+140% YoY increase).
  - Successfully tested next-generation phased array antennas.
  - Won a U.S. Space Force contract (mentioned in news snippets).
  - Expanded to three U.S. offices and international presence (UK, India).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically integrated ground stack** — from antenna hardware to network orchestration software — collapses deployment timelines from years to months/days.
- **Hardware that deploys in hours** and scales like cloud computing, avoiding traditional multi-year procurement cycles.
- **Resilient, shared infrastructure** designed for multiple orbits and frequency bands, reducing single points of failure.
- **Strong talent pipeline** from SpaceX, Anduril, Tesla, Palantir, and other top aerospace/defense firms.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale the global ground network** by deploying more sites and increasing capacity for both government and commercial customers.
- **Volume manufacturing** of antenna systems to meet surging demand.
- **Deepen partnerships** with defense and intelligence agencies (National Security Space) and commercial satellite operators.
- **Continue hiring aggressively** across engineering, operations, site management, and business development.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values include humility, bias to action, autonomy, and exceptionalism. Teams are trusted to own their work and make decisions.
- **Impact**: Work is deployed globally — antennas built in Torrance, software orchestrated from LA, sites stood up worldwide.
- **Benefits**: Competitive salary, meaningful equity, comprehensive medical/dental/vision, employer-sponsored 401(k), paid parental leave, commuter benefits, sponsored clubs and quarterly events.
- **Work Model**: Likely on-site for hardware roles (Torrance, El Segundo, Washington D.C.); some software roles may offer flexibility. Two main office hubs: Los Angeles (HQ) and Washington D.C.
- **Engineering culture**: Fast iteration, real-world deployment, cross-functional collaboration. “If you like building quickly and seeing your work deployed in locations around the globe, we want you at Northwood.”

## Sources
1. [northwoodspace.io](https://www.northwoodspace.io/)
2. [northwoodspace.io/about-us](https://www.northwoodspace.io/about-us)
3. [northwoodspace.io/careers](https://www.northwoodspace.io/careers)
4. [LinkedIn – Northwood](https://www.linkedin.com/company/northwood-space)
5. [Crunchbase – Northwood Space](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/northwood-space)

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