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title: 'Senior Accountant at MORSE Corp'
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# Senior Accountant at MORSE Corp

- **Company:** MORSE Corp
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA
- **Compensation:** $80k–$110k
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/morsecorp/jobs/7818487003?gh_jid=7818487003

## Job description

MORSE Corp is an employee owned, small business based in Cambridge, MA, Arlington, VA, and Seattle, WA with a history of fielding cutting-edge technology. MORSE boasts a specially selected team of scientists, engineers, and software developers to deliver best-in-class technical solutions that solve difficult multidisciplinary problems faced by the US National Security Ecosystem.

MORSE is seeking a meticulous, highly motivated Senior Accountant to join our small, agile, and growing Finance team. This role is ideal for someone coming from public accounting who enjoys digging into the details, owning the numbers end‑to‑end, and building scalable processes.

## Responsibilities

- Own day to day accounting operations, including:

- Payroll and labor distribution

- Accounts Payable

- Accounts Receivable

- Fixed assets, capitalization, and depreciation

- Bank and Credit Card Reconciliations

- Equity Accounting

- Prepare and review journal entries and account reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and resolving issues promptly.

- Perform monthly close activities and produce accurate, timely financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

- Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts and maintain clear, well documented audit trails.

- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts; provide variance analysis and insight to support decision making.

- Prepare and monitor monthly cash flow budgets and reports to support effective cash management.

- Maintain the fixed asset ledger and related book/tax depreciation schedules.

- Support external auditors with schedules, documentation, and responses to audit requests.

- Identify opportunities to improve controls, streamline processes, and enhance data quality.

## Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

- 1-4 years of experience in public accounting (audit or assurance strongly preferred) or a mix of public accounting and corporate accounting.

- Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting, including contract revenue recognition and audit support.

- Strong Excel skills (e.g., lookups, pivot tables, linking schedules, error checking) and comfort working with large data sets.

- Proven track record of:

- High attention to detail and accuracy

- Thorough documentation of workpapers and reconciliations

- Following and enhancing control processes

- Ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining quality and completeness of work.

- Clear written and verbal communication skills; able to explain findings and issues to both finance and non finance stakeholders.

- Collaborative mindset and willingness to excel in a small team environment.

MORSE Corp’s salary range for this role carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to, prior experience, education, skills and expertise, location, internal equity, and other factors that are job related and consistent with business need. Therefore, final offer amounts may vary from the amount stated. Depending on role eligibility, total compensation may also include bonus, stock, 401(k) match, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and life insurance.

Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year. MORSE maintains an “open” leave policy that does not restrict exempt, regular full-time employees to a specific number of paid sick or vacation days. However, this policy is not an “unlimited” paid leave policy.

## Compensation

$80,000—$110,000 USD

The team at MORSE takes pride in being the smart team that is easy to work with. We focus on steady, long-term success with an emphasis on exceptionalism and delivering mission-critical impact to our customers. For more information, please visit [www.morsecorp.com](http://www.morsecorp.com).

## About MORSE Corp

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: MORSE Corp (Mission Oriented Rapid Solution Engineering) is an employee-owned engineering services firm that applies asymmetric, unconventional approaches to solve complex, multi-disciplinary problems for the U.S. National Security Ecosystem.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Employee-Owned, No External Investors)
- **Headquarters**: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Bobby Cohanim (Co-Founder); other co-founders not publicly identified

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Defense and Space Manufacturing; National Security Technology
- **Target Customers**: U.S. Government agencies (DoD, IC, etc.) – B2G / Enterprise
- **Mission / Purpose**: “Use asymmetric and unconventional approaches to deploy practical solutions that solve difficult multi-disciplinary problems faced by the US National Security Ecosystem.” [morsecorp.com](https://www.morsecorp.com/about.html)

## Products & Services
MORSE is primarily a services-and-engineering firm, not a product company. Its offerings span:
- **AI/ML & Data Science**: Machine learning, computer vision, data analytics for defense applications.
- **Mission Planning & Situational Awareness**: Algorithm and software development for manned/unmanned systems.
- **Test & Evaluation**: Human-centered design, rapid prototyping, field testing in operationally representative conditions.
- **Systems Integration & Platform Engineering**: FabOps, platform integration, decision systems, vehicle AGN&C (Autonomous Guidance, Navigation & Control).
- **Software Development**: Full-stack, cloud, and autonomy software (tech stack includes AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitLab, Rust, Confluence, JIRA). [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/morse-corp)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private, no investors)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue ~$19.9M (LinkedIn estimate); Total employees 172 (LinkedIn) or 195 (Built In) as of mid-2026.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: None – company is 100% employee-owned with no external funding. Key talent sources include Draper, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Northeastern University, Aurora Flight Sciences, and GE Aerospace.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount growth of +16% YoY (LinkedIn)
  - Active job postings up +169% year-over-year
  - Quarterly job posting growth +20.7%
  - LinkedIn followers surged +261.4% in the past year to over 16,000 [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/morse-corp)

## Competitive Advantages
- **100% employee-owned** – no external investors, focus on long-term success and mission alignment.
- **User-centered development process** that continuously engages with end-users, ensuring products fit operational constraints rather than forcing users to adapt.
- **Unlimited Government Data Rights** – a key differentiator for defense clients.
- **Lean and agile** – efficient, small-team approach while maintaining rigor.
- **Strong talent brand** – “the smart team that’s easy to work with” [morsecorp.com](https://www.morsecorp.com/about.html)

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding capabilities in AI/ML, autonomy, and test & evaluation for the national security community.
- Scale headcount while preserving an employee-owned culture and flexible hybrid work model.
- Deepen presence in Cambridge (MA), Arlington (VA), and Seattle (WA) offices.
- Maintain a “mission first” ethos that attracts top engineers and scientists from leading universities and defense labs.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven, fun, and collaborative. Quarterly company outings, game nights, happy hours, stocked kitchen.
- **Work Model**: Hybrid – most staff are in-office 3+ days per week; flexible hours and open PTO policy.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Employee equity, 401K with employer match, performance bonuses, health/dental/vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, short & long-term disability, life insurance, generous parental leave with re-entry program, commuter benefits, gym membership, Blue Bike membership.
- **Professional Development**: Tuition reimbursement, conference attendance, lunch-and-learns, job training, continuing education during work hours. Mean gender pay gap below 10%; strong DEI practices.
- **Offices**: Kendall Square (Cambridge), Ballston (Arlington), Westlake (Seattle) – all in vibrant tech hubs with transit access.
- **Tech Stack**: Modern tools including AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitLab, Rust, Python, JIRA, Confluence. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/morse-corp)

## Sources
1. [MORSE Corp – Homepage](https://www.morsecorp.com/)
2. [MORSE Corp – About Us](https://www.morsecorp.com/about.html)
3. [MORSE Corp – Jobs & Careers](https://www.morsecorp.com/jobs.html)
4. [MORSE Corp on Built In](https://builtin.com/company/morse-corp)
5. [MORSE Corp on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/morse-corp)

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