Director of Cost Accounting, Hadrian
$220-270k
+ Equity
Autonomous factories for aerospace components
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Autonomous factories for aerospace components
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$220-270k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build the planet's most efficient factory to accelerate a democratic, abundant, spacefaring future.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ Years of progressive cost or managerial accounting experience
- Mixture of experience with high volume and high dollar amount manufacturing
- CPA or CMA certification strongly preferred
- Extremely well spoken. Able to break down complex and hard to understand concepts to all functions at the Company
- Led a Company’s cost function historically
- Extensive understanding of building Company’s and teams
- Deep understanding of internal ownership with multiple stakeholders. Balancing needs and wants of all
- Continuous ownership and improvement life cycles
- Ability to travel lightly, roughly 0-10% depending on the Company’s planning cycles
- 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. Learn more about the ITAR here
Desirable
- Extensive SQL or Python knowledge
- Experience in building and owning processes continuously
- Worked with a Company’s Product Management function to improve internally developed software tools for Accounting Uses
- Extensive understanding of multiple types of manufacturing including but not limited to Satellites, CPG, Components, ships, or semiconductor industry best practices
What the job involves
- The Director, Cost Accounting will own the Company's cost accounting function across a multi-site manufacturing environment, acting as the go-to expert on GAAP costing methodologies and government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). This person will roll up their sleeves to drive the semi-annual cost rate-setting process, tighten up work order variance reporting, and work hand-in-hand with leadership to build a SOX 404(b)-compliant control environment around inventory and costing
- Take over the Company’s cost accounting apparatus
- Drive new processes around variance of work orders to expectations
- Maintain and update the Company’s rates on a semi-annual basis or on a needed basis. Run the cost setting process across multiple sites with many different stakeholders taking input from Operational Finance and Operations to comply with GAAP and CAS needs
- Be the Company’s subject matter expert in GAAP approved costing methodologies across a differentiated manufacturing company
- Implement additional software packages that enhance the Company’s ability to report cost
- Partner with Company leadership to drive a control framework around inventory and costing to a SOX 404(b) standard
- Have extensive understanding of government CAS requirements as it pertains to government and commercial contracts
- Other related duties and special projects as they arise
Our take
Hadrian is an industrial automation company that creates autonomous factories for aerospace components. The inspiration for Hadrian was the notion that throughout history, empires begin to fall when they outsource their core industries to lower-cost countries, resulting in internal stagnation and mass unemployment.
To counter this historic trend, Hadrian was founded, which uses machine learning to automate the processes of component factories. It targets aerospace and defence, which are areas in which the USA relies on boutique experts who lack the manpower to build at scale. Its solution addresses bottlenecks in manufacturing that slow down progress, improving efficiency and capacity.
With strong investment, Hadrian is setting a precedent for a new era of machine work innovation. Its main challenge remains to convince smaller manufacturers to embrace the precision and time-saving benefits of automation. It is investing in team and product growth, including the launch of an additive manufacturing division that will deliver scalable and production-ready capacity for the US defense sector and allied partners.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2025
$260m
SERIES C
Feb 2024
$93.6m
SERIES B
Total funding: $490.6m
Company benefits
- 100% coverage of platinum medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees 401k
- Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
- Flexible vacation policy
Company HQ
Hermosa Beach, CA
Leadership
Chris Power
(CEO & CPO)Previously Managing Partner at ADSC, Contributor and Advisor at Open Lunar Foundation and Head of Growth at Ento.com.
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