Accountant, Technical

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.

We’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond

About the Role:

Hadrian is building the factories that will power the next generation of aerospace and defense. As an Accountant, Technical, you will play a critical role in establishing a scalable, high-integrity financial foundation within a rapidly growing manufacturing environment.

This role is focused on technical accounting, including policy development, revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), and complex accounting areas such as internally developed software. You will own key accounting positions, drive consistency across financial reporting, and partner cross-functionally with legal, sales, and operations teams to ensure accounting implications are well understood and properly implemented.

Success in this role requires strong technical expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to proactively research and apply accounting guidance in a fast-scaling environment.

In This Role you will:

• Research new accounting standards and emerging guidance; evaluate impact and recommend implementation approaches

• Draft and defend technical accounting memos supporting key accounting positions

• Maintain and update internal accounting policies in line with evolving business activities and regulatory requirements

• Perform detailed ASC 606 analyses, including identification of performance obligations, SSP determination, transaction price allocation, and timing of revenue recognition

• Own and maintain the revenue recognition workbook, ensuring accuracy and completeness

• Partner closely with legal and sales teams to review customer contracts and assess accounting implications prior to execution

• Assist in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP

• Support preparation of disclosures, footnotes, and supporting schedules for internal and external reporting

• Ensure consistency between accounting positions, supporting workbooks, and financial statement presentation

• Support audit processes, including preparation of audit support and responses to auditor requests

• Account for lease arrangements in accordance with ASC 842

• Maintain lease accounting schedules, including amortization and required disclosures

• Partner cross-functionally with legal, sales, and operations teams on complex or non-standard business arrangements

• Provide technical accounting guidance on new initiatives and transactions

• Support transaction-related activities and other high-impact, ad hoc projects

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong technical accounting foundation, ideally within a manufacturing or high-growth environment

• Deep expertise in ASC 606 (revenue recognition)

• Experience drafting and defending technical accounting memos (e.g., internally developed software, complex transactions, liability vs. equity)

• Working knowledge of ASC 842 (lease accounting)

• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP financial statement presentation and disclosures

• Highly detail-oriented with strong analytical curiosity and ownership mindset

• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

• Background in public accounting (Big 4 or similar strongly preferred)

• Experience at a public or pre-IPO manufacturing company (preferred)

• Combination of Big 4 + industry experience (preferred)

• Experience partnering with legal and commercial teams on contract review (preferred)

• Familiarity with data analysis tools (SQL, Python, or similar) (preferred)

• Ability to work onsite at our Torrance, CA factory

• U.S. citizenship or ability to comply with ITAR requirements

What Will Set You Apart:

• Worked for a public manufacturing company

• Mix of big 4 experience and worked for a public manufacturing company, has used any kind of Data manipulation software

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $100,000 - $145,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).

This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees

• 401k

• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.

• Flexible vacation policy

ITAR Requirements

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.

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.