Senior Accountant

CHAOS Inc. is a global technology company delivering next-generation capabilities to the defense and critical industrial sectors. Founded in 2022 by a seasoned leadership team, CHAOS has quickly become the place where world-class multi-disciplinary engineers come to build mission-critical technologies. CHAOS has a mission-focused culture, dedicated to solving the toughest technical challenges. Its unique agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping, while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world solutions.

Role Overview:

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Accountant that thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments to join our growing team! The Senior Accountant will play an integral role in supporting day-to-day accounting operations and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders. You will be a key contributor to month-end close, account reconciliations, audit, and high impact ad-hoc projects as needed.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, T&E processing, timely vendor payments, accurate coding, and adherence to company controls and policies.
• Support month-end and quarter-end close process and activities including journal entries, bank reconciliations, fixed asset capitalization, prepaid amortization, and preparation of supporting schedules.
• Assist in the preparation of GAAP financial statements, including intercompany transactions, trial balance review, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, Purchasing, Operations, and Engineering teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and operational alignment.
• Support annual audit initiatives by preparing and delivering timely, accurate documentation to external auditors.
• Drive increased efficiency by identifying opportunities for process improvement, implementing new workflows, automation, and systems to streamline operations.
• Assist with ad hoc reporting and support special projects as needed.
• Work 2-3 days onsite out of our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience with a blend of public and private experience at a start-up/high-growth technology company
• Proficiency in Excel and ERP Systems (i.e. Netsuite)
• Strong understanding of US GAAP
• Strong communication and organization skills
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to navigate a fast-paced, ever-changing start-up environment.
• Passionate about accounting operations and growth, with a hands-on, roll-up-your sleeves mentality!

Preferred Requirements:

• CPA preferred
• Big Four experience
• Familiarity with defense, aerospace, or other high-growth tech industries

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Your medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), and more
• Our Perks: free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
• Compensation Components: competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Company Size: 100 employees and counting!
• More About Us: We're building the next generation of aerospace, defense and critical industry technologies with a seasoned team of mission-focused individuals. We were founded in June 2022 and our goal is to become the platform where world-class engineers come to solve critical, real-world problems. We use agile engineering approaches which enable rapid prototyping, deep partnerships with the defense industry ensuring real-world application, and our newly-invented Coherence platform (through which we’ve made a fundamental breakthrough) improves sensor performance and decision-making in real-time. As of April 2025 we have raised $490M (including a $275M Series C at a $2B valuation) from some of the most prominent VC funds and investors including Accel, NEA, 8VC, and Valar. With a managing team that includes Epirus’ founding members (responsible for building a $1.5B company from scratch) + key drivers from Palantir (instrumental in Palantir’s growth to $1B in revenue), we are well-positioned to become one of the fastest growing companies to date!

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.