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About Otto Aerospace

Otto Aerospace is developing the world’s first fifth-generation business jet, designed for sustainability through the innovative use of advanced super-laminar aerodynamics and high-precision, net-shaped composites. Flight tests of our technology demonstrator validate a dramatic reduction in fuel burn and allow a sizeable improvement in cabin comfort. Otto Aerospace is designing a world-class aircraft from first principles physics and delivering ground-breaking aircraft and economic performance.

About The Role

The Accounting Manager will lead full-cycle accounting activities, own the monthly close, and help mature the company’s processes, to public-company standards in support of a future IPO. The role is hands-on, reporting to the Controller, and partnering with FP&A, engineering, and PMO to bridge from an R&D environment to scalable, SOX-ready financial operations.

What You’ll Do

General Ledger, Close, Reconciliations
Lead and manage the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process ensuring timely and accurate US GAAP financial statements
Leverage technical accounting expertise to evaluate and interpret complex financial transactions, ensuring proper classification and compliance with GAAP
Ensure account reconciliations are prepared timely, accurately

Accounting Operations

Lead the AP (including expense report and p-card program), AR, and Cash Management functions, own the weekly payment run process
Review fixed assets, assets under construction, lease accounting entries
Own project accounting set up and maintenance
Review of payroll and benefits entries, responsible for bonus and stock-based compensation entries
Ramp system administrator until the company fully transitions to Concur, monitors integration with QuickBooks
Ensure Concur and SAP remain in sync and reconciled (expense reimbursements and p-card transactions)

Process Improvements, Systems Administration

Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and systems
Passionate about technology, you own the UAT process for SAP and Concur implementations, and will be the system administrator for SAP post implementation
Create user guides, update policies and procedures under new ERP system environment

Leadership and Collaboration

Lead, mentor, and develop the accounting team; set clear expectations, review work and build a culture of ownership, accuracy and continuous improvement
Foster strong collaboration with internal and cross-functional teams

Other

Support IPO readiness efforts
Collaborate with external auditors and tax consultants.
Respond to ad hoc requests for information from internal/external stakeholders

Who You Are

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA strongly preferred

Experience

7-10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a mix of public accounting and industry; experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or complex R&D environments is highly desirable
Solid knowledge of US GAAP, including leases, stock-based compensation, and R&D/project accounting; experience with technical memos and audit interaction
Prior experience in a high-growth or pre-IPO company and/or with public company SOX readiness, IPO transactions is a strong plus
Hands-on experience leading the close, managing a team, implementing process improvements
Comfortable working in a fast-changing environment with incomplete processes, and able to design pragmatic, scalable solutions
Strong systems orientation, experience with implementing or optimizing ERP and related financial tools
SAP, Concur, QuickBooks, Ramp experience a plus

Interpersonal Skills

We are a service organization, you are customer service-centric, meeting customer needs, and eventually anticipating them
Comfortable with ambiguity, as we continue in a rapid growth mode, no two days are typically alike
Curious, not shy about asking why, or why not, willing to learn new tools, adaptable
Organized and disciplined, prioritize work assignments, and meet deadlines
Self-Starter: ability to independently identify work that needs to be completed or issues that need to be addressed, elevate as appropriate, and seek solutions
Active Listening: gain insight and truly understand all project stakeholders
Critical Thinking: make prompt, informed and value-based decisions for the project
Organization: Focus on agenda, schedules, frameworks, consistent methodologies, and documentation to deliver an exceptional work product
Problem Solving: Assess issues from different vantage points and formulate the best solution in addressing specific challenges
Teamwork and Team Building: Establish a collaborative culture where people with unique personalities and skills happily work together and accountable to shared goal
Strong Business Communication: Use the right language, tone and storytelling techniques when communicating, describing, or explaining issues over email, chat, reports, presentations and other forms and channels of communication; adapt communication based on audience
Self-Motivation: Exude the highest level of commitment and motivation to see it through from start to finish

Where You’ll Be

Otto Aviation is currently a remote workplace culture, with plans to secure a permanent headquarters for our corporate office in the next 2-3 years.

**This role is remote at first with travel to our headquarters in Ft Worth, TX, then will be onsite at our new manufacturing site in Jacksonville, FL

Benefits

Otto Aviation provides a robust benefits package that includes competitive salaries, subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) opportunities, paid short term disability, voluntary long-term disability and additional term life, with 15 paid days off, 13-14 paid holidays, and paid sick leave. Depending on seniority and role, some roles qualify for potential bonuses and stock options.

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