Plant Controller

Relativity Space

Long Beach, CA, United States Posted October 9, 2026

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On-site Full-time Senior
Salary Range

$158,000 - $238,000

Job Description

Join Relativity, a leading company in the aerospace and defense industry. As a Plant Controller, you will be the senior accounting leader for our manufacturing site, responsible for the accuracy and integrity of site financial results. You will collaborate closely with various teams across the business, establish strong financial controls, and build the accounting infrastructure needed to support our growth. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, 401(k), equity, generous PTO, and more.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights and support decision-making.
  • Lead plant accounting and close activities, ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial results.
  • Establish strong financial controls and disciplined processes across inventory, production reporting, and other plant operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and plant leadership to understand operational drivers and solve complex financial issues
  • Experience building or strengthening accounting processes, internal controls, and financial reporting in a growing or evolving manufacturing environment
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate financial results at the operational level and maintain a regular, hands-on presence within manufacturing operations
  • Proven experience in plant controllership, site accounting, or manufacturing accounting leadership within a complex, capital-intensive environment
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including significant experience in manufacturing
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, inventory accounting, standard costing, manufacturing variances, fixed assets, and capital-project accounting
  • CPA, CMA, MBA, or other relevant advanced qualification
  • Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial equipment, heavy machinery, or another highly engineered manufacturing environment
  • Experience supporting a transition from development or low-rate production to repeatable manufacturing, including implementing or improving standard costing and manufacturing master data
  • Experience with complex manufacturing ERPs such as Infor LN, SAP, or Oracle, along with exposure to SOX, government contracting, project accounting, data analytics, or process automation
Required Skills
controllership accounting manufacturing collaboration cross-functional collaboration decision making supply chain leadership problem solving GAAP SAP Oracle SOX data analysis
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