Cost Accounting Manager

Cost Accounting Manager

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by over $1 billion in total funding from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, ICONIQ, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and T. Rowe Price — and with over $1 billion in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers, we're mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space.

The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft. Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today's and tomorrow's massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits.

With multiple launches in 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites a year, we're Building Bigger — helping develop the solar system and build toward a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a high-growth Series D-funded company, we'd love for you to apply.

The Role

The Cost Accounting Manager will assist financial leadership across manufacturing operations, with a strong focus on manufacturing processes, product costing, and overhead pool management. This role partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Product Management to ensure accurate cost visibility, disciplined financial controls, and data-driven decision-making in a complex manufacturing environment. This role will report to the Head of Finance & Accounting.

Responsibilities

Manufacturing Finance Leadership

• Serve as a finance partner to manufacturing operations, providing insight and guidance on cost performance, efficiency, and profitability
• Support operational leadership with financial analysis related to production volume, capacity utilization, labor efficiency, and make/buy decisions

Product Costing

• Assist in the product costing process, including bills of material, labor standards, overhead application, and variance analysis
• Analyze and explain manufacturing variances (labor, material, overhead, yield) and drive corrective actions with the operations teams

Overhead Pools and Cost Allocation

• Help manage manufacturing overhead pools, allocation bases, and rates to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance
• Assist with annual and periodic overhead rate setting, monitoring, and true-up processes

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Assist with manufacturing budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans, including volume assumptions and cost drivers
• Prepare detailed cost models to support new product introductions, pricing decisions, and program bids

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
• 4+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, financial modeling, and forecasting
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of GAAP accounting rules and their impact on financial modeling and reporting
• Exceptional communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams and ability to articulate complex financial concepts in a simple manner
• Proven ability to perform complex account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial analysis
• Strong leadership skills with a collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves mentality
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

• MBA or relevant professional certification (CPA,…