Finance and accounting in California
Space Jobs for Finance Professionals in California
63 open roles for finance and accounting professionals at 23 space companies name a site in California, most of them in Hawthorne and Long Beach; typical pay runs $113k–$250k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.
Space companies hiring finance and accounting professionals in California
| Employer | Open roles here | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | 20 | $148k/yr |
| Impulse Space | 5 | $135k/yr |
| Northwood Space | 5 | $134k/yr |
| True Anomaly | 4 | $155k/yr |
| NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 3 | $69k/yr |
| K2 Space | 3 | $115k/yr |
| Relativity Space | 3 | $154k/yr |
| Rocket Lab | 3 | $71.1k/yr |
| Astranis | 2 | too few figures |
| Vast | 2 | too few figures |
| The Aerospace Corporation | 1 | not stated |
| Array Labs | 1 | too few figures |
| Astra | 1 | not stated |
| CesiumAstro | 1 | too few figures |
| Cowboy Space | 1 | too few figures |
| GITAI | 1 | too few figures |
| Hubble Network | 1 | too few figures |
| Planet | 1 | too few figures |
| Terran Orbital | 1 | too few figures |
| Viasat | 1 | too few figures |
| Virgin Galactic | 1 | too few figures |
| Voyager Technologies | 1 | too few figures |
| Xona Space Systems | 1 | too few figures |
Where the roles are
- Hawthorne19
- Long Beach12
- Redondo Beach6
- Torrance5
- Los Angeles4
- San Francisco4
- Pasadena3
- Alameda1
- Burlingame1
- Carlsbad1
Kinds of work
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Manager, Corporate FP&A (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$140,000–$185,000/yr
Accounting Manager (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$120,000–$150,000/yr
Technical Accounting Manager (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$120,000–$160,000/yr
Senior Technical Accountant (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$100,000–$130,000/yr
Senior Technical Accounting Analyst (opens the job details)
Impulse Space · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, California· todayDetails
$100,000–$135,000/yr
Finance Manager - Manufacturing & Supply Chain (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Programs & Business · Long Beach, CA· todayDetails
$125,000–$165,000/yr
Manager, Technical Revenue Recognition (opens the job details)
Viasat · Programs & Business · Carlsbad, California· todayDetails
$104,000–$164,500/yr
Sr. Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations (opens the job details)
Virgin Galactic · Programs & Business · Tustin, California, United States· 1d agoDetails
$300,000–$360,000/yr
Senior Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Analyst (opens the job details)
CesiumAstro · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA· 2d agoDetails
$112,000–$132000/yr
Data Analyst - Cloud Financial Operations (opens the job details)
Planet · Programs & Business · San Francisco, CA· 3d agoDetails
$114,200–$142,700/yr
Financial Analyst (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 4d agoDetails
$85,000–$140,000/yr
Vice President, FP&A and Program Finance (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Programs & Business · Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA· 6d agoDetails
$300,000–$345,000/yr
Financial Strategy, Planning & Analysis Intern (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Programs & Business · JPL Campus· 1w agoDetails
$21/hr
Accounts Receivable Accountant II (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Programs & Business · Long Beach, CA· 1w agoDetails
$63,200–$79,000/yr
Senior Financial Analyst, Program Finance (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Programs & Business · Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA· 1w agoDetails
$110,000–$180,000/yr
Senior Internal Auditor (opens the job details)
The Aerospace Corporation · Programs & Business · El Segundo, CA· 1w agoDetails

Accounts Payable Specialist (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 1w agoDetails
$30–$38/hr
Senior Accountant (opens the job details)
Northwood Space · Programs & Business · Torrance, CA· 1w agoDetails
$112,000–$184,000/yr
Tax Accountant (opens the job details)
Northwood Space · Programs & Business · Torrance, CA· 1w agoDetails
$112,000–$140,000/yr
Senior, Employment Tax & Payroll Analyst (opens the job details)
Vast · Programs & Business · Long Beach, California, United States· 1w agoDetails
$92,216–$130,902/yr
Accounts Payable Specialist (opens the job details)
Voyager Technologies · Programs & Business · California · 2w agoDetails
$65,000–$75,000/yr
Finance Manager (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$140,000–$220,000/yr
Sr. Financial Analyst (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$120,000–$175,000/yr
Sr. Tax Analyst (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$120,000–$175,000/yr
Sr. Accountant (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$120,000–$175,000/yr
Manager, Manufacturing Finance (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Programs & Business · Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA· 2w agoDetails
$130,000–$200,000/yr
Accounts Payable Processor (Temporary Position) (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Programs & Business · JPL Campus· 2w agoDetails
$61,880–$76,128/yr
Payroll Analyst (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2w agoDetails
$85,000–$140,000/yr
Pricing Analyst II (opens the job details)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Programs & Business · JPL Campus· 3w agoDetails
$85,592–$101,608/yr
Accountant (opens the job details)
Terran Orbital · Programs & Business · Irvine, CA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$70,000–$85,000/yr
Chief Financial Officer (opens the job details)
Hubble Network · Programs & Business · San Francisco, California, United States· 4w agoDetails
$250,000–$350,000/yr
Senior Accountant II (opens the job details)
Relativity Space · Programs & Business · Long Beach, California, United States· 4w agoDetails
$96,000–$144,000/yr
Plant Controller, Long Beach (opens the job details)
Relativity Space · Programs & Business · Long Beach, California, United States· 4w agoDetails
$158,000–$238,000/yr
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist (opens the job details)
Rocket Lab · Programs & Business · Long Beach, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$26–$33/hr
Financial Analyst (opens the job details)
Astranis · Programs & Business · San Francisco· 1mo agoDetails
$70,000–$100,000/yr
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist (opens the job details)
Cowboy Space · Programs & Business · San Carlos, CA or Kent +2 more· 1mo agoDetails
$83,000–$91,000/yr
Finance Systems Associate (Winter 2027) (opens the job details)
Astranis · Programs & Business · San Francisco· 1mo agoDetails
$1,750/wk
Cost Accountant (opens the job details)
Northwood Space · Programs & Business · Torrance, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$112,000–$154,000/yr
Sr Accounts Payable Accountant (opens the job details)
Astra · Programs & Business · Alameda, CA· 1mo agoDetails

Sr. Manager, Finance (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$175,000–$250,000/yr
Sr. Accountant, AI Operations (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Palo Alto, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$130,000–$190,000/yr
Tax Analyst (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 1mo agoDetails
$85,000–$140,000/yr
Tax Manager (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$140,000–$220,000/yr
Senior Financial Analyst - Programs (opens the job details)
K2 Space · Programs & Business · Los Angeles, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$100,000–$130,000/yr
Controller (opens the job details)
Northwood Space · Programs & Business · Torrance, CA· 2mo agoDetails

Lead, Corporate Finance (opens the job details)
Relativity Space · Programs & Business · Long Beach, California, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$123,000–$185,000/yr
Treasury Analyst (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$85,000–$140,000/yr
Sr. Manager, Indirect Tax (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$175,000–$250,000/yr
Sr. Manager, Payroll (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$175,000.00–$250,000.00/yr
Accounting Manager (opens the job details)
Northwood Space · Programs & Business · Torrance, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$114,000–$155,000/yr
Sr. Accountant (Brazil & Caribbean) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$120,000–$175,000/yr
Strategic Finance Manager (opens the job details)
Array Labs · Programs & Business · Redwood City, CA, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$150,000–$200000/yr
Sr. Treasury Analyst (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$120,000–$175,000/yr
Accountant (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$85,000–$140,000/yr
Sr. Accountant (LATAM) (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$115,000.00–$150,000.00/yr
Senior Accountant (opens the job details)
K2 Space · Programs & Business · Los Angeles, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$100,000–$130,000/yr
Manager, Indirect Tax (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 3mo agoDetails
$140,000–$190,000/yr
Payroll Manager (opens the job details)
Vast · Programs & Business · Long Beach, California, United States· 3mo agoDetails
$104,000–$148,000/yr
Sr. Financial Analyst, Investor Relations (opens the job details)
SpaceX · Programs & Business · Hawthorne, CA· 4mo agoDetails
$120,000–$160,000/yr
VP, Strategic Finance (opens the job details)
GITAI · Programs & Business · Los Angeles, California, United States· 5mo agoDetails
$180,000–$250,000/yr
Senior Cost Accountant (opens the job details)
True Anomaly · Programs & Business · Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA· 6mo agoDetails
$95,000–$155,000/yr
Chief Financial Officer (opens the job details)
Xona Space Systems · Programs & Business · Burlingame, California· 9mo agoDetails
$250,000–$350,000/yr
Accounts Payable Specialist (opens the job details)
K2 Space · Programs & Business · Los Angeles· 1y+ agoDetails
$25–$35/hr
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What people ask about finance and accounting professionals' work in California
Which space companies hire finance and accounting professionals in California?
Today, SpaceX (20 roles), Impulse Space (5 roles), Northwood Space (5 roles), True Anomaly (4 roles), NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (3 roles), K2 Space (3 roles), and 17 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in California.
Where in California are the roles for finance and accounting professionals?
Most are in Hawthorne (19), Long Beach (12), Redondo Beach (6), Torrance (5), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.
How much do space roles for finance and accounting professionals in California pay?
The roles here that state pay post a median $134k/yr, with typical pay from $113k–$250k/yr; 88.2% of California's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. California's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings).
Do roles for finance and accounting professionals in California require US citizenship?
Of the 3,014 space postings in California whose text we read, 79.6% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 23.5% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.
How is this list made?
We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in California, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for finance and accounting professionals; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.