About this job

Rocket Lab is the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch. Launching from right here in New Zealand, we design and build innovative technology to give small satellites a premium ride to orbit.

Small satellites play a crucial role in our day-to-day lives – they connect us, keep us safe, help us understand our planet and manage our impact on it, and they enable us to innovate and explore. There are endless possibilities for what we can achieve with better access to space, and that access is now a reality thanks to Rocket Lab.

Our relentlessly innovative team is behind Electron, the world’s only truly commercial small satellite launch vehicle in operation today. With multiple orbital launches under our belt and a record of 100% mission success, we’re opening access to space to improve life on Earth. We’ve built a world class team with a reputation for doing the impossible. Collaboration is at our core – every idea is heard, and everyone makes a difference.  Every day, we pursue ideas that challenge, excite and demand more of us, and we make them real. Be a part of it.

Responsibilities

The Production, Launch, and R&D Finance Administrator works across a wide range of administrative and operational functions to ensure:

• The timely and accurate end-to-end administration of Purchasing and Accounts Payable processes,
• Bringing foundational knowledge
• Application of general ledger coding across cost of sales, operational expense, and capital expenditure transactions.

Profile

• Experienced in administrating internal controls & associated internal policies across accounting administration
• Understand accounting principles, especially R&D and SG&A costs versus capital expenditures
• Have basis understanding of corporate tax & compliance requirements.
• Be highly organised, structured and able to manage your time effectively through taking a systematic approach to your tasks.
• Demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to help with a variety of tasks.
• Be computer savvy, with at least an intermediate to advanced skill level in Excel and Word.
• A strong team player who is also capable of working independently.
• Be fastidious, structured and thrive in a dynamic work environment.