Senior Cost Accountant

Role Overview

Chaos Inc is growing quickly and we’re building a cost accounting team that can keep up with a fast moving, production driven environment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands‑on setting, where processes are being built and refined, and where your work directly impacts how the company scales.

The Senior Cost Accountant I will be deeply involved in the day‑to‑day flow of inventory and manufacturing transactions, ensuring accuracy in a high volume, highly manual environment while helping establish the foundation for more efficient and scalable operations.

• Own and execute high‑volume cost accounting transactions, including inventory movements, production entries, and cost‑related journal entries
• Support month‑end close, including inventory reconciliations, subledger to GL reconciliation, and manufacturing‑related accruals
• Execute and review cost accounting transactions in a high volume, manual environment
• Investigate manufacturing variances and partner with operations to resolve discrepancies and improve accuracy
• Review and validate Bills of Materials (BOMs) to ensure accurate and reliable product costing
• Analyze and resolve manufacturing variances (material usage, purchase price, production inefficiencies)
• Partner closely with Operations, Production, Supply Chain, and Warehouse teams to ensure accurate inventory flow and resolve issues quickly
• Support cycle counts and physical inventory, including investigation and resolution of variances
• Assist with audit readiness, ensuring documentation and processes are well supported
• Help build and improve processes in a manual environment, with a focus on scalability and efficiency
• Gross margin analysis and cost driver insights
• Flux analysis across inventory, COGS, and production activity
• Investigate and resolve cost fluctuations, with visibility to leadership

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in cost or inventory accounting within manufacturing and R&D environment
• Strong understanding of inventory flow and transactional accounting
• Experience working in manual or high volume environments
• Ability to understand the production environment and the associated financial processes
• Knowledge of supply chain, receiving, inventory flow, operations process and manufacturing principles
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Excel skills and strong attention to detail

• Experience in defense and/or aerospace manufacturing environments
• Experience supporting inventory audits and controls
• Exposure to ERP systems and process improvement initiatives

• Health Benefits:
  
  Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks:
  Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components:
  Competitive base salaries, generous pre‑IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices

USD 100,000–140,000 per year (base salary only). Actual offer may vary based on experience, education, and business considerations.