Senior Cost Accountant

Key Responsibilities Standard Costing & Inventory Valuation

• Own standard costing across the hardware product portfolio — including build, maintenance, and the annual cost roll with impact analysis, journal preparation, and communication to Finance leadership.
• Maintain BOM accuracy in partnership with Engineering and Operations; validate cost components, labor rates, and overhead absorption.
• Own monthly inventory valuation; ensure clean subledger-to-GL reconciliation and audit‑ready supporting work papers.
• Own overhead absorption rate methodology — calculate, review, and periodically recalibrate rates to reflect actual cost behavior and capacity utilization.
• Maintain documented costing methodology and supporting policies; ensure consistency with U.S. GAAP and internal controls.

• Calculate, review, and explain price and quantity variances (purchase price, material usage, labor efficiency, overhead) each close cycle.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to identify root causes of unfavorable variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Build and maintain variance dashboards and recurring management reporting that drive insight, not just numbers.

• Analyze and recommend impairment for excess, obsolete, and slow‑moving inventory, including net realizable value assessments, in coordination with Supply Chain.
• Monitor inventory aging, cycle count results, and physical inventory variances; drive accuracy and timely resolution.
• Support physical inventory and cycle count programs; ensure financial accuracy of all inventory transactions.
• Identify inventory risk before it materializes; surface trends and recommend proactive action to leadership.

• Lead gross margin analysis at the product, customer, and channel levels; deliver clear, decision‑ready insight.
• Partner with Product, Operations, Supply Chain, and FP&A on pricing, sourcing, and make‑vs‑buy decisions.
• Provide cost insight to support new product introduction (NPI) and engineering change order (ECO) financial impact assessments.
• Support external audit, internal control testing, and compliance reviews as they apply to cost and inventory.
• Support End‑of‑Life (EOL) cycle planning — assess inventory exposure, margin impact, and transition costs for products approaching or in EOL.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. CPA, CMA, or active progress toward licensure preferred.
• Experience:
  
  5–10+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, with demonstrable ownership of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, particularly as applied to inventory, COGS, and capitalization, with advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, and data manipulation).
• Hands‑on experience with Net Suite (or comparable mid‑market ERP), particularly inventory and costing modules.
• Demonstrated ownership of full‑cycle cost accounting close deliverables, including reconciliations, journal preparation, and variance reporting.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate cost outcomes into operational language for non‑finance partners.
• Demonstrated success partnering cross‑functionally with Operations, Engineering, and/or Supply Chain.
• Comfort using AI / LLM‑based tools to accelerate analytical workflows.
• Strong accounting fundamentals – prior staff or senior accountant experience preferred.

• Deep specialist mindset – comfortable as the resident expert on costing methodology.
• Effective cross‑functional partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
• Detail‑oriented with a systems‑thinking approach to cost and inventory.
• Curious about how operational decisions translate into financial outcomes.
• Resilient under pressure during close cycles, audit periods, and standard cost rolls.

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match (up to 4% after your first year)
• Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, and 11 Paid Holidays
• Ongoing learning and development…