Director of Cost Accounting

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and lead all aspects of cost accounting, including actual costing, job costing, inventory accounting, work‑in‑process (WIP) management, and cost‑of‑goods‑sold (COGS) reporting.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a robust cost system across Blue Origin's manufacturing and production operations, including engines, vehicles, and related subsystems.
• Manage the monthly and quarterly cost accounting close process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all cost‑related journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Oversee inventory accounting, including raw materials, WIP, finished goods, spare parts, and long‑lived assets under construction—ensuring proper valuation and controls.
• Perform and manage variance analysis.
• Ensure accurate and timely capitalization of internal labor, materials, and overhead to capital projects and programs.
• Design and maintain the company's overhead rate structure, including the development of indirect cost pools, allocation bases, and burden rate methodologies.
• Provide program and product‑level cost reporting and analysis, enabling clear visibility into unit economics, cost‑per‑unit trends, and program profitability.
• Partner with Program Finance and FP&A to integrate cost accounting data into forecasting models, estimates at completion (EACs), and long‑range plans.
• Support make‑vs‑buy analyses, design‑to‑cost initiatives, and total cost of ownership assessments by providing accurate underlying cost data and analytical support.
• Develop cost reporting dashboards and tools that provide real‑time or near‑real‑time visibility to operational and financial stakeholders.
• Drive learning curve and production cost trend analysis to support program planning and pricing decisions.
• Evaluate, enhance, and optimize cost accounting systems and ERP configurations to support scalable, accurate, and efficient cost capture.
• Partner with IT and Finance Systems teams on ERP implementations, upgrades, and integrations that impact cost accounting workflows.
• Establish and maintain cost accounting policies, procedures, and desktop reference documentation.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 12+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 5 years focused on cost accounting in a manufacturing, aerospace, or defense environment.
• Minimum 4 years in a leadership role (Senior Manager level or above) managing cost accounting teams.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP as it pertains to inventory, manufacturing costs, and revenue recognition in a production environment.

• CPA or CMA designation (CPA strongly preferred).
• MBA or Master's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience with Microsoft D365.
• Direct experience in the aerospace or defense industry, particularly in rocket propulsion, launch vehicle, or satellite manufacturing environments.
• Experience standing up or significantly transforming a cost accounting function in a high‑growth organization.
• Track record of driving ERP implementation or optimization projects related to cost accounting modules.

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