Sr Cost Accountant

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South San Francisco, CA, USA
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The Role

We are seeking a (Sr) Cost Accountant to contribute their expertise to our finance team. They will report directly to the Manufacturing Finance and Cost Accounting Manager. The (Sr) Accountant will play a major role in maintaining data integrity in SAP to ensure inventory valuation to be complete and accurate. Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record in financial accounting, has worked in a fast-paced environment, is adaptable to change, and is capable of helping to create and operate controlled scalable processes.

Hybrid Position - Onsite 3 Days - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Support the development and enhancement of costing processes and systems to improve financial reporting and operational decision-making.
  • Prepare and assist in setting standard costs of manufactured goods. 
  • Conduct variance analysis, identifying discrepancies and recommending corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with operations and production teams to ensure accurate tracking of material, labor, and overhead costs.
  • Support month-end and year-end close processes, including physical counts, journal entries and inventory reconciliation.
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls, company policies, and GAAP.
  • Data clean up within SAP related to inventory and Bill of Materials.
  • Establish systems for ensuring accurate Bill of Materials.
  • Other tasks as assigned.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

Accountant Level Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience in accounting, Big Four preferred.
  • Strong understanding of standard full accounting processes.
  • Direct experience with financial systems, manufacturing systems, general ledger, standardized cost accounting, along with budgeting and forecasting. (SAP Preferred)
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suites. 
  • Basic knowledge of and interest in supply chain/manufacturing.

Sr Accountant Level Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, CPA Preferred.
  • 7+ years of experience in accounting, Big Four preferred.
  • 3+ years experience in cost accounting
  • Strong understanding of standard costing and full cost accounting processes.
  • Direct experience with financial systems, manufacturing systems, general ledger, standardized cost accounting, along with budgeting and forecasting. 
  • 3+ Years of experience with SAP Required
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suites.

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