Job Description
The role involves managing inventory and cost accounting processes for space systems, ensuring accurate costing, reporting, and compliance, while collaborating cross-functionally to optimize inventory control and support financial and operational goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage inventory, satellite materials, and cost of goods sold reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate inventory reporting and control
- Track and analyze movements of raw materials, work in process, finished goods, and fixed assets
- Oversee inventory counts, including cycle counts and year-end counts, and analyze adjustments
- Maintain SOX controls related to inventory and cost accounting
- Perform variance analysis on purchase prices, production, scrap, and obsolete materials
- Design, implement, and maintain standard costing methodologies
- Validate purchase order data, work order activity, and inventory adjustments for accuracy
- Support internal and external audits related to inventory and cost accounting
- Develop and improve inventory policies, processes, and procedures
- Support the design and implementation of multi-country and multi-location inventory operations
- Lead systems and reporting improvements and automation initiatives
Requirements
- Ten years of experience in inventory and cost accounting at a public company.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- Deep understanding of cost accounting, inventory valuation, and US GAAP.
- Solid project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional alignment and leadership engagement.
- Experience collaborating with external auditors and managing stakeholder expectations.
- Application of SOX controls related to inventory and cost accounting.
- Ability to perform analysis on purchase price variance, production variance, scrap, excess, and obsolete inventory in partnership with supply chain and manufacturing teams.
- Design, implement, and maintain standard costing methodology.
- Support internal and external audit requests related to inventory and cost accounting.
- Development and iteration of inventory policies, processes, and procedures.
- Support the design and implementation of multi-country and multi-location inventory operations.
- Access to export-controlled information without requiring additional export licensing, as this position requires compliance with EAR ITAR regulations.
Benefits & Perks
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Commuter Benefits if local to an office
Discretionary short-term and long-term incentives bonus and equity
Salary range: $144,500 - $180,600 USD (for San Francisco location)
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