Senior Accountant
Sunnyvale, CAFinance & AccountingHybrid4+ YOE
Summary
Senior Operations Accountant managing cost accounting, inventory reconciliations, fixed asset lifecycle, and manufacturing COGS analysis for an AI chip company. Requires 4+ years experience, NetSuite proficiency, and a bachelor's in Accounting.
About the role
Responsibilities
Cost Capitalization & Inventory Accounting
- Execute monthly inventory reconciliations and post all related journal entries.
- Perform calculations for inventory rebates, wafer manufacturing yield losses, and monthly facilities allocations.
- Accrue and capitalize freight and tariff costs on a monthly basis.
- Ensure proper inventory classification across Raw Materials (RM), Work-in-Process (WIP), and Finished Goods (FG).
- Support the coordination of physical inventory counts with Operations and external auditors.
Fixed Assets & Capital Expenditure
- Manage the end-to-end fixed asset lifecycle, including additions, disposals, and monthly depreciation runs.
- Track and account for internal deployments of inventory to Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE).
- Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring accurate classification and useful life assignments in accordance with GAAP.
- Monitor Construction-in-Progress (CIP) accounts and ensure timely capitalization of completed projects.
- Support the audit of fixed assets, including periodic physical tagging and verification of equipment.
Manufacturing & COGS Analysis
- Analyze Finished Goods movements to ensure accurate accounting for COGS and RMAs.
- Review COGS transactions for completeness and perform gross margin flux analysis.
- Capitalize manufacturing overhead and operational costs to ensure accurate variance analysis.
Audit & Cross-Functional Support
- Prepare schedules and provide documentation for internal and external audit requests related to inventory, cost, and fixed assets.
- Partner with Supply Chain and Procurement to validate inventory movements and system accuracy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA or CMA preferred, with strong knowledge of GAAP, inventory costing methodologies, and fixed asset accounting.
- 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, with a focus on manufacturing, hardware, or infrastructure-intensive environments.
- Strong proficiency in NetSuite and advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data modeling).
- Ability to work with high volumes of unstructured data and a desire to optimize processes in a high-growth environment.
Nice-to-Haves
- CPA or CMA certification
Skills
NetSuiteExcelGAAPInventory AccountingFixed Asset AccountingCost AccountingJournal EntriesPivot TablesVLOOKUPData Modeling