Director or Senior Director of Cost Accounting
Vaco Recruiter Services, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087
Director or Senior Director of Cost Accounting
Our client, a high-growth AI hardware and infrastructure company, is hiring a Director or Senior Director of Cost Accounting to build and scale cost accounting and inventory processes in a rapidly evolving environment.
Location:
This position is based in Sunnyvale, CA, and requires three days per week onsite.
Job Description This is a highly visible leadership role with significant influence across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and FP&A, and will play a key part in strengthening controls and readiness for external reporting.
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable cost accounting strategies aligned with company growth and public-company readiness
Establish costing policies, procedures, and internal controls in partnership with Supply Chain and Operations
Lead month-end and quarter-end close activities for cost accounting, inventory, and related reserves
Own product, system, and service costing methodologies across complex hardware systems and compute infrastructure
Manage cost allocations to products, services, and programs with clear audit-ready support
Oversee inventory valuation, excess and obsolete analysis, and manufacturing accruals
Partner with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to analyze BOMs, yields, labor, overhead, and supplier pricing
Support capacity planning, volume analysis, and make-or-buy decisions
Develop and maintain cost center budgets, headcount models, and allocation methodologies
Own accounting and cost modeling for fixed assets related to the data center and compute infrastructure
Establish capitalization policies, useful lives, depreciation approaches, and impairment considerations
Create and maintain compute and infrastructure cost allocation frameworks covering usage, overhead, depreciation, and support costs
Support unit economics, margin analysis, and pricing decisions for infrastructure and services offerings
Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX expectations, and internal policies
Prepare costing and inventory analyses to support external auditors and reporting requirements
Contribute to cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc analyses as business priorities evolve
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
10 or more years of progressive cost accounting experience in manufacturing, hardware, or other capital-intensive environments
Strong knowledge of GAAP, inventory accounting, costing methodologies, and fixed asset accounting
Experience building complex allocation models and supporting audit-ready documentation and controls
Hands-on ERP and manufacturing systems experience, including platforms such as Oracle or NetSuite
Compensation Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors, including but not limited to:
The individual’s skill sets, experience, and training;
Licensure and certifications;
Office location and other geographic considerations;
Other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco by Highspring notes that the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.
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Location:
This position is based in Sunnyvale, CA, and requires three days per week onsite.
Job Description This is a highly visible leadership role with significant influence across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and FP&A, and will play a key part in strengthening controls and readiness for external reporting.
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable cost accounting strategies aligned with company growth and public-company readiness
Establish costing policies, procedures, and internal controls in partnership with Supply Chain and Operations
Lead month-end and quarter-end close activities for cost accounting, inventory, and related reserves
Own product, system, and service costing methodologies across complex hardware systems and compute infrastructure
Manage cost allocations to products, services, and programs with clear audit-ready support
Oversee inventory valuation, excess and obsolete analysis, and manufacturing accruals
Partner with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to analyze BOMs, yields, labor, overhead, and supplier pricing
Support capacity planning, volume analysis, and make-or-buy decisions
Develop and maintain cost center budgets, headcount models, and allocation methodologies
Own accounting and cost modeling for fixed assets related to the data center and compute infrastructure
Establish capitalization policies, useful lives, depreciation approaches, and impairment considerations
Create and maintain compute and infrastructure cost allocation frameworks covering usage, overhead, depreciation, and support costs
Support unit economics, margin analysis, and pricing decisions for infrastructure and services offerings
Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX expectations, and internal policies
Prepare costing and inventory analyses to support external auditors and reporting requirements
Contribute to cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc analyses as business priorities evolve
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
10 or more years of progressive cost accounting experience in manufacturing, hardware, or other capital-intensive environments
Strong knowledge of GAAP, inventory accounting, costing methodologies, and fixed asset accounting
Experience building complex allocation models and supporting audit-ready documentation and controls
Hands-on ERP and manufacturing systems experience, including platforms such as Oracle or NetSuite
Compensation Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors, including but not limited to:
The individual’s skill sets, experience, and training;
Licensure and certifications;
Office location and other geographic considerations;
Other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco by Highspring notes that the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.
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