Staff Cost Accountant, CesiumAstro

• We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team
• If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about making an impact in a growing company, we would like to hear from you
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience with a B.S./B.A. in Accounting or a minimum of 6 years of experience with a relevant M.S./M.A
• CPA or CMA required.Advanced expertise in U.S. GAAP inventory accounting, including ASC 330 – Inventory
• Extensive experience with standard costing, actual costing, and manufacturing overhead allocation
• Strong knowledge of cost rollups, BOM management, routing structures, and standard cost revisions
• Advanced knowledge of inventory reserves, obsolescence analysis, physical inventory controls, and cycle counts
• Strong understanding of inventory capitalization, capitalized manufacturing costs, and fixed asset capitalization for manufacturing equipment
• Working knowledge of SOX internal controls and ERP manufacturing modules
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with ERP systems such as Acumatica, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, or NetSuite
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive
• Experience with FactoryLogix or similar manufacturing execution systems (MES)
• Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills to resolve complex cost accounting and manufacturing issues

Desirable

• At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms
• We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization
• If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you
• We are looking to add a Staff Cost Accountant to our team
• In this role you will lead cost accounting, standard costing, and manufacturing accounting for CesiumAstro's aerospace and defense manufacturing operations
• This role owns inventory valuation and cost accounting processes and partners with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and FP&A to improve financial performance, serving as an individual contributor and the company's subject matter expert on cost accounting matters
• The Staff Cost Accountant operates with minimal supervision, exercising a high degree of independent judgment on complex, technical accounting matters
• Lead the monthly close process for all cost accounting activities, including review and approval of inventory-related journal entries
• Own and maintain the standard costing system, ensuring accurate product costing across the business
• Lead annual and interim cost updates, including development of labor and overhead rates
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to validate manufacturing standards, analyze bill of material (BOM) and routing changes, and evaluate cost impacts of engineering changes and new product introductions
• Oversee accounting for material consumption, labor capitalization, manufacturing overhead, production variances, scrap, rework, yield losses, and inventory adjustments
• Ensure manufacturing transactions and production order close processes are recorded accurately and timely
• Oversee perpetual inventory accounting, physical inventory observations, and cycle count programs, investigating discrepancies as needed
• Review excess and obsolete inventory reserves and evaluate lower-of-cost-or-net-realizable-value (LCNRV) considerations
• Prepare and review monthly variance analyses, including purchase price, material usage, labor, overhead, efficiency, scrap/yield, and production volume variances
• Communicate operational drivers of variances and recommend corrective actions to Operations and finance leadership
• Prepare inventory and cost accounting schedules supporting monthly financial statements, including account reconciliations for inventory, cost of sales, manufacturing variances, and inventory reserves
• Support SEC reporting requirements related to inventory and cost of sales and support external audit requests
• Maintain SOX-compliant controls over inventory and cost accounting and support internal and external SOX testing
• Serve as the primary accounting business partner for Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Production Planning, Program Management, Quality, and FP&A
• Identify and drive opportunities for continuous process improvement and automation within cost accounting workflows