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Cost Accountant

San Jose, CA, US💼 Full-time💰 $81,900–$81,900🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Provide accurate and timely reporting and analysis of Sales, Material Costs, and Material Margins within a manufacturing environment.

Role type

Cost Accountant

Builds

Financial reports, variance analyses, and inventory valuation data for management decision-making.

Domain

Manufacturing / Cost Accounting

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Standard costing, GL reconciliation, SOX controls, inventory valuation, material variance analysis, SAP, Advanced Excel

Preferred skills

MBA, CPA

Technologies

SAP, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project

Responsibilities

Process monthly accruals for expenses, Prepare GL Reconciliations, Prepare SOX controls, Review the accuracy of Inventory valuation on the Balance Sheet, Explain the components that represent the difference between Actual and Forecasted Material Margins, Perform analyses for management on an ad hoc and recurring basis, Perform standard cost roll ups for existing and new part numbers, Analysis and Management of Material Variances including PPV, Bulk Variance and revaluation variances, Analysis and follow up of NRE expenses, Participate in Physical Inventories and Cycle Counts, Create reports on materials to supply to BUMs and WCMs to identify better pricing opportunities.

Seniority

Mid-level, individual contributor

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