Base Power Company

Senior Cost Accountant

Austin, TX · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago

AccountingExcelValuationSupply ChainERPLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMicrosoft OfficeGAAP

About the role

Supported by best‑in‑class technology resources and tools, this position offers a unique opportunity to join at the ground level and help shape systems and processes from the start.
This work directly shapes pricing, investment, and operational strategy, not after the fact but in real time as the company evolves.
Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly.

Support and maintain standard cost methodologies for materials, labor, and overhead.
Contribute to inventory accounting system and process design, including BOM definitions, routings, and item master governance, in partnership with operations and engineering.
Help establish and maintain cost accounting policies and processes in accordance with US GAAP, including ongoing documentation thereof.
Collaborate with operations, engineering, supply chain, finance, and others to resolve inventory discrepancies and improve internal controls.
Support inventory valuation, reserves, and capitalization rules for tooling and builds.
Support physical inventory counts, and own related adjustments in ERP.
Support month-end close through ownership of inventory and related production accounts, ensuring timely and accurate reconciliation.
Support the accounting of deployed battery systems, including system deployments, installations, component swaps, and returns.
Maintain a "no job too small" mentality, being able to perform other procedures within the general scope of this role.

Base is America's next-generation power company.
We're rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization-electricity-by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today's fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system.
We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.
Base is scaling a hardware-plus-energy business and our accounting team builds the financial foundation that makes that scale possible.
The team designs and runs the systems that turn manufacturing activity, member agreements, and energy market participation into accurate, decision-ready financials - so leadership knows exactly where we're making money, where we're not, and how fast we can grow.
An exceptional candidate will be excited to build principles-first processes in a complex business and have a clear line of sight from debits and credits to the decisions that determine Base's trajectory.
Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly.
Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.
Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge.
We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we're creating.
We work in-person.
It's not a 9-to-5.
We are all-in.

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