Terabase Energy

Terabase Energy

Senior Cost Accountant

Northern California, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$125kDetected 42 days ago
Financial AnalysisAccountingForecastingBudgetingExcelValuationSupply ChainProcess ImprovementProcurementERPCommunicationCollaborationGAAPNetSuiteVariance Analysis

About the role

  • The ideal candidate brings strong experience in manufacturing and inventory accounting, ERP systems (preferably NetSuite), and cross-functional collaboration with operational teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance manufacturing cost accounting and inventory accounting processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial regulations and company policies.
  • Maintain and validate average costing methodologies within the ERP system.
  • Analyze BOMs, routings, labor, overhead allocations, and work order activity to support accurate product costing, variance analysis, and manufacturing reporting.
  • Perform inventory valuation reconciliations between NetSuite and the general ledger.
  • Support monthly close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, COGS analysis, inventory reporting, and margin/profitability reporting.
  • Provide training and support to team members on cost accounting systems, inventory controls, and accounting best practices.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, Procurement, Project Accounting, and Finance teams to understand inventory flows, product cost drivers, project cost tracking, and operational impacts on financial performance.
  • Own inventory accounting processes including valuation, reconciliations, reserves, transaction monitoring, cycle counts, and inventory accuracy controls while partnering with Operations and Supply Chain to investigate discrepancies and improve controls.
  • Maintain and reconcile the fixed asset register, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, and construction-in-progress tracking.
  • Partner with Operations to support capital expenditure tracking and asset lifecycle management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • 4+ years of experience in cost accounting, inventory accounting, or manufacturing accounting roles, preferably within a manufacturing, industrial, or supply chain-driven environment.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing and inventory accounting principles, including inventory valuation, controls, variance analysis, fixed assets, ERP systems, and audit support.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting project accounting environments and a general understanding of ASC 606 revenue recognition concepts is preferred.
  • Strong understanding of GAAP and general ledger accounting principles preferred.

Compensation

  • Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting processes related to manufacturing, inventory, and operational spending.

Benefits

  • Generous time off and holiday policy
  • Flexible time off
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Home office set up allowance

Company info

  • At Terabase Energy, we believe that digitalization and automation will drive the next wave of innovation and cost reduction in large scale solar.
  • To fully unlock the potential of this opportunity, Terabase is developing an interconnected software and construction automation platform.
  • We work alongside project developers, owners, and engineering & construction firms to support the design, optimization, and construction of huge solar projects around the world.
  • Our team is a blend of solar-industry veterans and newbies, thought-leaders, dreamers, software, electrical and mechanical engineers, coders, product managers, project managers, and sales and marketing professionals.
  • We are based in Northern California, with several other offices in the United States and around the world.
  • If all of this piques your interest, we'd love to hear from you!

Equal opportunity

  • Terabase is an equal opportunity employer.

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