Cerebras Systems
Manager - Data Center Asset tracking and Accounting
Sunnyvale, CA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 97 days ago
Data StructuresMachine LearningLLMsComplianceAccountingExcelFP&AAuditingSupply ChainProcess ImprovementProcurementERPLeadershipTime ManagementMicrosoft OfficeGAAPSarbanes-OxleyInternal AuditNetSuite
About the role
- The Manager will be primarily responsible for tracking and recovery of Cerebras's data center infrastructure and assets globally through asset end of life.
- This role requires comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, where priorities may shift and processes are still being built.
- The successful candidate will be expected to ramp quickly, close gaps, and contribute immediately, bringing structure, judgment, and execution while helping where needed across the broader finance organization.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Supply Chain operations to establish best-in-class asset tracking policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Develop expertise and thoroughly understand the features, functionality, and capability of the fixed asset ERP software system and serve as a thought partner to Finance leadership on process redesign
- Drive projects effectively in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution as the business scales.
- Own accounting and cost modeling for data center fixed assets, including AI compute systems, servers, networking, power, and cooling infrastructure.
- Support processes to ensure all fixed assets are physically or systematically verified and aligned with the Company's data center infrastructure management system and asset tracking systems
- Lead and coordinate periodic physical inventory and ensure the system records are updated accordingly
- Assist with developing and documenting asset accounting processes including asset transfer, cycle count, and disposition procedures in addition to developing and monitoring system controls and procedures
- Partner with Infrastructure and FP&A to forecast capital spend and allocation of depreciation expense.
- Own end-to-end lease accounting under ASC 842, including lease identification, classification, initial measurement, and ongoing remeasurement/modifications.
- Manage the lease close process: prepare/review journal entries, reconciliations, rollforwards, and support monthly/quarterly reporting and variance analysis.
Nice to have
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, and internal policies.
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master's preferred).
- CPA or CMA strongly preferred.
- 5+ years of combined experience at a Big 4 accounting firm and manufacturing, hardware, or infrastructure-intensive environments
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, costing methodologies, and fixed assets policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated experience automating processes and activities, including data center asset management
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel/PowerPoint/Word/Outlook) required
- Experience with expense allocation models and capital-intensive cost structures.
- Exposure to asset tracking solutions along with experience ERPs such as Oracle and NetSuite
- Thrives in fast-paced, high growth, high-ambiguity environments.
- Able to ramp quickly, identify gaps, and take ownership.
- Hands-on, detail-oriented, and execution-focused.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task
Company info
- Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
- Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
- Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
- Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
- Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.
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