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About the Role

Span.io is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to support its scaling hardware manufacturing. This role is crucial for maintaining accurate product cost data, assisting with financial close, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance operational and financial performance. The ideal candidate possesses extensive manufacturing accounting knowledge, practical experience with consignment arrangements, and the business acumen to work effectively across Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations.

Responsibilities

Analyze and report purchase price variance (PPV), manufacturing variance, and overhead absorption variance; investigate root causes and partner with stakeholders to resolve.
Maintain bill of materials (BOM) and routing accuracy within the ERP system; coordinate with Engineering and Operations to ensure cost data integrity.
Own inventory valuation and reconciliation across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods under GAAP.
Coordinate and lead periodic physical inventory counts and cycle counts; investigate and resolve count discrepancies.
Monitor and account for inventory reserves, including slow-moving, excess, and obsolete (SLOB) inventory; prepare aging analysis and recommend reserve adjustments.
Reconcile inventory balances monthly; ensure accurate cut-off and proper period-end treatment.
Support ERP enhancements, process improvements, and system implementations related to inventory and costing.
Manage full-cycle consignment accounting for both customer-held and supplier-held inventory arrangements.
Maintain consignment inventory schedules, track transfers in and out, and ensure timely and accurate recognition of consignment sales and returns.
Develop and enforce internal controls around consignment tracking; perform periodic reconciliations against counterparty records.
Collaborate with Supply Chain and Legal to evaluate new consignment agreements and ensure accounting treatment aligns with contract terms and GAAP.
Co-manage the close process, including preparation and posting of journal entries for COGS, inventory adjustments, and manufacturing variances.
Prepare monthly management reports covering gross margin by product line, cost trends, and variance explanations for Finance leadership.
Maintain supporting schedules and documentation to audit-ready standards.
Identify and implement close process improvements to reduce cycle time and improve accuracy.
Partner with FP&A on annual budget and quarterly forecast for COGS, manufacturing overhead, and inventory; provide cost inputs and scenario analysis for margin modeling.
Work with Supply Chain on supplier cost changes and new product introductions (NPI) cost builds.
Collaborate with the broader Accounting team on process improvements, systems enhancements, and policy development.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience and knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and accruals.
Minimum 3-5 years hands-on experience with contract manufacturing and consignment inventory accounting in a manufacturing or hardware environment.
Experience running the accounting close process and managing expectations, communications, and deadlines.
Experience with month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and flux/variance analysis.
Direct experience with inventory accounting and the associated controls and reconciliation processes.
Recent proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
Proficiency with NetSuite.
Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional relationships and communicate financial concepts clearly to non-finance partners.
Agile, adaptable, and a fast learner, comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
Proactive, self-motivated, takes initiative and ability to work with little supervision.
Team player with a positive attitude; flexible to adapt to changing needs/priorities.

Skills

Contract manufacturing accounting
Consignment inventory accounting
Manufacturing accounting
Hardware accounting
Accounting close process
Month-end close
Balance sheet reconciliations
Flux/variance analysis
Inventory accounting
Microsoft Office Suite
Excel
NetSuite
FloQast
Blackline
Boomi
ERP systems
Cost accounting
Standard costing
Purchase price variance (PPV) analysis
Manufacturing variance analysis
Overhead absorption variance analysis
Bill of Materials (BOM) management
Routing accuracy
Inventory valuation
Inventory reconciliation
Physical inventory counts
Cycle counts
Inventory reserves
Slow-moving, excess, and obsolete (SLOB) inventory analysis
Consignment accounting
Internal controls
Journal entry preparation
COGS accounting
Management reporting
Gross margin analysis
Cost trend analysis
Audit documentation
Budgeting
Forecasting
COGS forecasting
Manufacturing overhead forecasting
Inventory forecasting
Scenario analysis
Margin modeling
Supplier cost analysis
New product introduction (NPI) cost builds
Process improvement
Systems enhancement
Policy development

Location

San Francisco

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
3-5 years

Education Level

CPA preferred

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Equity grants
Comprehensive benefits
100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage
Parental leave up to twenty four (24) weeks depending on eligibility
Flexible hours
One holiday per month
Flexible time off

About the Company

SPAN is enabling electrification for all.
We are a mission-driven company designing, building, and deploying products that electrify the built environment, reduce carbon emissions, and slow the effects of climate change.
Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere.
Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives.
At SPAN, we believe in enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy, making electrification upgrades possible, building more resilient homes with reliable backup, and designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid.
Headquartered in San Francisco’s vibrant SoMa neighborhood, we are an eclectic group of creative thinkers who value open communication, teamwork, and a ‘make it happen’ approach to addressing complex challenges.
We’re hiring talented individuals who are driven by success and are passionate about shaping the future of renewable energy.
Join the rapidly growing team at SPAN.

Equal Opportunity

SPAN embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way.
We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.