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About the Role
Anduril Australia is seeking an analytical, execution-focused Cost Accountant to join their growing team in Sydney. This role is ideal for a Mid-Tier or Big 4 Auditor with 3-4 years of experience looking to transition into an industry career. You will drive end-to-end cost accounting processes, analyze manufacturing data for accuracy and compliance, and support IPO readiness by leveraging your background in risk and internal controls. This foundational role offers the opportunity to build technical skills in Defence Manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Execute routine standard costing updates, assisting with cost roll-ups, Bill of Materials (BOM) reviews, and ensuring accurate inventory valuation.
- Track the end-to-end manufacturing lifecycle, ensuring proper accounting flows between Raw Materials, Work in Progress (WIP), Finished Goods & Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).
- Manage month-end close for work orders, performing daily/monthly reconciliations and resolving transaction exceptions on the factory floor.
- Analyze manufacturing variance data, investigating deviations in price, usage, efficiency and volume.
- Coordinate physical and cycle counts, partnering with plant operations to maintain inventory accuracy and preparing supporting schedules for external audit reviews.
- Support global supply chain flows, executing cost backflushing to designated programs while gaining exposure to international transactions and Accounting.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CA or CPA qualification completed or tracking toward completion.
- 3–4 years of experience in Big 4 or Mid-Tier external audit, with exposure to auditing inventory, manufacturing, or supply chain clients.
- Strong foundational knowledge of accounting standards, specifically AASB 102 / IAS 2 (Inventories) and internal control environments.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong data skills.
- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to collaborate across local operational teams and global finance and accounting functions.
- Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an NV1 security clearance.
- Flexibility to occasionally align with U.S. meeting times.
Skills
- Cost Accounting
- Standard Costing
- Bill of Materials (BOM) reviews
- Inventory Valuation
- Manufacturing Lifecycle Accounting
- Work in Progress (WIP) accounting
- Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) accounting
- Month-end close
- Reconciliations
- Manufacturing Variance Analysis
- Physical and Cycle Counts
- Supply Chain Flows
- Cost Backflushing
- Microsoft Excel
- Data Analysis
- Risk Management
- Internal Controls
- ERP systems (e.g., Oracle Fusion)
- Communication Skills
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-Tier or Big 4 Auditor (3–4 years of experience)
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- CA or CPA qualification
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees)
- Highly competitive equity grants
About the Company
- Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
- Anduril brings the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry.
- Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.
- Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military.
Equal Opportunity
- Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates.
- Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details at any stage of our hiring process.
- If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
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- Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage.
- Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
- Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com.
- To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
- By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process.