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Salary: USD 80,000 - 100,000 / annual
Pivot Bio is a venture-backed climate tech company pioneering advances in fertilizer technology using naturally-occurring microbes and gene editing to provide nitrogen to crops, reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers.
The Senior Cost Accountant is a high-visibility individual contributor role serving as a key partner between Accounting, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and FP&A. Reporting to the Director of Accounting, you will support and strengthen Pivot Bio's cost accounting and inventory processes as the company scales. The ideal candidate is analytical, hands-on, curious, and eager to develop deep understanding of the business and manufacturing operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and communicate analysis of manufacturing performance and key metrics, including spending and absorption, purchase price variance, work orders, inventory-driven costs, and other cost accounting analyses
- Develop strong understanding of costing data including labor, materials, overhead, and standard costing across multiple locations
- Participate in month-end close process, including inventory balance and activity tie-outs, reconciliations, and issue resolution
- Prepare journal entries for reclasses, accruals, and adjustments related to inventory and COGS
- Perform monthly inventory and cost accounting balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
- Support SOX control activities related to cost accounting and inventory management
- Participate in process, systems, and reporting improvements, including supporting design, testing, and implementation of cost accounting processes in new ERP environment
- Participate in annual physical inventory counts and assist with reviewing adjustments and identifying root causes
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, FP&A, and Accounting teams
- Support internal and external audit requests, including preparation of PBC materials
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and controls
No supervisory responsibilities. Travel approximately once per quarter.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of accounting or finance experience, with cost accounting, inventory, or manufacturing environment experience preferred
- Knowledge of supply chain, receiving, inventory flow, and inventory valuation
- CMA/CPA certification is a plus
- Strong Excel skills required
- Experience working in NetSuite required
- Experience in public company environment desired
- Experience in agricultural environment strongly preferred
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
