The Senior Cost Accountant will manage cost accounting activities, oversee inventory valuation, conduct variance analysis, and ensure compliance with US GAAP.
About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
Job Overview
Harbinger Motors are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Accountant with a strong accounting background in cost accounting and inventory management. This role will be responsible for accounting and reporting for accurate cost of goods sold (COGS) and inventory valuation. This role requires advanced analytical skills, extensive experience in inventory and cost accounting, and the ability to develop and implement effective inventory management systems.
What You’ll Do:
- Execute monthly closing tasks, including preparing journal entries, performing reconciliations, and conducting variance analysis of cost-related accounts.
- Participate in setting up the Standard Cost Accounting
- Maintain and update standard cost models, including product cost roll-ups and BOMs (Bill of Materials).
- Responsible for end-to-end inventory processes, costing and valuations.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Production, Operations, Engineering and Logistics departments to ensure accurate recording of inventory data
- Manage inventory cycle count program.
- Prepare and maintain monthly inventory roll-forwards and reserves, excess and obsolete inventory (E&O) report
- Analyze all freight-in transactions and classify to correct products, perform journal entries for freight.
- Assist with the financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements to ensure accounting procedures and reporting conform to generally accepted accounting principles.
- Conduct root cause analysis of cycle count variances and provide a corrective action plan, creating or updating company SOPs for inventory if necessary.
- Maintain correspondence with warehouse and production teams and establish proper inventory procedures
- Assist with various special projects as required.
Who You Are:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business with an emphasis in Accounting.
- 4+ years of relevant accounting experience.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and cost accounting standards.
- Proven experience in establishing and maintaining inventory reconciliation processes.
- NetSuite experience preferred.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, capable of managing multiple projects with tight deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and ERP/MRP systems.
Key Benefits & Perks:
- Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
- Early-stage Stock Options
- Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
- Annual Vacation Bonus
- Wellness & Fertility Benefits
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
California Pay Range
$120,000—$130,000 USD
Equal Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].
Candidate Data Privacy
Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.
Top Skills
Cost Accounting Standards
Erp
Mrp
Excel
NetSuite
Us Gaap
Harbinger Garden Grove, California, USA Office
12821 Knott St, Garden Grove, CA, United States, 92841
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