Matternet
manufacturing
CostAccountant
“Cost Accountant at Matternet. Skills: cost accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, production variances, ERP systems. Own the standard cost framework in SAP Business ByDesign for raw materials, subassemblies, and finished drones. Run and review periodic cost rolls”
What You'll Achieve.
integrity of standard costs, work-in-process, production variances, and inventory valuation; make sure the numbers in SAP reflect what is actually happening on the floor; Operations and Leadership can use to make sourcing, pricing, and capacity decisions; ensure adjustments flow through SAP's inventory adjustment process and not through manual journal entries; ensure production orders are settled cleanly and that month-end WIP clears without ad hoc journal entries
Industry & Context.
investigate and explain unexplained variances; distinguish real production efficiency from standard cost drift; investigate and explain production variances; distinguish standard cost drift from real operational performance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, 4+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment with multi-level BOMs, working knowledge of standard costing, WIP accounting, production order settlement, and inventory valuation under US GAAP, Hands-on experience with an integrated ERP system (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar), including the manufacturing and inventory modules, Experience capitalizing manufacturing labor and overhead into inventory under US GAAP, including setting absorption rates and analyzing absorption variances, Comfort working directly with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Purchasing teams to gather inputs (labor rates, routings, overhead, vendor pricing) and translate them into accurate standard costs, Demonstrated ability to investigate and explain production variances, and to distinguish standard cost drift from real operational performance, Excel skills and the ability to build clear cost and margin analyses for non-finance audiences, Excellent attention to detail and a control mindset
Nice to Have
SAP Business ByDesign experience, particularly with Production Models, BOMs, transport lanes, and production order settlement, Experience supporting subcontract / contract manufacturing flows, including service POs and stock transfer orders, Background in hardware, robotics, aerospace, medical device, or other complex manufacturing environments, CPA, CMA, or progress toward either, Experience preparing for and supporting external audits at a venture-backed or pre-IPO company, Familiarity with PLM and ECO processes and how they tie back to ERP material masters and standard costs
What You'll Do.
Own the standard cost framework in SAP Business ByDesign for raw materials
Run and review periodic cost rolls
Monitor and analyze production variances
Own the monthly capitalization of labor and overhead into inventory
and raw material inventory
Support the subcontract manufacturing cost flow
Maintain a quarterly purchased material cost review schedule
Build and maintain unit cost and margin reporting
Support inventory cycle counts and the annual physical inventory
Partner with the staff accountant and Head of Finance on month-end and year-end close for all manufacturing-related accounts
Continuously improve cost accounting documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
dedicated finance partner to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Purchasing; working day-to-day with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Configuration Management; coordinating proposed cost updates from Purchasing and Manufacturing; partner with Manufacturing to investigate and explain unexplained variances; partner with Manufacturing to keep standard hours and routings accurate; in partnership with Purchasing and the ERP/process owner; in partnership with Purchasing; partner with the staff accountant and Head of Finance
Communication Scope
build clear cost and margin reporting that Operations and Leadership can use to make sourcing, pricing, and capacity decisions; prepare schedules and walkthroughs for external auditors
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