Cost Accountant (Clean Energy)

Location: Santa Clara, California, or remote within the United States. Remote employees must travel to headquarters twice per quarter based on business or team needs, and must work in person at headquarters for the first two weeks of onboarding. Applicants must meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable export control laws.

Salary: $100,000–$120,000 annually

Company

hirify.global develops advanced fission power plants, nuclear fuel recycling technologies, and a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes.

What you will do

• Review capital project spend and determine appropriate capitalization and general ledger allocation under company policy and U.S. GAAP.
• Manage the fixed asset register, including additions, transfers, placed-in-service dates, disposals, retirements, and reclassifications.
• Monitor construction-in-progress balances and transfer completed projects into appropriate fixed asset categories.
• Run monthly depreciation, prepare journal entries and roll-forwards, and reconcile the fixed asset subledger to the general ledger.
• Support internal and external audits with schedules, transaction documentation, and control evidence.
• Improve and automate capitalization review, reconciliation, reporting, and fixed asset accounting processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including fixed asset or cost accounting responsibilities.
• Experience with fixed asset additions, depreciation, disposals, reconciliations, and capitalization assessments.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, fixed asset accounting principles, and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders, investigate discrepancies, document conclusions, and manage close deadlines.
• Ability to meet U.S. person eligibility requirements and attend the required Santa Clara onboarding and quarterly travel.

Nice to have

• Experience with NetSuite, NetAsset, or Zip.
• CPA or CMA certification.
• Master’s degree in accountancy.
• Experience in a fast-growth startup or public company.

Culture & Benefits

• Startup environment focused on clean energy and advanced fission.
• Flexible time off, flexible work hours, and wellness credits.
• Equity, bonuses, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance with employer contribution, HSA, and FSA.
• Culture centered on collaboration, humility, ownership, and creative problem solving.
• Employment may be contingent on successful drug screening and may include ongoing testing under company policy and applicable law.