Cost Accounting Manager (AI Hardware)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States; hybrid workplace

Company

hirify.global builds high-efficiency AI networking infrastructure for large cloud operators and neoclouds and is scaling contract manufacturing production after a $500M Series B at a $4.2B valuation.

What you will do

• Own standard costs, BOM and routing cost rolls, inventory revaluations, labor and overhead absorption rates, WIP accounting, manufacturing variance analysis, and gross margin analysis.
• Reconcile consigned and non-consigned inventory with contract manufacturers and ensure the inventory subledger ties to the GL monthly.
• Manage E&O, NPI, and lower-of-cost-or-NRV reserves, inventory adjustments, write-offs, and E&O analysis.
• Own manufacturing overhead budgets and forecasts, report actuals versus budget, and track under- or over-absorption.
• Manage physical inventories and cycle counts, including record accuracy and count adjustments.
• Deliver month-end cost and inventory close activities, maintain controls and policies, support audits, and improve ERP costing, inventory functionality, data integrity, and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 7+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, including 3+ years managing people.
• Hands-on experience with product costing, standard costing, BOM cost rolls, labor and overhead rates, and variance analysis.
• Experience with contract manufacturing and consigned inventory, ideally in electronics or hardware.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP inventory accounting, including ASC 330.
• Advanced Excel and ERP skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid role based in Santa Clara, California.
• Work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and contract manufacturing teams.
• Opportunity to build the cost accounting foundation for rapidly scaling AI networking infrastructure production.