Manager, Cost Accounting (Hybrid (3 days) or On-Site Options)

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has commercially launched Guardant360®, Guardant360 CDx, Guardant360 TissueNext™, Guardant360 Response™, and GuardantOMNI® tests for advanced stage cancer patients, and Guardant Reveal™ for early-stage cancer patients. The Guardant Health screening portfolio, including the Shield™ test, aims to address the needs of individuals eligible for cancer screening.

Job Description

(We will consider for Hybrid 3 days in the office or full-time onsite)

Guardant Health is looking for a Manager, Cost Accounting who will contribute to the inventory and cost accounting functions of a publicly traded multinational company.  The position will play a key role in the development, implementation and improvement of inventory accounting, cost analysis and related system and process improvements. 

The ideal candidate must have proven operational experience from companies with in-house productions or operations of commercial product(s) within the biotech or related industries, preferably in a Lab Service Operation setting.   This is a highly visible role, working cross-functionally and partnering closely with multiple Operations and R&D functions in addition to Finance and IT teams to deliver cost accounting solutions that support evolving business needs. 

To be successful, the incumbent will be a strong people leader, collaborator, communicator, project/process manager, with the focus on details and the drive for continuous improvement.  The position will be based in our Palo Alto office reporting to the Director, Finance.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Deliver accurate, timely and efficient accounting processes including preparation of month-end and quarter-end close activities, monthly and quarterly account reconciliations and fluctuation analysis.
• Ensure the delivery of timely and accurate financial information that can be relied on by various functions with sufficient clarity and granularity enabling the measurement of operational efficiency.
• Lead COGS analytics with a strong finance focus; develop and maintain detailed COGS variance analysis.
• Perform gross margin variance analysis versus actuals and forecast
• Manage monthly E&O review meetings and partner with Operations and Supply Chain to analyze inventory for potential excess and obsolete reserves and make related entries in accordance with the company’s policies.
• Plan, collect, and analyze data to drive the standard cost revaluation processes; implement cost update periodically with inputs from Supply Chain; provide impact analysis for review and approval; investigate/resolve significant variances in between updates.
• Analyze standard and actual costs, materials, external costs, labor and overhead costs, for inaccuracies, and lead the efforts to address the underlying root causes.
• Identify and maintain key metrics related to materials consumptions and external costs that highlight operations performance and help improve operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain methodology for calculating and applying material costs, labor costs and overhead rates as required by generally accepted accounting principles.
• Support ERP and technology initiatives
• Assist with the coordination of the cycle count process and ensure discrepancies are resolved.
• Assist with the coordination of quarterly and/or annual physical inventories.
• Partner with Operations, supply chain, quality control, quality assurance to ensure the accuracy of inventory costs for Operations and R&D.
• Interact with internal/external auditors and provide various analysis and audit schedules and work to ensure compliance with all internal control procedures.
• Develop and document controls, processes and procedures related to inventory and cost accounting to ensure SOX compliance.
• Assist in developing processes and utilizing systems enhancements to ensure inventory control and the accuracy of inventory data, implement changes as needed.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly reporting related to costing and inventory, other ad hoc analysis/reporting and project as needed.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years experience supporting in-house manufacturing, preferable in a Lab Service Operations environment.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field; CPA or MBA a plus.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
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