Senior Cost Accountant and Analyst

Position Title: Senior Cost Accountant and Analyst

Location: Valencia, CA

Report to: Accounting Manager

Compensation: 90 – 115K with annual bonus

AVITA Medical® is a leading therapeutic acute wound care company delivering transformative solutions. Our technologies optimize wound healing, effectively accelerating the time to patient recovery. We believe that patients are at the heart of everything we do, our employees are the lifeblood of AVITA Medical, passion is key to making a difference, quality impacts everything we do, and integrity is essential to our success.

Position Summary:

Looking for a highly organized and detailed-oriented Senior Cost Accountant & Analyst. The ideal candidate will have heavy experience in manufacturing and must have standard Costing experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure accurate inventory valuation and reporting for all locations.
• Work closely with supply chain to reconcile inventory discrepancies.
• Calculate and maintain accurate product costs, considering both direct and indirect costs.
• Analyze, determine, and report gross margin fluctuations.
• Assist with monthly financial close process which includes preparing journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations related to inventory and COGS.
• Reconcile gross profits related to distribution sales.
• Prepare yearly Cost of Goods Sold budget and margins.
• Meet with Production Operation department heads monthly to review department’s P&L Actual vs. Budget.
• Assist with annual physical inventory count and inventory observation audit.
• Assist in managing, including coordinating with auditors and providing necessary documentation.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support strategic decision making.
• Participate in special projects and initiatives to improve financial processes and controls.

Job Requirements:

• Standard Costing experience is a must.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of ERP systems.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy in work output
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
• Proactive mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in cost accounting within manufacturing is required.
• Public company and SOX experience.
• Standard cost accounting experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

EEOC: AVITA Medical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear, stand, walk and/or balance, use hands and fingers to type, handle, feel, grasp, push, and pull. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The individual is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and repetitive motion, The individual is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The individual may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

AVITA Medical is an E-Verify participant.

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