Senior Accountant-Warranty and Service Parts

Slate; Lansing (MI); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Slate Auto is seeking a Senior Accountant, Warranty & Service Parts to lead warranty accounting and related accruals. You will own journal entries, roll‑forwards, reconciliations, and assist with audits while partnering with Sales, Operations, Legal, and FP&A to reflect warranty terms accurately in the books.

You will help build scalable processes, improve internal controls, and ensure SOX readiness in a fast‑growing automotive environment. CPA candidates and SAP experience are strongly valued.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required; CPA or CPA candidacy preferred.
• 4+ years of relevant accounting experience; public accounting experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of warranty and contingent liability accounting under ASC 450; experience with accruals, roll-forwards and reconciliations.

Aufgaben

• Prepare and post journal entries for warranty accruals and service parts, including monthly expense accruals, claim settlements, and inventory adjustments.
• Prepare quarterly and annual warranty accrual calculations, true‑up schedules, and working papers for management review and disclosures.
• Support external audit preparation by assembling reconciliations, workpapers, and supporting schedules for warranty‑related requests.
• Maintain and apply the warranty liability methodology, updating inputs and flagging shifts in claims experience for review.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Legal, Engineering, and FP&A to reflect warranty programs and terms in financial statements.
• Provide FP&A with actuals data, context, and variance explanations to support forecasting and budgeting.
• Drive process improvements and internal controls for warranty and service liabilities, working with IT on data accuracy and reporting.
• Identify and document accounting implications of new products and operations during launches.
• Identify opportunities for SAP improvements to enhance data accuracy and reporting.

Kenntnisse

Warranty accounting

ASC 450

Excel advanced

Analytical mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

SOX readiness

Process improvement

Startup environment

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

About Slate

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

Who We Are Looking For

Slate Auto is seeking a Senior Accountant, Warranty & Service Parts to join our Commercial Accounting team. Reporting to the Manager, Commercial Accounting, this role is the primary executor of warranty and service parts accounting—owning the day-to-day journal entries, reconciliations, and close deliverables that support the team's warranty liability methodology and financial reporting.

As an early member of the Commercial Accounting team, you will help build foundational processes and controls that scale with the business. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting and warranty accounting experience, understands the downstream accounting implications of operational decisions, and partners effectively across Finance, Sales, Operations, Legal, and FP&A. This person is proactive, highly analytical, and comfortable establishing controls, solving complex accounting issues, and contributing to a high-growth automotive or EV setting—with deep technical grounding in ASC 450.

What You Get To Do

• Prepare and post journal entries for warranty accruals and service parts, including monthly expense accruals, claim settlements, and inventory adjustments, in support of the warranty liability methodology and procedures.
• Prepare quarterly and annual warranty accrual calculations, true‑up schedules, and supporting workpapers for management review and financial statement disclosures.
• Support external audit preparation by assembling reconciliations, workpapers, and supporting schedules for warranty‑related audit requests.
• Maintain and apply the warranty liability methodology—preparing roll‑forwards, updating assumption inputs, and flagging shifts in claims experience for management review.
• Support cross‑functional initiatives with Sales, Operations, Legal, Engineering, and FP&A by providing accounting data, analysis, and conclusions that ensure warranty programs and contractual terms are accurately reflected in the financial statements.
• Partner with FP&A by providing actuals data, accounting context, and variance explanations to support warranty expense forecasting and budget development.
• Execute and continuously improve accounting processes and internal controls for warranty and service liabilities, surfacing ideas that support scalability, automation, and SOX readiness.
• Identify and escape accounting implications of new products, services, and operational changes, and assist in documenting conclusions prior and during product launch.
• Identify and surfacing opportunities for process improvement within SAP, partnering with IT to enhance data accuracy, reporting, and operational insight.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CPA candidates preferred
• 4+ years of relevant accounting experience; public accounting experience strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of warranty and contingent liability accounting under ASC 450, with hands‑on experience preparing accruals, roll‑forwards, and reconciliations
• Experience with service parts or spare‑parts inventory accounting under ASC 330, including COGS, reserves, and cycle‑count reconciliation
• Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and comfort working with IT on integrations and transaction flow design
• Advanced Excel skills; strong analytical mindset with close attention to detail
• Proven ability to build processes from scratch in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated initiative and independent thought
• Automotive, EV, or manufacturing experience preferred
• Self-starter with a positive mindset and genuine excitement for building something from the ground up in a start‑up environment
• Agile and adaptable workstyle and comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and evolving processes as the business scales
• Natural problem‑solver who digs into complexity, asks the right questions, and finds practical solutions without waiting to be directed
• One-team mentality with an emphasis on collaboration, generous with knowledge, and motivated by shared wins over individual recognition
• Excellent communicator with the ability to translate accounting conclusions clearly for non-accounting partners and escalation issues proactively to the Manager, Commercial Accounting.

WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE?

At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start‑up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

• Safety First
• Delight Customers
• One Team
• Relentless ImprovementFast, Frugal, and Scrappy
• Respectful Collaboration
• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

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