Senior Cost Accountant

GreyOrange; Suwanee (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GreyOrange is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to lead end-to-end cost accounting for inventory and manufacturing in a fast-growing, AI-driven environment.

The role requires strong US GAAP knowledge, consolidation experience, and collaboration with Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams to ensure accurate costing and financial disclosures. A startup background and NetSuite proficiency are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Strong financial concepts and solid accounting principles.
• Experience with US GAAP and consolidation.
• CPA or accounting firm background is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end cost accounting for inventory and manufacturing, including standard costing and variances.
• Manage COGS across hardware, software, AMC, and services with accurate allocation.
• Account for warranty costs, accruals, true-ups, and reserve analysis.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations on inventory accuracy and obsolescence reserves.
• Ensure US GAAP compliance (ASC 330, ASC 606) for cost accounting activities.
• Coordinate audits and respond to external/internal inquiries on financials.
• Drive process improvements and automation with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Financial concepts

Accounting principles

NetSuite experience

Excel skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Startup experience

Quick learning

Education

B.A. in Accounting

CPA certification

Tools

NetSuite

Salesforce

Job description

GreyOrange Inc. is the category champion for multi-agent AI orchestration and optimization. Its AI-powered GreyMatter and gStore solutions deliver continuous improvements in throughput and sales volume for supply chain and retail leaders across more than 3,800 locations worldwide. The company has built the most complete dataset in physical AI — the only real-world repository of its kind and the foundation for next-generation world modeling. More than $1 billion in inventory flows through GreyOrange’s systems every month. Vendor-agnostic and compatible with diverse automation hardware through the Certified Ranger Network, the company’s solutions are delivered through its Certified Partner Network of system integrators. Founded in 2012, GreyOrange is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices and partners across the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.greyorange.com.

Role: Senior Cost Accountant

To support the growth of our company, we are building a lean, automation and AI first finance and accounting team. We are looking for experienced, thoughtful, and humble problem solvers, who have worked in start-up companies before, are ready to roll up their sleeves to get the job done and spend every day wondering about and experimenting with ways to evolve themselves and our function further.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end cost accounting for inventory and manufacturing operations, including standard costing, cost roll-ups, variance analysis, and periodic inventory valuation in accordance with US GAAP.
• Manage Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) accounting across all revenue streams — hardware sales, software, Annual
• Maintenance Contracts (AMC), and professional services — ensuring accurate recognition, allocation, and reconciliation to revenue.
• Account for and monitor warranty costs on product sales, including accrual methodology, true-ups, and analysis of actual claims versus reserves.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Operations teams on inventory accuracy, cycle counts, obsolescence/excess & obsolete (E&O) reserves, and physical inventory processes.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP (including ASC 330 Inventory, ASC 606 revenue/cost matching) for all cost accounting activities, including technical analysis and disclosures.
• Coordinate and manage external and internal Audit requests related to General ledger, controls testing and financial statements.
• Drive and partner with external/ internal teams for process improvements, automation.

Requirements

• Strong financial concepts, knowledge of accounting principles, and clarity on consolidation
• B.A in Accounting with 8–10 years of experience, including working at a Start Up,
• CPA and/or Accounting Firm Experience will be a plus
• Strong, working knowledge of NetSuite is required, in particular Manufacturing and Inventory Management; Salesforce is a plus
• Sound knowledge of US GAAP, Revenue, general ledger, multi-country, multi-currency
• Self starters, Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills alongside good IT proficiency; Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experience with AI applications in finance / accounting will be a plus