Senior Cost Accountant & FP&A Analyst (AI-Driven)

Tempo Communications; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempo Communications, based in Vista, California, seeks a Senior Cost Accountant & FP&A Analyst to own manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation, budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning. You will analyze data, model scenarios, consolidate reports, and present insights to leadership while driving automation and AI-enabled improvements.

Responsibilities include maintaining standard costs in GP/Dynamics, performing variance analyses, and supporting audits, month-end close, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or economics.
• 5+ years of cost accounting/FP&A experience in manufacturing finance.
• Experience with standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
• Hands-on knowledge of BOM, labor routing, and MO workflows.
• Advanced Excel skills, and ability to present complex data clearly.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to automate financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models for budgeting, forecasting, profitability, and strategic planning.
• Develop and implement automated reporting using AI-enabled tools.
• Train finance staff on modeling, consolidation, and automation.
• Gather data from subsidiaries, prepare schedules, and present executive reports.
• Lead financial data consolidation and assist audits and month-end close.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, analysis, and data accuracy.
• Maintain standard costs in GP/Dynamics and coordinate with Operations.
• Analyze MO variances, labor and overhead variances, and report findings.

Skills

AI-enabled tools

Excel advanced

PowerPoint advanced

Leadership

Collaboration

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or economics

Tools

GP/Dynamics

Python

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Tempo Communications, based in Vista, California, seeks a Senior Cost Accountant & FP&A Analyst to own manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation, budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning. You will analyze data, model scenarios, consolidate reports, and present insights to leadership while driving automation and AI-enabled improvements.

Responsibilities include maintaining standard costs in GP/Dynamics, performing variance analyses, and supporting audits, month-end close, and