Strategic Cost & Inventory Finance Manager

TCWGlobal; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nautilus is seeking a Cost & Inventory Accounting Operations Manager to bridge operations and finance. You will own inventory integrity, costing methods, and variance analysis for reagent, flow cell, and instrumentation products.

You will work cross-functionally to ensure ERP reflects the business economics. This hands-on role supports scalable financial reporting, gross margin accuracy, and inventory visibility as we move from pre-commercial to commercial stage, reporting to the Corporate

Qualifications

• 6+ years in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or inventory accounting roles.
• Experience in biotech or regulated manufacturing preferred
• Strong inventory accounting, standard costing, variance analysis, and internal controls
• ERP experience (NetSuite or SAP) and advanced Excel modeling

Responsibilities

• Own month-end inventory close for raw materials, WIP, finished goods across product lines.
• Ensure timely closure of POs, receipts, transfers, and SOs in NetSuite
• Reconcile inventory movements, yield loss and scrap
• Improve ERP transaction discipline and inventory accuracy with cross-functional teams
• Maintain inventory subledger integrity and GL reconciliation
• Review discrepancies and negative balances; support SOX/internal controls
• Support NetSuite workflow optimization and inventory controls as growth occurs

Skills

Inventory accounting

NetSuite

ERP systems

Standard costing

Variance analysis

Manufacturing finance

Excel modeling

SOX compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Job description

Nautilus is seeking a Cost & Inventory Accounting Operations Manager to bridge operations and finance. You will own inventory integrity, costing methods, and variance analysis for reagent, flow cell, and instrumentation products.

You will work cross-functionally to ensure ERP reflects the business economics. This hands-on role supports scalable financial reporting, gross margin accuracy, and inventory visibility as we move from pre-commercial to commercial stage, reporting to the Corporate