Tool Install Cost Accounting Analyst

WGNSTAR; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 61,992 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

Paid Vacation

Job summary

WGNSTAR in Boise, ID is seeking a cost accounting professional to support semiconductor tool installation projects. You will track spending, accruals, and reconciliations, partnering with procurement, project controls, and construction teams to ensure transparent financial reporting.

You will validate data, analyze variances, and prepare cost summaries for leadership. A Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of relevant experience are required, with eligibility to work in the United States and a

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, reconciliation, and cost management skills with ability to track commitments, actuals, accruals, forecasts, and variances.
• Experience translating procurement, field execution, and project data into clear cost reporting and actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to collaborate across finance, procurement, project controls, construction, and project management teams.
• Advanced systems and data analysis capabilities, including SAP and Excel, with experience validating large data sets and driving issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Provides tool-level cost accounting support for semiconductor tool installation projects, tracking material spending, commitments, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Partners with procurement, vendor management, cost controls, construction teams, and project leadership for financial transparency.
• Tracks material commitments, purchase orders, receipts, and installation-related expenditures by tool and package.
• Audits installed materials against procurement records, field execution status, and approved scope to ensure costs are accurate and properly assigned.
• Investigates and resolves cost discrepancies and allocation issues with key stakeholders.
• Manages accruals, cost allocations, financial adjustments, and month-end reconciliation activities for forecasting and reporting.
• Leads or supports spending reconciliations at milestones like area turnover and project closeout.
• Identifies emerging cost risks and prepares cost summaries for leadership review.

Skills

Cost accounting

Analytical skills

Reconciliation

Forecasting

Data analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

WGNSTAR is a dynamic and growing company with a global footprint. Primarily focused on the semiconductor industry, we provide a platform for you to expand your career with knowledge gained on the job training, and tailored development. We know we need talented people like you that hold similar values, which is why we do not put limits on learning, development, industry, and personal growth. Start your path to a WGNSTAR career today!

Schedule: M-F (7:00am-4:00pm)

Pay Rate: $45+ DOE

Location: Boise, ID

Position Type: Full Time

Benefits: This position is eligible for WGNSTAR's full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k). Additional benefits are listed at the end of this posting.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides tool-level cost accounting support for semiconductor tool installation projects, ensuring accurate tracking of material spending, commitments, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Partners with procurement, vendor management, cost controls, construction teams, and project leadership to maintain financial transparency and reporting accuracy.
• Tracks material commitments, purchase orders, receipts, and installation-related expenditures by individual tool and installation package.
• Audits installed materials against procurement records, field execution status, and approved scope to verify costs are accurate, complete, and properly assigned.
• Investigates and resolves cost discrepancies, mismatches, and allocation issues in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Manages accruals, cost allocations, financial adjustments, and month-end reconciliation activities to ensure accurate forecasting and reporting.
• Leads or supports spending reconciliations at key project milestones, including area turnover, construction completion, and project closeout.
• Identifies emerging cost risks, supports corrective actions, and prepares cost summaries and documentation for leadership review and decision-making.

Requirements:

• Strong analytical, reconciliation, and cost management skills with the ability to accurately track commitments, actuals, accruals, forecasts, and variances.
• Experience translating procurement, field execution, and project data into clear cost reporting, financial insights, and actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across finance, procurement, project controls, construction, and project management teams in complex project environments.
• Advanced systems and data analysis capabilities, including SAP and Excel, with experience validating large data sets, identifying discrepancies, and driving issue resolution.
• Bachelor's degreeand 3+ years of relevant experience in cost accounting, project controls, procurement support, financial reconciliation,construction cost management, or other related discipline.

Preferences:

• Experience supporting semiconductor fabs, tool installations, advanced manufacturing, and other large-scale industrial capital projects.
• Knowledge of construction cost management systems, procurement processes, change management workflows, and project closeout requirements.
• Proven ability to reconcile material, equipment, and installation costs at the tool, system, area, or contractor level while ensuring accurate invoice validation and accrual management.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly present cost performance, forecast changes, and financial risks to both project teams and executive leadership.

Physical Effort/Activities:

May be required to walk up to 5+miles per day, able to be on feet for 8-10 hrs at a time, able to bend, twist, push/pull, crouch, kneel in confined spaces, work at heights, on a ladder, and lift up to 50-75 pounds. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Additional Benefits: Paid Vacation, Select Holidays, Overtime Opportunities, On-site Facilities & Career Development Opportunities.

The people who thrive most at WGNSTAR are those individuals who perform well in a team environment, enjoy interacting and engaging with several different stakeholders, and adapt quickly to changing environments, while leveraging their skills, quality, and knowledge to drive themselves and their teams towards continuous improvement and success.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, O-1, etc). Additionally, WGNSTAR does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program for this role.

Equal opportunities and Social Governance

WGNSTAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

WGNSTAR places an immense emphasis on equal employment, encourages diversity in the workplace, and applies an open-door policy for inclusion of all employees. Our diversity program encourages people from any gender, background, ethnicity, culture, education, and experience to join the company and more importantly build a career through employee development.

Through our Global wellness programs, WGNSTAR ensures our employees and families have access to a full range of wellness services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). In the communities that surround our business operations, we support individual and group sponsorships for local sports and those that are vulnerable in society.