Senior Cost Accountant

• CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators
• border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly
• stay ahead of evolving threats.
• CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel
• Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle
• London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .
• Role Overview:
• Chaos Inc is growing quickly and we’re building a cost accounting team that can keep up with a fast moving, production driven environment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands on setting
• processes are being built and refined
• where your work directly impacts how the company scales.
• The Senior Cost Accountant I will be deeply involved in the day to day flow of inventory and manufacturing transactions, ensuring accuracy in a high volume, highly manual environment while helping establish the foundation for more efficient and scalable operations

Responsibilities

• Own and execute high-volume cost accounting transactions, including inventory movements, production entries, and cost-related journal entries
• Support month-end close, including inventory reconciliations, subledger to GL reconciliation, and manufacturing related accruals
• Execute and review cost accounting transactions in a high volume, manual environment
• Investigate manufacturing variances and partner with operations to resolve discrepancies and improve accuracy
• Review and validate Bills of Materials (BOMs) to ensure accurate and reliable product costing
• Analyze and resolve manufacturing variances (material usage, purchase price, production inefficiencies)
• Partner closely with Operations, Production, Supply Chain, and Warehouse teams to ensure accurate inventory flow and resolve issues quickly
• Support cycle counts and physical inventory, including investigation and resolution of variances
• Assist with audit readiness, ensuring documentation and processes are well supported
• Help build and improve processes in a manual environment, with a focus on scalability and efficiency
• Gross margin analysis and cost driver insights
• Flux analysis across inventory, COGS, and production activity
• Investigating and resolving cost fluctuations, with visibility to leadership
• Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in cost or inventory accounting within manufacturing and R&D environment
• Strong understanding of inventory flow and transactional accounting
• Experience working in manual or high volume environments
• Ability to understand the production environment and the associated financial processes
• Knowledge of supply chain, receiving, inventory flow, operations process and manufacturing principles
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
• Advanced Excel skills and strong attention to detail
• Preferred Requirements:
• Experience in defense and/or aerospace manufacturing environments
• Experience supporting inventory audits and controls
• Exposure to ERP systems and process improvement initiatives
• Why CHAOS?
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits : 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 250 employees and counting across 5 global offices
• The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity
• benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
• Recruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.
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