Accounting Manager

Position:

• Manufacturing Accounting Manager for Reno Gigafactory, reporting to the Sr. Director of Worldwide Manufacturing accounting based in Tesla HQ (Silicon Valley)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all Gigafactory accounting related activities: month end close, standard cost setting, labor & Overhead absorption, inventory and fixed asset management, freight and duty tracking and monitoring.
• Work closely and partner with Inventory control team, NPI team and factory internal audit team to monitor, track and improve the factory cycle count process and inventory accuracy
• Partner with FP&A Finance and Eng team to ensure Bill of Material accuracy including knowledge of cost reduction impact on financials
• Work with operation team to manage the full fixed asset cycle (purchase, AUC, retirement or impairment)
• Perform variance analysis such as Purchase Price to Cost variance, cost revaluation, Invoice to PO price variances and work order variances.
• Ensure process integrity within Manufacturing, Intercompany, and Inventory while working with cross-functional peers to resolve process issues.
• Maintain phenomenal relationships with Business Partners and Accounting peers to address information reporting needs. Prepare Accounting schedules routinely and as requested for internal and external reporting requirements.
• Document controls, processes and procedures related to manufacturing accounting and ensure SOX 404 compliance
• Assist with and ensure successful quarterly and year end audits
• Build and lead the manufacturing accounting team in Reno Gigafactory

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related area (or equivalent) with evidence of exceptional ability
• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in Accounting preferably in a large manufacturing environment
• Ability to understand the manufacturing environment and the associated financial processes; Knowledge of supply chain, receiving, inventory flow, operations process and manufacturing principles
• Strong ability to assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem
• Ability to effectively analyze transactional level detail in an enterprise resource planning system and articulate the key findings to management
• Strong business skills and effective understanding of financial, distribution and manufacturing systems
• Ability to multi-task and drive actions to completion under strict deadlines.
• Demonstrate clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to collaborate and build positive relationships with other teams within Finance as well as cross-functionally outside Finance to effectively make recommendations, implement process improvements, etc.
• Excellent Excel skills and the ability to manipulate and analyze large amounts of data
• Action-oriented and solution-driven with the ability to thrive in a fast pace environment
• Analytically solid with the desire and competency to come up with out-of-the-box ideas to resolve complex manufacturing Accounting challenges
• Strong self-starter and leader who can articulate effectively to management and peers to bring about effective change
• Great vision to provide insight and foresight to management team and turn analytical to corrective actions.
• A genuine passion to partner with manufacturing and supply chain to produce the best vehicles in the world