Accounting Manager

About us: Aeva’s mission is to bring the next wave of perception to a broad range of applications from automated driving to industrial robotics, consumer electronics, consumer health, security, and beyond. Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology that integrates all key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics chip in a compact module. Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors uniquely detect instant velocity in addition to 3D position, allowing autonomous devices like vehicles and robots to make more intelligent and safe decisions.  Responsibilities:

Act as the primary finance liaison between U.S. and Global Accounting Center operations, ensuring effective communication, teamwork, and execution of accounting activities.

Support the monthly consolidation process including managing the global intercompany process and review of monthly US GAAP consolidated results. Escalate and signals to Controllership leadership.

Partner with business, procurement team and AP team to manage time sensitive payments ensuring that operational decisions align with accurate controls and governance

Review entity financial statements for accuracy and completeness

Ensure all intercompany transactions are eliminated and reconciled.

Manage and ensure proper tax filings of all global entities in a timely manner and in compliance with statutory regulations

Lead all cost accounting functions, including standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation

Analyze manufacturing performance by comparing actual costs to standards and identify drivers of variances

Collaborate with supply chain and engineering to ensure accurate costing, inventory control, and margin management

Develop, document, and continuously improve cost accounting procedures and internal controls

Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts to ensure accurate reporting

Lead annual standard cost roll and support budgeting and forecasting efforts to cost of goods sold(COGS)

Drive continuous improvement, process standardization, and automation initiatives to strengthen efficiency and compliance across accounting and inventory processes

Participate and supervise monthly close process as it relates to international consolidation and cost of revenue/inventory accounting.

Optimize NetSuite accounting functionality via automation, scheduled entries, canned analysis reports, allocation schedules, etc.

Work with audit functions to develop and improve internal policies to ensure compliance with SOX framework and support requests for external audit and SOX compliance.

Qualifications:

Master's or bachelor’s in Accounting required, CPA strongly desired.

10+ years of public accounting or industry accounting experience required; public company exposure preferred. Multinational company experience strongly desired.

5+ years of experience with Corporate Accounting and Consolidations required.

Must have a high degree of technical knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls over accounting & reporting, as well as SOX compliance.

Experience with accounting for intercompany transactions and foreign exchange transactions is strongly preferred.

Experience with management reporting and preparing financial presentations is desirable.

Advanced Excel experience

Experience with NetSuite in a multi-ledger, global environment is strongly preferred.