Director, Product Ops Accounting

Primary Function of Position

The Director Product Ops Accounting plays a critical role in achieving our overall priority of delivering world-class financial reporting. This highly visible role drives exceptional project management processes within our Finance and Product Operations teams to collect the data needed for decision-making and financial reporting purposes.

The Director Product Ops Accounting is accountable for setting our inventory and product operations policies and managing our overall product operations controls. The Director Product Ops Accounting is also accountable for managing the inventory reserve assessment and cycle count processes, as well as for examination and reporting provided to management relating to inventory costing matters.

This is a great role for someone with proven technical accounting skills that would like to get additional exposure into the Company’s product operations, accounting, and finance activities, as well as getting a deep appreciation of the Company’s business.

At Intuitive, you will help contribute to our commitment to excellence by partnering with world-class Managers and Executive Leadership. We are looking for high-caliber people that can take on additional responsibility as they progress in their career, and we are committed to providing an environment that fosters career growth and development.

Essential Job Duties

• Manage the Company’s inventory, inventory reserve, and cost accounting policies, processes, controls, and related activities.
• Ensure that the Company’s accounting policies are appropriately applied to all inventory-related activities and accounts.
• Review and examine inventory and COGS-related variances on a monthly basis.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and be the point person on all U.S. GAAP matters relating to inventory by researching, resolving, documenting, and communicating conclusions for inventory-related matters that arise.
• Project management, including preparing presentations for the Company’s cross-functional inventory leadership team, related to issues that arise out of changes in the Company’s business that require new policies, processes, procedures, and controls.
• Oversee and review inventory-related controls, including monitoring of the cycle count and physical inventory observation programs, policies, and activities.
• Project management, including preparing presentations and reporting to the Company’s cross-functional inventory leadership team on the adherence and compliance with our Inventory Cycle Count Policies and Controls.
• Develop key metrics, in conjunction with our Global Operations FP&A team, to track the accuracy of our inventory standards and to provide insight into our inventory-related activities for management.
• Presentations to leadership in the Company on the progress of our inventory processes and controls.
• Coordinate budgeting and forecasting activities relating to inventory matters with the Company’s FP&A organization.
• Work closely with our global teams to ensure that the right training and processes have been distributed with respect to our inventory policies and controls.
• Ensure that there is an efficient and effective process in place to ensure timely close and reporting of all inventory-related matters by closely coordinating with the Company’s FP&A organization.
• Monitor the standard cost setting activities, working closely with our Global Operations FP&A team.

Required Skills and Experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication and exceptional presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience with executive communication and presentations
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to drive consensus and conclusions
• Excellent project management and organizational skills to manage the changes in the business and corresponding required changes in our policies, processes, and procedures
• Proven technical expertise related to U.S. GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
• Proven data analysis skills and high capacity for growth and the ability to change along with the Company
• Integrity, personal accountability, fosters team unity, commitment to excellence, and proactive thinking
• Must be willing/able to work onsite 3 days/week at our Sunnyvale, CA office

Required Education and Training

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• A minimum of 12+ years public accounting and/or industry experience, including experience working with inventory

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Certified Public Accountant is highly preferred
• Experience in public accounting
• Experience with SAP
• Experience with automation tools, such as Alteryx, Power Query, Winshuttle, Automation Anywhere, etc.

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Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.