Senior Accountant, Cost and Manufacturing Accounting at Neuralink · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

Build the foundation of Neuralink’s cost accounting function in a complex, vertically integrated manufacturing environment. We design and build our own brain implants, including micron-scale electrode threads and the needle cartridges that insert them, along with the surgical robot that places them. As the first dedicated owner of cost accounting, you will establish how we capture, allocate, and report manufacturing costs, then own and improve these processes as our manufacturing capabilities scale.
This role combines hands-on cost accounting, technical accounting judgment, and meaningful ownership of systems design. You will work directly with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Software teams to shape the accounting requirements of our internally developed ERP and manufacturing systems and how they evolve. You will also support the Company’s external audit and help design, document, and test internal controls over financial reporting. The processes and systems you build will connect how our products are manufactured with how their costs are measured and reported. This function is built on disciplined execution: accurate costing, traceability, and controls designed to support manufacturing as it scales.
Building and owning the cost accounting function, including cost centers, allocation and absorption methodologies, and standard versus actual cost treatment across implant and surgical robot manufacturing
Partnering directly with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and Software teams to translate how our products are built into practical accounting processes, including tracking materials, inventory movements, labor, equipment time, and manufacturing overhead
Serving as a key accounting stakeholder in the design and evolution of our internally developed ERP and manufacturing systems, defining requirements for inventory valuation, manufacturing cost capture, and the flow of financial data into the ledger
Researching complex U.S. GAAP matters and preparing clear technical memoranda and accounting policies, including inventory and manufacturing costs, internal-use software and cloud computing capitalization, and revenue recognition as commercial arrangements develop
Designing and documenting internal controls over financial reporting across manufacturing and related processes, and performing management testing of controls independent of activities you prepare or execute
Establishing and maintaining standard costs, analyzing manufacturing cost variances, and owning product costing, inventory valuation, and cost of goods sold reporting as manufacturing scales
Building audit-ready documentation, supporting the Company’s external audit, and serving as a technical contact for the auditors on manufacturing costs and other accounting matters
Testing controls over month-end close, reconciliations, and supporting schedules, and using cost analysis to improve cost visibility, data quality, and accounting processes

Senior Accountant, Cost and Manufacturing Accounting

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Neuralink

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