Cost Accountant - Data Center Assets at Tensorwave · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

The Cost Accountant plays a foundational role in building and scaling our cost accounting function within a high-growth AI infrastructure startup. Unlike traditional manufacturing, this role focuses on the capitalization of high-value Data Center equipment—managing the financial lifecycle of hardware from procurement and landed cost, through server/GPU/hardware assembly, and ultimately into placed-in-service Fixed Assets.
The ideal candidate brings a strong manufacturing or data center background and thrives in a startup environment, possessing the strategic vision to design processes from scratch and the tactical execution to manage the daily Construction-in-Progress (CIP) and component inventory.
This role provides an opportunity to take ownership of a broad and increasingly important area of Finance & Accounting within a rapidly growing organization. The Cost Accountant will have meaningful exposure to financial reporting, accounting systems, internal controls, process automation, and cross-functional operations, while working in a flat organization that values ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
BOM and Inventory Management & Valuation:
Manage item creation and associated accounting implications, ensuring master data accuracy across systems.
Manage and review the Bill of Materials (BOM) for various server/rack configurations.
Consolidate inventory and non-inventory items to streamline tracking, reporting, and operational efficiency.
Oversee standard costing function, including monthly variance analysis, overhead allocation, and month-end reconciliations.
Plan and execute physical counts, cycle counts, and perform inventory health assessments for impairment, obsolescence, or shrinkage.
Reconcile inventory sub-ledgers to the general ledger on a regular basis to ensure system accuracy and balance sheet integrity.
Fixed Asset Assembly & Material Flow Accounting:
Track and account for high-value components (e.g., GPUs, network switches, servers, chassis) as they are assembled into full AI infrastructure racks.

Qualification

Thrives in ambiguityWhat Success Looks LikeDay 1–30Day 31–60Day 61–90

Required

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field. (CPA or CMA designation is a plus but is not required).
2–4+ years of progressive cost accounting experience, specifically within Manufacturing, Data Centers, or Hardware Infrastructure environments.
Proven experience working in a high-growth, startup environment. Must have a track record of building processes, policies, or systems from the ground up.
Deep understanding of US GAAP as it applies to landed costs, inventory valuation (FIFO/Weighted Average), CIP, and ASC 360 Fixed Asset capitalization rules.
Strong experience with enterprise ERPs (NetSuite highly preferred) and a high degree of proficiency in advanced Excel (data modeling, large dataset manipulation).
Ability to work Monday–Friday in the Las Vegas HQ office.

Preferred

Thrives in ambiguity. You do not wait for a playbook to be handed to you; you write the playbook.
Ability to take traditional manufacturing concepts (BOMs, routings, work-in-process) and adapt them to building revenue-generating AI infrastructure.
Extreme attention to detail when allocating costs, understanding that a small percentage error on AI hardware (like GPU clusters) represents millions of dollars in financial impact.
The ability to communicate complex cost accounting requirements to non-financial stakeholders, like engineers and warehouse staff, in a way that gains their buy-in.
What Success Looks Like
Day 1–30: Conduct a deep-dive of current procurement, landed cost, and hardware assembly workflows. Understand the physical lifecycle of hardware—from the loading dock to the data center floor—and identify immediate gaps in financial tracking.
Day 31–60: Draft and implement the company’s first formal SOPs for landed cost allocation and Fixed Asset assembly capitalization. Take full ownership of the inventory, landed cost, and CIP components of the month-end close.
Day 61–90: Partner with the financial systems team to fully architect and automate the hardware assembly workflow within the ERP. Eliminate manual spreadsheet tracking for BOMs, drastically reducing the risk of error and accelerating the month-end close timeline.

Cost Accountant - Data Center Assets

Responsibilities

Qualification

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Preferred

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Company

Tensorwave

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