Axon Cost Accountant at Axon responsible for month-end close activities, inventory and variance analysis, and partnering with FP&A and operations leaders. Role supports cost accounting processes and ensures GAAP compliance.
Responsibilities
Axon is scaling its global manufacturing operations, and the finance team behind that growth needs sharp, detail-oriented analysts to keep it running with precision. As a Cost Accountant on our Cost Accounting team, you'll sit at the intersection of finance and operations, owning month-end close activities, driving inventory and variance analysis, and partnering directly with FP&A, Supply Chain Controllership, and Operations leaders. This is a newly created, high-visibility role where your work directly shapes how Axon understands and manages the cost of bringing life-saving technology to market.
Location: Hybrid, 4 days per week in NYC
Reports to: Director, Supply Chain Controllership
Direct Reports: N/A
Own month-end close for cost accounting — prepare and post journal entries including accruals, reserves, reclassifications, and allocations across multiple business segments and legal entities. Support close activities spanning inventory reserves, PPV accruals and amortization, royalties, scrap reclassifications, and overhead and segment allocations.
Lead inventory reserve management — review and maintain excess and obsolescence reserves, produce reserve summary reports, and support inventory reconciliation activities including segment, sub-assembly, and raw material to WIP movements.
Drive cost variance analysis — monitor and analyze purchase price, production, and quantity variances; identify root causes; and communicate findings clearly to business partners and leadership.
Support standard cost processes — assist with standard cost uploads in the ERP system, including monthly bill-of-materials (BOM) reviews, new SKU setups, and ongoing variance monitoring.
Prepare management reporting packages — collect and analyze cost data to support business decision-making; prepare periodic cost variance reports comparing standard to actual costs across global manufacturing operations.
Ensure GAAP compliance and audit readiness — perform account reconciliations, document cost accounting processes and journal entries in adherence to internal controls, and support SOX testing, GAAP audits, and annual physical inventory count activities.
Collaborate cross-functionally — partner with FP&A, Global Supply Chain Controllership, and Operations to explain budget-to-actual variances and serve as a trusted resource on cost accounting treatment, inventory transactions, and ERP-related questions.
Contribute to process improvement — as this team scales, proactively identify opportunities to streamline close processes, improve reporting accuracy, and build scalable cost accounting infrastructure.
