Manager, Cost Accounting

pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor’s 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission—to enhance Murata’s world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi’s product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi’s team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.

Job Summary

Individual will assume a management role and oversee all day-to-day Cost Accounting departmental initiatives. These initiatives are primarily focused on partnering with Sales and Marketing, Operations, Engineering and Financial Accounting to understand inventory valuation/reconciliation and the appropriate recording of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for public company financial compliance. Will also support Director, Cost Accounting, and Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) in forward looking, Gross Margin Plans and Forecasts on and off cycle. Individual will implement cost control measures and collaborate to prepare financial models necessary to analyze and recommend efficient recording, reporting and forecasting changing business conditions.  Will identify business risks and opportunities through meaningful and timely management reporting and partner with key business partners on strategic planning.  Individual must possess strong managerial, analytical, and communication skills.   This position reports to the Director, Cost Accounting.                     

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has responsibility for:

• Managing day-to-day operations of Cost Accounting team, setting expectations and ensuring goals are met
• Balancing Cost Accounting workload and aligning with Director on priorities and resources required
• Reviewing and presenting Monthly P&L and Balance Sheet with Director prior to final close
• Managing audit requirements and field requests and responsible for auditor engagement and results
• Participating, and potentially leading, ongoing strategic cross functional and process improvement efforts including automation
• Aligning Cost Accounting staff, (Senior Cost Accountant and Cost Accounting Associate), on Semi-Annual Performance and Incentive Goals with Annual Corporate Objectives in collaboration with Director, Cost Accounting
• Recommending models and tools and finalizing with Directors of Cost Accounting and FP&A and measuring once implemented
• Ensuring 100% accurate recording of manual financial entries of Cost Team in ERP system
• Reviewing and ensuring 100% accuracy in obtaining supply chain cost and updating standard costs in ERP system
• Leading the closing of financials with relevant reporting within 3 business days
• Leading team to achieve 100% audit requirements within 5 days of financial close

Minimum Qualifications (Experience and Skills)

• 8+ years of relevant combined experience in Cost Accounting and Accounting in a manufacturing environment with at least 5 years in Cost Accounting and 3 in overall management positions
• Ability to analyze and further develop presentations, through Management Dashboards
• Ability to identify significant few activities from high volume transactions and summarize for management to use as basis for decision-making
• Ability to effectively utilize MS Office tools including advanced MS Excel, Word, Visio and Project to create and enhance current processes
• Ability to manage multiple projects and change priorities as needed
• Ability to estimate forward looking performance both with established variables and without

Preferred Qualifications

• High-tech, high-volume company experience, semiconductor highly preferred
• Proficiency in analyzing and creating accounting processes in Oracle ERP System
• Public company experience

Education Requirements

• B.S. in Accounting, Economics, Finance or Business Required; Advanced degree preferred

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

USD 122,923.40 - 169,019.68 per year

pSemi Corporation supports a diverse workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. pSemi does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military or veteran status (including “protected veterans” under applicable affirmative action laws), marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws applicable to the Company. pSemi also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an employee or applicant has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

Note: The Peregrine Semiconductor name, Peregrine Semiconductor logo and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and the pSemi name, pSemi logo, HaRP and DuNE are trademarks of pSemi Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. pSemi products are protected under one or more of the following U.S. Patents: http://patents.psemi.com