Guardant Health · 5 hours ago
Senior Manager, Cost Accounting
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$164K/yr - $225K/yr
8+ years expGuardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Cost Accounting to oversee inventory and cost accounting processes, ensuring compliance with GAAP and internal policies while driving improvements in accuracy and efficiency. The role involves managing a cost accounting team and collaborating with various departments to enhance inventory management and reporting.
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Responsibilities
Own end-to-end inventory and cost accounting processes, including accurate month-end and quarter-end close, reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting
Own COGS analytics and reporting, including development and maintenance of margin and variance analyses to support business decision-making
Oversee standard costing processes, including cost updates, revaluations, impact analysis, and investigation of significant variances
Analyze material, labor, external, and overhead costs to identify root causes and drive cross-functional, sustainable improvements
Define and report key cost and operational metrics, ensuring costing methodologies comply with GAAP and internal policies
Oversee cycle count programs and the year-end wall-to-wall physical inventory, ensuring compliance with SOX, GAAP, and company policies
Ensure inventory variances are timely investigated, reviewed, and properly recorded with appropriate audit documentation
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and R&D to ensure accurate inventory existence, valuation, and completeness
Serve as a primary contact for internal and external auditors; support inventory-related walkthroughs, testing, and remediation
Design, document, and maintain effective SOX controls related to inventory and cost accounting, driving continuous improvement in control effectiveness
Support the design and implementation of automated COGS reporting, partnering with IT and Data teams to improve accuracy, timeliness, scalability, and reduce manual effort
Drive ERP and system enhancements and process improvements to strengthen data accuracy, automation, and internal controls
Lead, mentor, and develop the cost accounting team; set clear expectations, provide coaching, and support professional growth
Qualification
Required
8+ years of progressive experience supporting in-house manufacturing, preferably in a Lab Service Operations environment
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field; CPA or MBA a plus
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
A solutions-oriented team player who enjoys a dynamic work environment
Ability to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner
Ability to effectively work with all levels and cross-functionally within the company including Senior Management
Strong analytical skills, with a sharp focus on details
Preferred
Integrated MRP systems knowledge preferred
Extensive ERP experience, Oracle Fusion inventory and materials movement experience strongly preferred
Company
Guardant Health
Guardant Health is a precision oncology company that uses blood tests, data sets, and analytics to provide treatment to cancer patients.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.53BKey Investors
Baillie GiffordSoftBank Vision FundOrbiMed
2025-11-05Post Ipo Equity· $284.4M
2025-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $350M
2023-12-21Post Ipo Equity· $90.7M
Leadership Team
AmirAli Talasaz
Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer
Helmy Eltoukhy
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
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