# Cost Accounting Manager

Nexthop.ai, headquartered in Santa Clara, builds high-efficiency AI networking infrastructure for the world’s largest cloud operators and neoclouds. Following its $500M Series B at a $4.2B valuation, the company is scaling production quickly, and this role will build the cost accounting foundation for its contract manufacturing operations. Position Summary We are seeking a Cost Accounting Manager to own product costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing overhead. This role will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and the CM team. Key Responsibilities Product Costing:Own standard costs, BOM and routing cost rolls, inventory revaluations, labor and overhead absorption rates, and WIP accounting; analyze and explain manufacturing variances and gross margin analysis. Consigned and non-consigned inventory:Reconcile consigned balances with contract manufacturer and ensure the inventory subledger ties to the GL monthly. Adjustments and reserves:Own E&O, NPI, and lower-of-cost-or-NRV reserves, review and approve inventory adjustments and write-offs, and prepare E&O analysis. Department spend:Own the manufacturing overhead budget and forecast by cost center, report actual vs

- **Id**: 3656595
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/nexthop-systems-cost-accounting-manager>
- **Role**: Finance
- **Role family**: Finance
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Santa Clara, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T22:37:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 12
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2306
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Servers & Data Center Hardware, Network Equipment

## Company

- **Id**: 1954274
- **Name**: Nexthop Systems
- **Domain**: nexthop.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/nexthop-ai>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: BambooHR

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 95
- **Open postings**: 40
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 237
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: company_stale
- **Days open**: 12

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T02:04:56Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 23; Filings 12m: 23

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 12
- **Expected fill days**: 237
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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