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We've built a versatile cloud platform that eliminates infrastructure barriers, empowering builders to focus on innovation instead of fighting their stack. Because breakthrough AI should move at the speed of ideas, not infrastructure.\nAbout the Role\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nThis 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.\nWhat You’ll Do\nBOM and Inventory Management & Valuation:\nManage item creation and associated accounting implications, ensuring master data accuracy across systems.\n\nManage and review the Bill of Materials (BOM) for various server/rack configurations.\n\nConsolidate inventory and non-inventory items to streamline tracking, reporting, and operational efficiency.\n\nOversee standard costing function, including monthly variance analysis, overhead allocation, and month-end reconciliations.\n\nPlan and execute physical counts, cycle counts, and perform inventory health assessments for impairment, obsolescence, or shrinkage.\n\nReconcile inventory sub-ledgers to the general ledger on a regular basis to ensure system accuracy and balance sheet integrity.\n\nFixed Asset Assembly & Material Flow Accounting:\nTrack and account for high-value components (e.g., GPUs, network switches, servers, chassis) as they are assembled into full AI infrastructure racks.\n\nManage the accounting impact of material flow as hardware moves across staging, assembly, deployment, and data center locations.\n\nProcess assembly build transactions for the deployment of infrastructure hardware.\n\nEnsure accurate movement of costs from raw inventory into Construction-in-Progress (CIP) and ultimately capitalized as Fixed Assets upon being placed in service.\n\nMaintain perpetual inventory systems with monthly reconciliations.\n\nReview and update historical data as needed to align the accounting information systems to the data center ops systems.\n\nLanded Cost Management:\nDevelop and maintain methodologies to accurately capture, allocate, and capitalize landed costs, including international freight, customs, tariffs, insurance, and handling fees for high-value hardware.\n\nAnalyze and reconcile freight, tariff, customs and insurance invoices between subledgers and the general ledger.\n\nProcess Engineering & Function Building:\nArchitect the cost accounting function, including continuous iteration for process re-engineering.\n\nParticipate in the design, documentation, and implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for inventory tracking, assembly builds, and asset deployment.\n\nReporting:\nReport on unit economics for all product offerings.\n\nAssist FP&A with forecasting, monthly financial reports, margin reporting, and break-even analysis.\n\nDevelop meaningful metrics to support decision making.\n\nOperations & Engineering Alignment:\nPartner closely with Data Center Operations and Hardware Engineering to understand build schedules, component tracking, and deployment timelines to ensure assets are capitalized precisely when placed into service.\n\nSupply Chain Procurement:\nCollaborate with Supply Chain to establish rigorous receiving processes, validate vendor pricing, and accurately accrue freight and tariff liabilities.\n\nFinancial Systems Collaboration:\nWork hand-in-hand with the Business Ops team to design, test, and implement automated assembly workflows, landed cost modules, and BOM tracking within the ERP (e.g., NetSuite).\n\nWho You Are\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in accounting or related field. (CPA or CMA designation is a plus but is not required).\n\n2-4+ years of progressive cost accounting experience, specifically within Manufacturing, Data Centers, or Hardware Infrastructure environments.\n\nProven experience working in a high-growth, startup environment. Must have a track record of building processes, policies, or systems from the ground up.\n\nDeep understanding of US GAAP as it applies to landed costs, inventory valuation (FIFO/Weighted Average), CIP, and ASC 360 Fixed Asset capitalization rules.\n\nStrong experience with enterprise ERPs (NetSuite highly preferred) and a high degree of proficiency in advanced Excel (data modeling, large dataset manipulation).\n\nAbility to work Monday-Friday in the Las Vegas HQ office.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nThrives in ambiguity. You do not wait for a playbook to be handed to you; you write the playbook.\n\nAbility to take traditional manufacturing concepts (BOMs, routings, work-in-process) and adapt them to building revenue-generating AI infrastructure.\n\nExtreme 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.\n\nThe ability to communicate complex cost accounting requirements to non-financial stakeholders, like engineers and warehouse staff, in a way that gains their buy-in.\n\nWhat Success Looks Like\nDay 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.\n\nDay 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.\n\nDay 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.\n\nWhat We Offer\nStock Options\n\n100% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for Employees\n\nCompany Health Savings Account Contributions\n\n100% paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance for Employees\n\nLife and Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Options\n\nOther Insurance Options, such as Pet & Legal Insurance\n\nVarious Supplementary Health Benefits, such as discounted Virtual Healthcare Appointments and Serious Illness Support\n\nFlexible Spending Account\n\n401(k)\n\nEmployee Assistance Program\n\nFlexible PTO\n\nPaid Holidays\n\nParental Leave\n\nOther In-Office Perks\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nTensorWave is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected status under applicable law.\nReasonable Accommodations\nTensorWave provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. 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