Intuitive

Senior Product Operations Accounting Manager

Full-time · Sunnyvale, CA
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Senior · 9+ yrs exp

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree or related field

Experience: 9+ years

License: CPA

Skills & tools

AccountingFinancial ReportingHiringInventory ManagementFinancial AnalysisProcess ImprovementOperationsTeam Leadership
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the opportunity to shape accounting practices while gaining a deep understanding of the business, our products, and the underlying processes that support financial reporting.

We are looking for a driven leader who can evolve with business growth, identify future accounting and reporting risks, and proactively drive solutions. The successful candidate will be comfortable digging deep into accounting guidance and business processes, asking thoughtful questions, challenging assumptions, and developing practical solutions that continue to improve existing processes while building new capabilities.

We look to hire high-quality individuals with integrity, personal accountability, teamwork, excellence, intellectual curiosity, and proactive thinking. If you exemplify our values and want to be part of our interesting journey in the world of robotic-assisted surgery, this is the role for you.

- Own accounting policies and related governance for inventory, COGS, R&D expenses, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and external reporting requirements. - Lead analysis for COGS, inventory, and R&D expenses, presenting key drivers and insights during close meetings. - Provide ongoing technical accounting consultation, draft technical accounting memos, policy updates, and governance materials to substantiate judgments on policy application, process design, and disclosures. - Lead cross-functional projects with Business, Accounting, FP&A, Finance Transformation, SEC Reporting, and IT to implement sustainable processes, systems, and controls; including partnering with IT to develop and automate reporting and oversight tools. - Lead technical accounting projects that translate accounting conclusions into executable process changes, data/reporting/system requirements, and control activities. - Partner with internal and external auditors on accounting policy, implementation approaches, financial statement presentation, and control design. - Drive process improvements focused on standardization, automation, enhanced reporting, and long-term scalability. - Monitor the standard cost setting activities, working closely with our Global Operations FP&A team.

- 9+ years of public accounting and/or industry experience with strong technical accounting expertise. - Strong leadership, communication, and executive presence with the ability to drive consensus, conclusions, and implementation across cross-functional stakeholders. - Strong technical accounting (U.S. GAAP) understanding and expertise, with the ability to interpret guidance and apply it to business facts, operational processes, controls, and reporting requirements. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, high capacity for growth, and the ability to evolve alongside the Company as business complexity increases. - High level of integrity, accountability, ownership, and commitment to excellence. - Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end projects from technical research and impact assessment through process design, stakeholder alignment, implementation, reporting, controls, and ongoing governance. - Experience partnering with IT or systems teams to define data requirements, enhance reporting, automate processes, and improve accounting oversight. - Ability to identify future accounting, reporting, process, and control risks and proactively develop scalable solutions. - This role requires working onsite in our Sunnyvale, CA office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday every week.

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field - CPA required

- Experience with inventory, cost accounting, reporting requirements, or accounting policy implementation is strongly preferred.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.

Required Skills and Experience

  • 9+ years of public accounting and/or industry experience with strong technical accounting expertise.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and executive presence with the ability to drive consensus, conclusions, and implementation across cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Strong technical accounting (U.S. GAAP) understanding and expertise, with the ability to interpret guidance and apply it to business facts, operational processes, controls, and reporting requirements.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, high capacity for growth, and the ability to evolve alongside the Company as business complexity increases.
  • High level of integrity, accountability, ownership, and commitment to excellence.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end projects from technical research and impact assessment through process design, stakeholder alignment, implementation, reporting, controls, and ongoing governance.
  • Experience partnering with IT or systems teams to define data requirements, enhance reporting, automate processes, and improve accounting oversight.
  • Ability to identify future accounting, reporting, process, and control risks and proactively develop scalable solutions.
  • This role requires working onsite in our Sunnyvale, CA office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday every week.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • CPA required
  • Experience with inventory, cost accounting, reporting requirements, or accounting policy implementation is strongly preferred. Primary Function of Position:

The Senior Product Operations Accounting Manager owns accounting policies and related governance related to both Global Manufacturing Operations and Product Operations (inventory, cost of goods sold, and R&D expenses).

This high-impact role leads the assessment of new accounting pronouncements, non-routine transactions, strategic initiatives, and system implementations. Evaluating not only the accounting impact, but also the downstream effects on internal processes, controls, systems, and reporting. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings strong technical acumen, and communicates complex accounting guidance with clarity and precision.

This role leads cross-functional collaboration with Accounting, FP&A, Product Operations/Global Manufacturing Operations, IT, SEC Reporting, and other business functions, with additional responsibilities including internal controls oversight, fluctuation analysis, and leading close meeting discussions. With growing complexity in global operations, this role offers high visibility and the opportunity to shape accounting practices while gaining a deep understanding of the business, our products, and the underlying processes that support financial reporting.

We are looking for a driven leader who can evolve with business growth, identify future accounting and reporting risks, and proactively drive solutions. The successful candidate will be comfortable digging deep into accounting guidance and business processes, asking thoughtful questions, challenging assumptions, and developing practical solutions that continue to improve existing processes while building new capabilities.

We look to hire high-quality individuals with integrity, personal accountability, teamwork, excellence, intellectual curiosity, and proactive thinking. If you exemplify our values and want to be part of our interesting journey in the world of robotic-assisted surgery, this is the role for you.

  • Own accounting policies and related governance for inventory, COGS, R&D expenses, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and external reporting requirements.
  • Lead analysis for COGS, inventory, and R&D expenses, presenting key drivers and insights during close meetings.
  • Provide ongoing technical accounting consultation, draft technical accounting memos, policy updates, and governance materials to substantiate judgments on policy application, process design, and disclosures.
  • Lead cross-functional projects with Business, Accounting, FP&A, Finance Transformation, SEC Reporting, and IT to implement sustainable processes, systems, and controls; including partnering with IT to develop and automate reporting and oversight tools.
  • Lead technical accounting projects that translate accounting conclusions into executable process changes, data/reporting/system requirements, and control activities.
  • Partner with internal and external auditors on accounting policy, implementation approaches, financial statement presentation, and control design.
  • Drive process improvements focused on standardization, automation, enhanced reporting, and long-term scalability.
  • Monitor the standard cost setting activities, working closely with our Global Operations FP&A team.

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