Corporate Accountant

Alphatec Spine • Carlsbad, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Accountant supports the Company's inventory and manufacturing accounting processes through journal entries, account reconciliations, financial analyses, and month-end close activities. This role partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Finance to ensure accurate inventory valuation, product costing, and financial reporting. The position also supports SOX compliance, internal controls, inventory audits, and continuous process improvement within a fast-paced medical device manufacturing environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant looking to expand into inventory and cost accounting. We welcome candidates with backgrounds in public accounting, general ledger accounting, financial reporting, audit, corporate accounting, financial analysis, or inventory and cost accounting experience. We're looking for someone with strong accounting fundamentals, analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to learn. We provide training and mentorship to help you build expertise in manufacturing and cost accounting while offering opportunities for career growth across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 2-5 years of experience in accounting, audit, financial reporting, corporate accounting, FP&A, or other finance-related roles.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong reconciliation and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn new accounting concepts and business processes.
• Continuous improvement mindset, with an interest in leveraging technology, automation, and AI to improve accounting processes.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing, inventory accounting, or cost accounting experience is preferred but not required.
• Exposure to audits and internal controls preferred.
• ERP systems and data mining experience a plus.
• Experience with PowerBI a plus.
• CPA or progress toward CPA a plus.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools (such as Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or similar technologies) for data analysis, reporting, or process automation is a plus.
• Interest in applying AI and automation to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of accounting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries related to inventory, cost of goods sold, reserves, accruals, and other assigned accounts.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations with supporting documentation.
• Assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
• Perform account analyses and explain monthly balance fluctuations.
• Prepare inventory reconciliations and inventory roll-forwards.
• Assist with inventory valuation and inventory reserve calculations.
• Analyze inventory and manufacturing cost variances, including purchase price, production, and standard cost variances, to support financial reporting and operational decision-making.
• Support annual standard cost updates and ongoing standard cost maintenance.
• Review inventory transactions for accuracy and completeness, and assist with related costing analyses.
• Prepare recurring inventory, cost of goods sold, and manufacturing cost analyses for management reporting.
• Support warehouse cycle count and annual field inventory audit programs (may involve occasional travel to plant/warehouse sites; standard PPE provided).
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Manufacturing to investigate inventory and costing issues.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for internal and external audits.
• Support SOX compliance and internal control documentation.
• Ensure accounting activities comply with U.S. GAAP and Company policies.
• Assist with recurring management reporting related to inventory, cost of goods sold, and operational metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and reporting efficiency, including through the use of automation and AI-powered tools.
• Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• ATEC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state or local laws.
• Further, ATEC will make reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with disability discrimination laws.
• For roles based in the United States that require access to hospital facilities, must be eligible for and maintain credentials at all required hospitals, including meeting any applicable physical requirements or vaccination requirements (including the COVID-19 vaccine, as applicable).
• At this time, ATEC Spine does not sponsor employment visas for this position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level