Cost Accountant

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet The Team:

Join our high-performing Accounting and Finance team at an active manufacturing site. As a Cost Accountant, facilitate communication between the accounting department, manufacturing, and operations teams.  This position functions as an Inventory Controls Analyst, overseeing cycle count audits, physical inventories, journal entries, and the reconciliation and maintenance of inventory ledger accounts.  Additionally, this position monitors, analyzes, and manages the financial effects of quality issues. The role is responsible for scrap and rework tracking, and cross functional collaborations with Quality, Operations and Finance. 

Duties And Responsibilities:

Inventory Controls Analyst: Reviews monthly inventory transactions for accuracy, manages cycle count audits and physical inventories, coordinates new item requests and setup, performs GL account reconciliations, completes rapid period-end closings, operates in an Oracle-based standard cost environment, supports Financial and SOX audits, analyzes data, and records results.

Quality NCMR Finance Liaison: Working with Operations, this role will own communication on the status of the disposition of product on Quality hold as it relates to scrap, rework, E&O and/or resolution of the units.

Scrap tracking: Establishes and maintains systems to record and report all Quality, Yield and material related scrap and rework generated during production, including associated materials, labor, and overhead costs.

Variance analysis: Investigates causes of scrap and rework variances in collaboration with production and quality control teams, and reports on their financial impact.

Reporting and communication: Prepares reports detailing scrap costs for management, compares actual costs to budgets and forecasts, and provides analyses for financial decision-making.

Internal controls: Assists in developing and monitoring internal control procedures aimed at protecting company assets, including scrap material that may be resold.

System management: Participates in testing and implementation of ERP or other accounting software related to inventory and production costing to ensure accurate data capture and reporting of quality and scrap information.

Cross-functional collaboration: Works with other departments, including:

• Quality assurance: To identify root causes of product defects.
• Operations/production: To support process improvements and cost-saving initiatives.
• Management: To present financial analyses and support corrective actions and improvement efforts.

What You’Ll Get:

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required:

• 0-10%

Experience And Education Requirements:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2-5 years of related experience.

Flex Workplace: Your primary location will be a home office. You will not have an assigned workstation and will work with your manager to determine office visit needs. You must live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km).

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

Meritain, an Aetna Company, creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided:  https://health1.meritain.com/app/public/#/one/insurerCode=MERITAIN_I&brandCode=MERITAINOVER/machine-readable-transparency-in-coverage?reportingEntityType=TPA_19874&lock=true

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Salary:

$65,000.00 - $108,300.00