Cerebras · 1 week ago
Director of Costing Accounting
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expCerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, providing industry-leading training and inference speeds. The Director of Cost Accounting will lead all cost accounting and financial activities across manufacturing and AI compute operations, ensuring accurate costing and capitalized asset accounting.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerHardwareRISCSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable cost accounting strategies aligned with company growth and IPO readiness
Partner with Supply Chain operations to establish best-in-class costing policies, procedures, and internal controls
Serve as a thought partner to Finance leadership on cost structure, margin drivers, and capital intensity
Operate effectively in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution as the business scales
Lead month-end and quarter-end close for cost accounting, inventory, and related reserves
Own product, system, and service costing methodologies across complex hardware systems and AI infrastructure
Manage cost allocations to products, services, and programs with clear audit support
Oversee inventory valuation, excess & obsolete analysis, and manufacturing accruals
Ensure SOX-compliant controls over inventory and costing processes
Partner with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to analyze BOMs, yields, labor, overhead, and supplier pricing
Support capacity planning, volume analysis, and make/buy decisions
Develop and maintain cost center budgets, headcount models, and allocation methodologies
Own accounting and cost modeling for data center fixed assets, including AI compute systems, servers, networking, power, and cooling infrastructure
Establish capitalization policies, useful lives, depreciation methods, and impairment assessments
Partner with Infrastructure and FP&A to forecast capital spend and depreciation expense
Develop and maintain inference cost allocation frameworks, including compute usage, power and cooling, data center overhead, depreciation, and support costs
Allocate inference costs across internal R&D, customer contracts, and commercial programs
Support unit economics, pricing decisions, and margin analysis for AI services and infrastructure offerings
Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, and internal policies
Prepare costing and inventory analyses for external auditors
Support SEC reporting and disclosures related to cost of revenue, inventory, and fixed assets
Assist with ad-hoc analyses and cross-functional initiatives as needed to support business priorities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
10+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in manufacturing, hardware, or infrastructure-intensive environments
Strong knowledge of GAAP, inventory accounting, costing methodologies, and fixed assets
Experience with complex allocations and capital-intensive cost structures
Exposure to manufacturing systems is a must along with exposure to ERPs such as Oracle and NetSuite
Preferred
Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
Up to 3 to 5 years of Big 4 early career experience will be viewed favorably
CPA or CMA strongly preferred
Company
Cerebras
Cerebras Systems is the world's fastest AI inference. We are powering the future of generative AI.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.82BKey Investors
Alpha Wave VenturesVy CapitalCoatue
2025-12-03Secondary Market
2025-09-30Series G· $1.1B
2024-09-27Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Andrew Feldman
Founder and CEO
Bob Komin
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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