Senior Inventory and Cost Accountant

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

Senior Inventory and Cost Accountant responsible for cost accounting, inventory valuation, and reporting in a biotechnology company. Collaborating with multiple departments to drive profitability.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $83,000 - $104,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and reporting schedules
Prepare and execute cost accounting activities including standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation
Own inventory accounting processes, including balance reviews, aging analysis, and reserve assessments
Ensure inventory accounting is aligned with company policies, including support for technical accounting analyses as needed
Work with 3PL vendor(s) and contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) to coordinate data gathering to support the accounting and reporting of inventory
Maintain internal controls and support audit requirements by preparing schedules, maintaining documentation, and responding to audit requests
Assist with revenue accounting activities as needed, including but not limited to support for closing, reconciliations, analytics, and reporting
Identify opportunities to improve reporting and automate recurring tasks to increase accuracy and efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or an equivalent business administration area
At least 5 years of relevant and progressive experience
Experienced in commercialized therapeutic biotechnology companies
Strong knowledge of inventory accounting processes, including valuation, physical inventory, manufacturing and costing, and standard cost accounting convention
Experience with Inventory Cost accounting in NetSuite environment
Public accounting experience
Certified public accountant (CPA)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance
20 days of PTO
10 paid holidays
Winter company shutdown
Discretionary annual target bonus
Stock options
401k match

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Hard Skills & Tools

journal entriesaccount reconciliationscost accountingvariance analysisinventory valuationinternal controlsrevenue accountingreportingautomationanalytics

Soft Skills

organizational skillsattention to detailproblem-solvingcommunication skillscollaboration

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)