Senior Cost Accountant

planetlabs · Berlinsenior

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▸Contador de costos senior que gestionará contabilidad local en Alemania y soporte global.
▸Se enfoca en costos de fabricación, inventario, cumplimiento con HGB y subsidios de I+D en Alemania.
▸Papel clave como puente entre operaciones en Berlín y finanzas en EE.UU., con trabajo híbrido 3 días en oficina.

Proficiency in English is required for collaboration with global teams.

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¿Qué piden?

✓Experiencia en contabilidad de costos en entornos multinacionales con estructuras de múltiples entidades.
✓Conocimiento de HGB (Normas Alemanas de Contabilidad) y procesos de subsidios de I+D (Forschungszulage).
✓Capacidad para liderar cierres mensuales de inventario (materias primas, WIP, productos terminados).
✓Habilidades avanzadas en análisis de variaciones de costos (PPV, producción, desperdicio, E&O).
✓Experiencia en reconciliaciones interempresas y transferencias entre subsidiarias internacionales.
✓Capacidad para trabajar en entornos híbridos, con 3 días de presencia en la oficina de Berlín.

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Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth. Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one. Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles. As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains. We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world. Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands. About the Role: We are seeking a versatile Senior Accountant to serve as a key bridge between our newly established Berlin manufacturing facility and our US financial operations. In this dual-impact role, you will lead the cost accounting workflows and local compliance for our German entity (GmbH) while simultaneously supporting global cost accounting tasks, cross-border subsidiary reconciliations, and capital expenditure tracking. You will partner with operational leaders to establish scalable standard costing methodologies, maintain inventory integrity across multiple locations, and ensure seamless financial alignment between EMEA and US teams. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented professionals with background in multi-entity global structures who thrive in cross-functional environments. This is a full-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Berlin office 3 days per week. Impact You’ll Own: • Partners with Berlin Operations to establish scalable cost accounting workflows, standard costing methodologies, and manufacturing time-tracking for our local production line. • Leads monthly close processes for GmbH inventory, including raw materials, WIP, and finished goods reconciliations, while overseeing physical cycle counts and analyzing adjustments. • Ensures local accounting activities comply with German GAAP (HGB), prepares cost breakdowns for German R&D tax incentives (e.g., Forschungszulage ), and manages financial documentation for local government grants and subsidies. • Manages PCard reconciliations for lab equipment and flight materials while reviewing capital expenditure vs. operational expenses (CIP/Expense classifications) for the German entity. • Serves as the dedicated backup for US cost accountants during time-off, high-volume periods, and initial US-hours coverage through cross-training on US month-end workflows. • Reviews and clears consolidated transfer orders between international subsidiaries, managing movements between locations for both PBC and GmbH entities. • Maintains costs associated with satellite materials, launch, and build processes while tracking movements across inventory, WIP, and internal fixed asset materials. • Assists in labor capitalization tracking across internal software development, satellite construction, and commissioning efforts. • Performs purchase price variance (PPV), production variance, scrap, and Excess & Obsolete (E&O) analysis while preparing balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and accrued purchases/prepaid manufacturing schedules

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