It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Primary Function of Position:

The Cost Accounting Analyst I supports cost accounting activities within a manufacturing environment by preparing accurate and timely financial information for operational and management decision-making. This position assists with product costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variance analysis, month-end close, and cost reporting in accordance with corporate accounting policies, internal controls, and established procedures.

The role works closely with Cost Accounting, Finance, Accounting, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to maintain accurate cost information and identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Support day-to-day activities related to standard costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing cost analysis.
• Assist with the month-end close process for inventory, manufacturing expenses, cost of goods sold, and production variances.
• Prepare recurring cost reports and supporting schedules on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
• Analyze actual manufacturing costs and variances against budget, forecast, and standard cost.
• Assist with researching and explaining purchase price, labor, overhead, material usage, and other manufacturing variances.
• Support the annual standard cost roll-up process by gathering data, validating inputs, and completing assigned costing activities according to the established calendar.
• Assist with the review and maintenance of direct labor and manufacturing overhead rates.
• Review bills of materials, routings, labor standards, overhead rates, and other master data that affect product costs.
• Help maintain accurate standard costs for purchased and manufactured materials.
• Support inventory valuation, standard cost revaluation, and related account reconciliations.
• Prepare account reconciliations and supporting documentation for cost accounting and inventory-related general ledger accounts.
• Monitor cost and inventory reports to identify unusual balances, transactions, or trends requiring additional review.
• Support internal and external audit requests by preparing documentation and responding to assigned questions.
• Maintain cost accounting documentation, standard operating procedures, desktop procedures, and work instructions.
• Perform cost trends, product-cost analysis, and other ad hoc financial analysis as requested.
• Collaborate with FP&A and Accounting to support timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, IT, and Finance to resolve cost-related issues and improve data accuracy.
• Participate in system implementations, process-improvement initiatives, user acceptance testing, and financial-data validation.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, or automate recurring cost accounting activities.
• Follow corporate accounting policies, internal controls, SOX requirements, and applicable company procedures.
• Demonstrate the company’s mission, values, and expected professional behaviors in daily responsibilities and cross-functional interactions.

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Zero to two years of experience in accounting, finance, cost accounting, manufacturing finance, or a related internship or professional assignment.
• Foundational understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, general ledger activity, and account reconciliations.
• Basic understanding of inventory accounting, manufacturing costs, or standard costing concepts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, PivotTables, lookups, data organization, and basic financial analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to accuracy and detail.
• Ability to organize assignments, meet deadlines, and manage multiple recurring activities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

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Aviso sobre los Controles de Exportación de EE. UU.: De acuerdo con las Regulaciones de Administración de Exportaciones de EE. UU. (15 CFR §743.13(b)), algunos puestos en Intuitive Surgical pueden estar sujetos a controles de exportación de EE. UU. para candidatos que sean nacionales de países actualmente bajo embargo o sanciones.

Cierta información que usted proporcione como parte de la solicitud será utilizada para determinar si Intuitive Surgical necesitará (i) obtener una licencia de exportación del gobierno de EE. UU. en su nombre (nota: el proceso de obtención de la licencia puede tardar entre 3 y más de 6 meses) o (ii) implementar un Plan de Control de Tecnología (“TCP”, por sus siglas en inglés) (nota: normalmente este paso agrega 2 semanas al proceso de contratación).
Para cualquier puesto en Intuitive sujeto a controles de exportación, las ofertas finales están condicionadas a la obtención de una licencia de exportación aprobada y/o a la ejecución de un TCP antes de la fecha de inicio del empleado potencial, la cual puede o no ser flexible, y dentro de un plazo que no obstaculice de manera irrazonable la necesidad de contratación. Si aplica, los candidatos serán notificados e instruidos sobre cualquier requisito relacionado con estos fines.

Este puesto puede cubrirse con un nivel de puesto diferente al indicado aquí, según las necesidades del negocio y/o la experiencia, los conocimientos y las habilidades del candidato o la candidata seleccionado. La compensación se basará principalmente en el nivel del puesto en el que se cubra el rol y en las cualificaciones del candidato o la candidata, de conformidad con la legislación aplicable.