Fixed Assets and Inventory Analyst

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position
The Fixed Assets Accounting team is responsible for supporting the operational execution,
governance, and compliance activities related to both Inventory and Fixed Assets accounting
processes. This position serves as a key liaison between the Fixed Assets Accounting team and
Product Operations Accounting to execute inventory control activities, monitor inventory
governance programs, investigate and resolve exceptions, and support continuous process
improvements. The role will be responsible for maintaining visibility into the overall health of
inventory controls across global locations while also supporting fixed asset operational activities
as needed. This position reports directly to the Fixed Assets Accounting Manager and works
closely with Product Operations Accounting and business partners to ensure compliance with
corporate accounting policies, internal controls, and SOX requirements

Essential Job Duties
Inventory Governance & Controls
• Own the governance and oversight of cycle counts, physical
inventories, annual inventory verification, and third-party inventory confirmation
procedures across locations.
• Coordinate the investigation and resolution of exceptions, including root-cause analysis,
remediation plans, and tracking issues through resolution.
• Maintain centralized reporting and provide management with regular visibility into the
health of the inventory control environment, including key metrics, open issues, emerging
risks, and significant or unusual activity.
• Support inventory control discussions and requests with Internal Audit and External Audit,
including maintenance of related control documentation.
• Execute continuous improvement and standardization of inventory governance
processes, including enhanced reporting, automation, and monitoring.
Fixed Assets Accounting
• Execute operational fixed asset activities, including asset capitalization support, asset
transfers, disposals, physical verification activities, and asset master data maintenance
as needed.
• Apply ISI’s Fixed Asset policy utilizing existing systems and established processes,
procedures, and controls.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures, and controls for
assigned areas and meet our periodic close responsibilities and deadlines.
• Support internal and external audit requests and SOX testing requests as needed.
• Perform ad-hoc initiatives/projects and other fixed asset activities as required.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience 
3+ years of experience in Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Cost
Accounting, Operations Accounting, Audit, or related fields.
Detail oriented, organized, and motived.
Strong interpersonal as well as written and oral communication skills and the ability to handle
multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Required Education and Training (As applicable - Specific education and training that an
individual must possess in order to successfully perform in job)
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required.
Strong fundamental accounting knowledge.
Advanced proficiency in MS Office.
English 80%.
Working Conditions (As applicable - Any physical requirements for the job. If not applicable, state
“none”)
Position may require some travel (10%).
Preferred Skills and Experience (As applicable - Specific skills, knowledge, and experience that
are not required to perform the job, but are desirable to have)
• CPA and Big 4 experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of SAP, CPQ, and EDW (Tableau) is preferred.
• Experience supporting inventory accounting, inventory controls, cycle counts, physical
inventories, or inventory governance programs.

Additional Information

Intuitive es un empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades de empleo. Proporcionamos igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a todos los solicitantes y empleados cualificados, y prohibimos cualquier tipo de discriminación y acoso, independientemente de su raza, sexo, condición de embarazo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, color, edad, religión, condición de veterano protegido o de discapacidad, información genética o cualquier otra condición protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales aplicables.

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.

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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.