Inventory Jobs 2026 (Now Hiring) – Smart Auto Apply

• Lead the month-end close for inventory accounting for Retail and Wholesale, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of inventory balances, inventory in transit, inventory reserves, and related journal entries.
  • Prepare and review inventory reconciliations and analyze significant fluctuations.
• Own inventory accounting under U.S. GAAP, including inventory valuation, standard cost updates, landed costs, obsolescence and excess inventory reserves, Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and related accounting policies.
  • Evaluate accounting treatment for new inventory-related transactions and business initiatives.
• Support revenue accounting and gross margin reporting by ensuring the completeness and accuracy of sales, cost of sales, and related financial reporting.
  • Review sales and margin trends and investigate unusual variances.
• Review inventory purchases, vendor transactions, and related accounting entries to ensure proper coding, capitalization, and compliance with company policy and U.S. GAAP.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by accounting staff to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely completion.
• Provide oversight, coaching, and technical guidance to accounting team member (direct or indirect report), including reviewing work, establishing priorities, and supporting professional development.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Supply Chain, Operations, Merchandising, Retail, and Wholesale, to resolve inventory and margin-related accounting issues and improve business processes.
• Monitor inventory costing processes and system interfaces (e.g., ERP, inventory management, and retail systems), ensuring data integrity between operational and financial systems.
• Develop and enhance accounting procedures, internal controls, and process improvements related to inventory, cost accounting, and revenue accounting.
• Assist with external audits by preparing schedules, responding to auditor requests, and supporting internal control documentation.
• Support special projects, accounting research, system implementations, and ad hoc financial analysis as assigned.

• BS in Accounting and strong knowledge of US GAAP
• 4+ years work experience
• Experience with inventory-intensive businesses such as wholesale, retail, consumer products, manufacturing, or distribution Costing knowledge preferred
• Audit experience (Big 4) preferred
• ERP systems experience
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

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