Senior Accountant, Cost Accounting – Inventory

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist the Accounting Manager in managing cost accounting and inventory accounting for Legacy ACT, tvONE, and Ambersphere.

• Compile monthly inventory and cost-of-sales closing reports.

• Maintain standard cost data and process costs for new items and any cost changes across each ERP system.

• Generate data, analyses, and reconciliations for annual and interim cost rolls.

• Create and update overhead rates and allocation drivers.

• Conduct monthly purchase price variance analysis and collaborate with the Purchasing department for resolution.

• Examine variances in material usage, labor, overhead, and freight/duty.

• Produce monthly gross margin analyses by entity and product line.

• Prepare inventory roll-forwards and reconcile perpetual inventory sub-ledgers with the general ledger.

• Maintain calculations for inventory reserves and supporting documentation.

• Account for goods in transit, landed cost, capitalized variances, and demo/rental inventory.

• Prepare intercompany inventory transfer entries and eliminate intercompany profit in inventory.

• Assist with cycle counts and annual physical inventories at U.S. and U.K. locations.

• Draft journal entries, account reconciliations, flux analyses, and cost and inventory schedules for reporting purposes.

• Prepare audit schedules and respond to inquiries from external auditors.

• Document procedures and controls, supporting process improvements, automation, ERP enhancements, and data cleanup initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Accounting (with a major in Accounting) from an accredited institution.

• Strong academic performance, such as being on the Dean's or President's List.

• A minimum of 1 year of post-graduate audit experience with a Big Four or comparable national firm.

• Relevant internships in audit, assurance, and financial operations.

• Experience with financial statement tie-outs under U.S. GAAP and IFRS.

• Familiarity with substantive testing of revenue, expenses, PP&E, and cash.

• Experience in participating in physical inventory counts.

• Proven ability to identify and rectify control deficiencies.

• Understanding of general accounting principles and preparation of audit workpapers.

• Exposure to ERP and accounting systems such as Sage 300, QuickBooks, and CaseWare.

• Willingness to learn Microsoft Dynamics AX, NetSuite, and Xero.

• Strong Excel skills and comfort with handling large datasets.

• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

• Capability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

🏝️ Benefits

• Support for CPA eligibility from the company.

• Training in standard costing, cost rolls, and variance analysis.

• Opportunity to travel up to 25%.