Senior Accounting Manager – Inventory

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Oversee 1-3 team members while fostering their professional growth.

• Engage in the interviewing, hiring, and onboarding processes for new team members.

• Mentor and enhance the skills of Propeller accountants through work evaluations, constructive feedback, training, and diverse experiences.

• Distribute and assign tasks among team members.

• Collaborate with peers to implement and integrate new operational processes.

• Supervise weekly and monthly accounting and bookkeeping activities.

• Direct the month-end closing process for a portfolio of clients, including reconciliations and supporting documentation.

• Generate monthly consolidated financial statements and emphasize industry-specific key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Create reports, value-added analyses, and metrics to provide financial insights for clients.

• Manage general accounting processes, optimize workflows, review reconciliations, address issues, and ensure accurate deliverables.

• Develop, document, and uphold scalable standard operating procedures with robust controls.

• Lead the development and instruction of complex accounting processes.

• Educate client teams and internal staff on best practices in accounting and inventory management.

• Monitor and assist with state and local tax filings.

• Identify inventory accounting strategies and systems that meet client requirements and comply with GAAP standards.

• Guide the selection and implementation of inventory management systems.

• Establish monthly reconciliation procedures for inventory across various systems and software.

• Detect inefficiencies in inventory and opportunities for cost reduction or variance minimization.

• Address inventory discrepancies and propose effective solutions.

• Provide exceptional client service across multiple industries.

• Manage client relationships and act as the primary contact for all accounting and inventory-related inquiries.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in operational accounting.

• Proven experience in building, managing, and developing a team.

• Strong communication skills to effectively engage with a diverse range of stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

• Familiarity with the consulting business model and tools within a multi-client setting.

• A strong enthusiasm for leveraging systems and driving process enhancements.

• Experience in full close-cycle accounting.

• Proficient in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

• In-depth knowledge of cost accounting, with proven experience or ambition to become an expert in inventory accounting.

• Comprehensive understanding of inventory and supply chain processes.

• Experience with inventory management systems (IMS), particularly Cin7, Dear, QBE, Netsuite, and Fishbowl.

• Advanced working knowledge of Excel.

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance-based bonus.

• Generous Paid Time Off and holiday compensation.

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision insurance.

• Short-term disability coverage.

• Long-term disability coverage.

• Life insurance benefits.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions.

• Paid Family Leave.

• 401(k) matching program.

• Option for remote work.

• Support for professional growth and development.