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Away · 2 days ago

Inventory Accounting Manager

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$118K/yr - $125K/yr

Away is a company that believes travel makes us better, offering a range of luggage and travel essentials. They are seeking an Inventory Accounting Manager to manage monthly close activities related to inventory, ensure proper recordkeeping, and bridge the gap between operations and accounting teams.

ConsumerConsumer GoodsE-CommerceLifestyleRetailTravel

Hiring Manager

Karissa Broderick-Beck, PHR

Responsibilities

You’ll manage monthly close activities related to inventory, including reconciliation of GL to subledgers across all locations and entities, goods in transit, COGS analysis, and input needed entries in the ERP

You’ll maintain standard costs of inventory for all SKUs (both domestic and international), including the standard purchase price of all purchased SKUs (raw and finished) and freight and duty standard components

You’ll perform quarterly analysis of FIFO accounting adjustments and validation of PPV balances

You’ll work with product development and purchasing department on developing standard cost of all new purchased SKUs

You’ll own accounting for all landed costs (freight, duties) including analysis of variance vs. standards and investigating variance drivers

You’ll collaborate with inventory control team to align on processes for annual inventory counts, and understand cycle count process

You’ll analyze inventory aging reports, identify potential excess and obsolete inventory exposure, maintain proper inventory reserves, and report disposal and write-off of inventory

You’ll assist with audit requests, such as preparing supporting documentation, schedules, and rollforwards

You’ll maintain process documentation and look for opportunities to automate and improve daily accounting processes

You’ll build and present ad-hoc reports to support monthly FP&A and management analyses as needed

Qualification

Cost AccountingInventory AccountingInternal ControlsCOGS AnalysisInventory Management SystemsExcel ModelingAgilityCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementCreativity

Required

You have a BS/BA in Accounting or a related field

You have Cost Accounting/Inventory Accounting experience at a mix of public and private environments; experience at a retail start-up strongly preferred, but not required

You have an understanding of internal controls over inventory, including physical counts, cycle counts, inventory adjustment reviews, etc

You have an understanding of COGS structure, standard costs and FIFO costs, landed costs, PPVs, and COGS adjustments

You have previous exposure to inventory management systems (D365 preferred but not required) in a 3PL environment, and managing/developing Excel models which enable proper inventory control

You are an excellent verbal and written communicator across different audiences, both internal and external (Slack experience preferred, but not required)

You are detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills

You're creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand

You're agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment

You're passionate about transforming travel for all (but that's a given!)