Senior Accountant – Inventory & Distribution

About the role

The Senior Accountant will support a fast‑growing consumer products organization, partnering closely with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain and Distribution leadership. This high‑visibility position involves inventory accounting, distribution operations, financial reporting and operational analysis in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.

Key responsibilities

• Support month‑end, quarter‑end and year‑end close activities.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, inventory adjustments and account reconciliations.
• Maintain inventory accounting records, including valuation, reserves, obsolescence analysis and cycle‑count adjustments.
• Analyze inventory movements, freight expenses, warehousing costs and other supply‑chain operating expenses.
• Perform financial and operational variance analysis related to inventory, transportation, procurement and distribution.
• Develop and maintain KPI reporting such as inventory turns, freight costs, order‑fulfillment metrics and warehouse productivity.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and annual planning for distribution and logistics operations.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls and company accounting policies.
• Partner cross‑functionally to improve reporting accuracy and operational performance.
• Support process‑improvement initiatives and continuous‑improvement efforts.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting, financial analysis or operational accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting, cost accounting and GAAP principles.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis and financial modeling.
• Proven ability to analyze large data sets and translate findings into actionable insights.
• Effective collaboration with finance and operational business partners.

Required skills

• NetSuite
• Oracle
• SAP
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Excel