Inventory Accountant

Your role will involve: - Coordinating the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of period end close activities for inventory and related inventory reserves, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and roll-forwards in accordance with reporting deadlines. - Managing end-to-end inventory processes and providing analysis of company performance by collecting, interpreting, and presenting key reports to management. - Overseeing the company cycle count program. - Leading efforts to report, manage, and dispose of excess and obsolete inventory. - Supporting annually the standard cost update and confirming all costs are updated in the ERP system. - Assisting in developing material standards and overhead rates for the standard cost system. - Collaborating with FP&A, Accounts Payable, Production, Operations, and Logistics departments to ensure accurate recording of inventory and related expenses. - Monitoring inventory accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness. - Assisting with the financial audits and providing recommendations for procedural improvements to ensure accounting procedures and reporting conform to generally accepted accounting principles. - Providing supervision and guidance to assigned staff with day-to-day operations, complex and technical inventory accounting tasks and issues, as well as personal and professional growth. - Assisting in establishing departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures. - Assessing workloads and providing recommendations to maximize efficiencies between your staff. - Performing other ad hoc duties as requested. Your profile should ideally include: - 5 years of accounting or a related analytical field experience. - A degree in Economics, Finance, or Accounting. - Strong knowledge of the accounting close process, IFRS, and consolidation. - Outstanding project management abilities and the capacity to manage multiple priorities. - The ability to write and document complex accounting memos. - Strong interpersonal written and oral communication skills. - Solid organizational skills along with an aptitude for information technology. - Fluency in English, with knowledge of any other language considered as an asset. Preferred qualifications may include: - An MBA or CPA. - Knowledge of HGB/UK Gaap. - Knowledge of the internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency. - Experience working in a fast-paced environment similar to a high-tech start-up. - Big 4 public accounting experience with Fortune 500 clients. - Experience in global e-commerce or related industries. - Strong knowledge of NetSuite. - A demonstrated history of solving multiple and complex operational and accounting challenges. - Operational accounting experience with one or more Fortune 500 companies. - An aptitude for leading teams, influencing, and galvanizing others towards a solution. Your role will involve: - Coordinating the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of period end close activities for inventory and related inventory reserves, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and roll-forwards in accordance with reporting deadlines. - Managing end-to-end inventory processes and providing analysis of company performance by collecting, interpreting, and presenting key reports to management. - Overseeing the company cycle count program. - Leading efforts to report, manage, and dispose of excess and obsolete inventory. - Supporting annually the standard cost update and confirming all costs are updated in the ERP system. - Assisting in developing material standards and overhead rates for the standard cost system. - Collaborating with FP&A, Accounts Payable, Production, Operations, and Logistics departments to ensure accurate recording of inventory and related expenses. - Monitoring inventory accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness. - Assisting with the financial audits and providing recommendations for procedural improvements to ensure accounting procedures and reporting conform to generally accepted accounting principles. - Providing supervision and guidance to assigned staff with day-to-day operations, complex and technical inventory accounting tasks and issues, as well as personal and professional growth. - Assisting in establishing departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures. - Assessing workloads and providing recommendations to maximize efficiencies between your staff. - Performing other ad hoc duties as requested. Your profile should ideally include: - 5 years of accounting or a related analytical field experience. - A degree in Economics, Finance, or Accounting. - Strong knowledge of the accounting close process, IFRS, and consolidation. - Outstanding project management abilities and the capacity to manage multiple priorities. - The ability to write and document complex accounting memos. - Strong interpersonal written and oral communi