DIRECTOR INVENTORY ACCOUNTING (Dallas, Texas, United States, 75217)

Duties And Responsibilities Of The Position

• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for the inventory accounting team.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Direct month-end, quarter-end, and year-end inventory accounting close activities.
• Review and approve inventory reserves for excess, obsolete, slow-moving, and damaged inventory.
• Review and approve the sourced standard costing process.
• Prepare and review inventory-related account reconciliations and financial reporting schedules.
• Analyze inventory trends, turnover, reserve adequacy, and manufacturing performance metrics.
• Present financial results and inventory analytics to senior leadership.
• Maintain strong SOX-compliant internal controls over inventory processes and financial reporting ensuring compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and audit requirements.
• Coordinate internal and external audit activities related to inventory accounting.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance inventory controls, reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with operations and IT to fix any inventory related system issues including system imbalances or finished goods AP issues.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement within the accounting department.

Required Experience And Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing accounting teams.
• Significant experience in manufacturing, inventory accounting and cost accounting environments.
• Experience with large ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, JD Edwards, or similar.
• CPA certification or public accounting experience preferred.