Inventory Accountant

About the role

The Inventory Accountant plays a critical role in ensuring inventory accuracy across all product types, directly impacting product costing, pricing decisions, and operational KPIs. This position serves as a key liaison between Finance, Operations, and Warehousing, supporting strategic decision-making and driving continuous improvement in inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily work order closings and reconcile production variances as they relate to input costs such as materials, packaging, labor, and overhead.
• Investigate and report on inventory losses, overruns, rework, and waste metrics.
• Monitor inventory aging and present action plans for usage.
• Prepare and analyze weekly inventory reports and daily adjustments.
• Support physical and perpetual inventory counts across all sites.
• Prepare monthly 3PL reconciliation schedules and resolve variances.
• Maintain and validate product costing standards and models.
• Provide insights into production variances and costing impacts.
• Reconcile inventory and production subledgers to the general ledger.
• Maintain and develop KPI reporting on various topics including production performance, inventory accuracy, inventory aging, etc.
• Maintain master data accuracy for inventory and production.
• Aid in resolving ERP system transactional issues and enhancements.
• Aid in pulling data for various audit requests and reviews.
• Act as a bridge between Finance, Operations, and Warehouse teams to ensure all operational activity is correctly captured in ERP system.
• Recommend process improvements to reduce inventory loss, improve inventory accuracy and production throughput.
• Lead or support ad hoc projects and initiatives as needed.

Requirements

• Associates Degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Advanced Excel skills are required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Highly organized with effective time management and multitasking skills.
• Detail-oriented, dependable, and responsive to internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in Accounting.
• CMA or CPA Certification is a plus.
• Power BI experience is highly desired.
• Experience with ERP systems preferred (Microsoft Dynamics SL highly desired).
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Benefits

At Ornua Ingredients North America, our Total Rewards package goes far beyond your paycheck. From day one, you’ll have access to a comprehensive benefits offering that includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Life Insurance, Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness coverage.
• 401(k) with company matching and 100% immediate vesting.
• Generous Paid Time Off, 20 weeks of Maternity Leave, Parental Leave.
• Annual Incentive Bonus.
• Career Growth and advancement opportunities.
• Education Reimbursement.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

8am – 5pm, Monday through Friday