Inventory Control Analyst

About the Role

Support the Director of Inventory Controls by adding value to the Finance Department and the company through driving excellence in the monthly inventory reconciliation process. Participate in related recurring and ad-hoc projects and initiatives. The Inventory Controls Analyst will enforce inventory reconciliation policies, processes, controls, and procedures using existing and new inventory analysis tools, while coordinating with key members of NAPA Finance, Supply Chain, IT, and Data/BI analysts.

Performance Measures

• Quality and Quantity of Work – Correct, complete, accurate, and timely
• Responsibility – Willingness to take on assignments and be held accountable
• Interpersonal Relations – Communicate with employees in all areas of the company
• Internal Controls – Perform responsibilities with integrity

Responsibilities

• Create inventory reconciliation events as needed to meet control requirements and established business practices.
• Execute the review and reconciliation of physical inventory records and inventory ledger on a monthly schedule, and additionally as needed.
• Complete data review for reasonableness and identify data trends for changes in business activity impacting inventory.
• Review inventory investment for non-contributing inventory.
• Collect and enter in-transit data for compilation.
• Compile inventory reconciliation results and investigate any material variance between the ledger and physical inventory.
• Validate the accuracy of results.
• Summarize analysis of review and results investigation into actionable items for the business.
• Detail specific inventory or ledger items that need to be addressed or reviewed by the business.
• Routinely communicate reconciliation results to key NAPA Finance and Supply Chain partners.
• Identify locations with results outside of variance thresholds and report out to NAPA Finance and Supply Chain leaders.
• Meet with the local business to review reconciliation results and recap recommendations on areas the business can develop action plans to mitigate shrink or improve process related to inventory.
• Review trends in analytics for year-to-date and month-over-month to demonstrate directional impact to the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business analytics with a concentration in Finance preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with business analysis and reporting.
• Proficiency using Microsoft PowerBI and Excel Power Query, PowerPivot.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate complex topics to a variety of experience levels.
• Team player; demonstrate success working well with department leaders and peers.
• Ability to understand, explain, and solve complex problems.
• Technologically astute at learning new business technologies.
• Strong detail orientation and organization.
• Ability to manage time effectively, multi-task, prioritize, and work well under tight timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of JDE preferred.
• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Query and data modeling preferred.
• Working knowledge of Power BI a plus.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics D365 a plus.

Physical Demands / Working Environment

• Work is performed in a hybrid environment with some remote work established for all members of the NAPA Finance Department.
• Available to work flexible work schedules and hours to meet business deadlines, in support of large-scale impacts from major project implementations, business incidents, and disasters.
• Business travel is not anticipated for this role.