Senior Accountant, Commercial Accounting

About the role

Slate Auto is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our Commercial Accounting team. This role owns the end-to-end accounting for our accessories and merchandise business from revenue recognition and inventory to returns and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries for accessories and merchandise sales including revenue recognition under ASC 606 and evaluation of principal vs. agent considerations across sales channels
• Own inventory accounting for accessories and merchandise including cost of goods sold, inventory adjustments, reserves, and monthly reconciliations
• Manage end-to-end accounting for customer returns, including reserve estimation, recording, and reconciliation to operational systems
• Design and verify transaction flows with IT and Digital teams, including API feeds between e-commerce platforms and the ERP, to ensure accounting completeness and accuracy
• Own monthly close activities: journal entries, account reconciliations, inventory roll-forwards, and product line profitability reporting
• Partner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for accessories and merchandise revenue and cost of goods sold
• Build and maintain internal controls and scalable processes with an eye toward SOX readiness
• Evaluate new products, sales channels, and operational changes to anticipate and address accounting impacts before launch

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CPA candidates preferred
• 3+ years of relevant accounting experience; public accounting experience a plus
• Deep understanding of ASC 606, with hands-on experience applying principal/agent determinations in a merchandise or e-commerce context
• Experience with inventory accounting, including COGS, reserves, and physical count reconciliation
• Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills; strong analytical mindset with attention to detail
• Proven ability to build processes from scratch in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Automotive, EV, e-commerce, or consumer products experience preferred

Qualifications

• Automotive, EV, e-commerce, or consumer products experience preferred

Skills

• Understanding of ASC 606
• Inventory accounting expertise
• ERP system proficiency (SAP preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills
• Process building and scalability
• Financial modeling and analysis
• Internal controls development
• Revenue recognition
• Customer returns management
• Monthly close activities
• Vendor management
• Product line profitability reporting
• External audit support
• Financial statement disclosures
• Forecasting and budgeting
• Variance analysis
• Operational change management
• Technology integration
• Project management
• Team collaboration

Benefits

• Safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love
• Part of Slate’s commitment to reindustrialization
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Automotive, EV, e-commerce, or consumer products experience preferred
• Automotive, EV, e-commerce, or consumer products experience preferred

Pay

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Schedule

• Full-time schedule

Company Culture

• Start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness
• Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect
• Motivated by shared principles
• Safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love
• Commitment to reindustrialization
• Safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love
• Safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love

We Want to Work With People That Reflect the Communities in Which We Operate

• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer
• Committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities