Accounting Manager

The role

The Accounting Manager will own all aspects of inventory accounting and inventory valuation. This includes managing monthly closing activities and partnering with Finance, Operations, and Business Technology Solutions groups.

What you will do

• Responsible for all accounting, reporting and analysis related to inventories, gross margins, and standard costs
• Prepare and/or review monthly journal entries related to inventory and COGS
• Ensure inventories are properly valued and appropriately reserved under US GAAP
• Prepare and/or review monthly reconciliations for all inventory related accounts across all global operating territories
• Identify and analyze key cost drivers of variances between standard and actual costs
• Partner with Product, Sales and Category Managers to establish and maintain accurate standard product costs
• Understand and document the Company's current end-to-end inventory processes
• Act as primary finance liaison in physical inventory counts
• Establish and maintain inventory and COGS related internal controls
• Monitor low margin, slow moving inv., and provide related financial reporting

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 6+ years of accounting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• Excellent analytical skills
• Sound understanding of accounting principles
• Exceptional project management skills
• Presentation skills
• Effective and professional communication skills
• Experience leading and coaching teams

Nice to have

• preferably in public accounting and/or the apparel retail industry
• CPA qualification
• expertise in standard costing a plus

Benefits

• performance bonuses
• long term incentives
• a PTO policy
• many other progressive benefits

About the company

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