Inventory Cost Accounting Manager

The role

You will own inventory and COGS accounting across 3PL warehouses and manufacturing partners. You will lead a team of accountants and partner with various departments to ensure accurate inventory valuation and financial reporting.

What you will do

• Own inventory and COGS accounting across 3PL warehouses and manufacturing partners
• Deliver a clean, on-time monthly inventory close
• Provide Finance leadership with reads on COGS and gross margin
• Keep inventory audit-ready and controls tight
• Review journal entries and reconciliations
• Oversee physical counts
• Support quarterly reviews and the annual audit
• Document conclusions on complex transactions
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of accountants
• Improve inventory accounting processes through automation and AI-enabled tools

Required qualifications

• Strong experience in inventory and cost accounting
• Hands-on knowledge of inventory valuation, COGS, landed costs, reserves, and inventory reconciliations
• Solid understanding of US GAAP and SOX controls in a public company environment
• Experience leading and developing accountants
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems and inventory management applications
• Strong analytical skills
• Track record of improving accounting processes through better systems, automation, and data-driven workflows
• Comfort making judgment calls on gray-area inventory issues

Nice to have

• Experience within a consumer products, retail, manufacturing, or direct-to-consumer business

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Equity
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Pet wellness coverage

About the company

BARK is a company that builds products for dogs. They operate at the intersection of data, technology, and creativity.