Burkland

Controller, Inventory

Burkland

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New YorkUnited States

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Salary

💰 $90,000 - $120,000 per year

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About the role

  • Own inventory valuation, reconciliation, and cycle/physical count auditing across client portfolios
  • Ensure accuracy between physical counts and system records; investigate and resolve variances quickly
  • Apply and maintain appropriate costing methodologies (FIFO, LIFO, weighted average) by client and industry
  • Identify and reduce shrinkage, obsolescence, and carrying cost exposure
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with GAAP
  • Deliver detailed inventory reports, COGS analysis, and gross margin insights tailored to each client's business model
  • Build and maintain management reporting packages that drive real decisions, not just check compliance boxes
  • Analyze supply chain metrics including inventory turnover, days-on-hand, and reorder points
  • Develop and implement procedures to prevent stockouts, reduce overstocking, and improve working capital efficiency
  • Partner with operations and fulfillment teams to align financial controls with day-to-day workflows
  • Lead ERP and inventory software implementations, migrations, and optimization projects
  • Train client staff on accounting procedures, controls, and system best practices
  • Maintain data integrity across platforms and ensure audit-ready records at all times
  • Serve as a trusted financial advisor to founders and leadership teams on cash flow, purchasing strategy, and growth planning
  • Provide budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling with particular focus on inventory investment and COGS
  • Proactively flag financial risks and opportunities — you're a partner, not just a reporter
  • Participate in developing and supporting strategic & financial plans
  • Support with new revenue streams
  • Due Diligence, ASC606, equity, GAAP compliance, Audit Preparation
  • Support pricing decisions. Provide analysis to determine appropriate annual bill rate changes. Review PCEs and client contracts and help determine payment schedules.
  • Provide overall financial oversight and monitoring, including weekly cash flow forecasting, monthly financial close, and annual budgeting process.
  • Oversee client risk management, business insurance, and legal activities, including customer contracts, leases, and other legal documents and agreements.
  • Manage all accounting operations, including invoicing, A/R, A/P, general ledger, and project accounting.
  • Manage month-end and year-end financial close process.
  • Monitor the financial performance of clients.
  • Prepare timely monthly reporting, including financial statements, project profitability, and team utilization.
  • Evaluate variances in business results against plans/targets and provide business insights to help drive management decisions.
  • Manage cash and required draws on the line of credit.
  • Oversee accounting processes and systems to improve controls and drive efficiency. Optimize existing financial systems (QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, and Expensify) and/or adopt new financial systems as appropriate. Ensure all accounting processes and policies are well-documented.
  • Manage relationships with banks, tax accountants, and corporate insurance providers.
  • Manage, oversee, and execute administrative and operational functions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CMA strongly preferred
  • 5+ years of senior accounting experience in manufacturing, distribution, or e-commerce environments
  • Demonstrated expertise in inventory accounting — FIFO, LIFO, landed costs, shrinkage, and valuation adjustments
  • Strong command of GAAP and cost accounting standards
  • Hands-on ERP experience (NetSuite, QuickBooks, Cin7, Fishbowl, or similar); ability to get up to speed quickly on new platforms
  • Advanced Excel skills; comfort with data modeling, pivot tables, and reconciliation workflows
  • Experience managing multiple clients or business units simultaneously — you thrive with variety
  • Excellent communication skills; able to translate complex financials into clear language for non-finance stakeholders
  • Audit Experience required
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field
  • Minimum of 10 years’ small company experience handling finance and accounting.
  • Previous experience overseeing human resources, payroll, IT, and legal preferred.
  • Superb written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong computer skills, including MS Word, expert-level Excel, and QuickBooks skills, and the capacity to quickly learn and master new software.
  • Analytical and detail-oriented, and also has a strategic mindset
  • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, confidentiality
  • Demonstrated resourcefulness and autonomy in setting priorities and guiding investment in people and systems
  • Capacity to juggle competing priorities and deadlines.
Benefits
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Short & Long Term Disability Insurance to support you when you need it the most.
  • Flexible PTO - Take time off from work when you need it.
  • 401k with a company match to ensure you are ready for retirement.
  • A generous home office expense reimbursement so you have the office you need to be productive.
  • Forget the commute! We're a remote-first workplace, so you can work from your home office or from the beach if you’d like!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
inventory accountingcost accountingfinancial reportingbudgetingforecastingdata modelingreconciliation workflowsfinancial oversightvariance analysiscash flow forecasting
Soft Skills
communication skillsanalytical skillsdetail-orientedstrategic mindsetresourcefulnessautonomyintegritycredibilityconfidentialityability to manage competing priorities
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in AccountingBachelor's degree in FinanceCPACMA