Senior Accountant, Inventory & Cost

Leanpath

Senior Accountant overseeing inventory and cost accounting for Leanpath, a company focused on reducing global food waste. Key role in implementing new inventory management systems and accounting processes.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeBeaverton • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate complex cost accounting variances into clear, actionable narratives for non-finance stakeholders
Capitalize shipped inventory with appropriate treatment of shipping, labor, and overhead costs
Own fixed assets and intangibles: depreciation, capitalization, and disposals
Observe inventory counts and verify inventory returns
Ensure Bills of Materials (BoMs) are current and accurately reflected in the ERP
Validate supply chain data
Convert RMAs back into inventory, allocate RMA costs to warranty, and manage warranty accruals
Monitor and manage shipping cost recapture
Manage SG&A accounting, payroll entries, and payroll tax and compliance reporting
Track and explain margin performance and cost variances across the business
Prepare and record prepaids, accruals, and department cost allocations
Partner with leadership to support FP&A: budget cycles, scenario modeling, and data-driven insights

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent experience
3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years of cost accounting in manufacturing, hardware, or hardware-enabled SaaS
Technical expertise in inventory valuation, BoMs, RMA workflows, and hardware asset capitalization
Solid Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets
Strong command of U.S. GAAP, specifically related to inventory costing and valuation, COGS, fixed asset capitalization and depreciation, and other SG&A
Strong understanding of and experience in various inventory costing methods for management accounting and how those methods interact with U.S. GAAP and tax requirements
Strong communication skills and ability to explain inventory reporting to non-accounting team members.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We fully pay for the employee’s health, vision, and dental insurance (with options to add family at your expense).
Unlimited time off to recharge.
Flexible work environment with mostly remote working (some in-person meetings required).

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Hard Skills & Tools

cost accountinginventory valuationBills of Materials (BoMs)RMA workflowshardware asset capitalizationExcelU.S. GAAPCOGSfixed asset capitalizationdepreciation

Soft Skills

communicationdata-driven insightscollaborationnarrative translationexplanation of inventory reporting

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting