Inventory Accounting Analyst
San Antonio Shoemakers (SAS)
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: San Antonio • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Assist the Controller in all aspects of the daily, monthly and annual accounting functions regarding inventory and costing.
- Responsible for period-end reporting, inventory accuracy and valuation.
- Assist the Controller in generating daily, monthly inventory reporting schedules, trends and significant fluctuations in inventory.
- Audit and report on the overall inventory operational processes (factory, warehouse and retail) identifying inefficiencies, risks and trends impacting inventory.
- Recommend controls and procedures to improve the inventory process and decrease inventory leakage.
- Research and resolve discrepancies including, but not limited to, researching factory/warehouse claims, cycle count variances for missing product, adjusted inventory quantities, handling of damaged or factory/warehouse defect inventory and disposing of inventory.
- Reconcile and analyze produced units vs. warehouse receipt daily, weekly and period-end.
- Compile data from sources such as production systems, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and POS systems.
- Compare perpetual inventories to physical analyzing factory production system, in transit (between factories and factories to warehouse) warehouse receipt and retail store shipments.
- Verify clerical computations against physical count investigating reason(s) for discrepancies reporting findings to warehouse manager and management.
- Conduct regular inventory counts, i.e., cycle counts, period-end and year-end physical inventory.
- Record count results and discrepancies.
- Communicate count results to controller/management.
- Analyze and accurately resolve inventory issues researching transactions to determine root cause, and develop strategies for improvement, i.e., best practice.
- Compare retail store inventory receipts, sales, transfers, and returns to perpetual inventory to minimize retail store gain and loss.
- Ensure the physical security of stock by communicating to associate established inventory control guidelines and procedures and work with management to implement these procedures.
- Identifying critical risks inherent within the processes and operating systems to ensure there are robust internal controls to ensure the safeguarding of SAS’s inventory and accurate reporting of results.
- Collaborate with factory and warehouse management to resolve all variances and ensure internal controls are adhered to as written.
- Develop and document processes that enhance inventory flow, transparency and best practice.
- Supports and assist finance, factory, and warehouse with special projects relating to inventory or other projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
- Two to five years of inventory control experience
- Experience with D365/ERP systems a plus
- Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLookups, etc.)
- Jet reporting experience
- Must be able to lift 20 lbs
- Must be able to sit or stand for 8 – 10 hours.
Benefits
- SAS is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
inventory controlperiod-end reportingreconciliationdata analysisdiscrepancy resolutioncycle countsinventory valuationcostingadvanced ExcelJet reporting
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingattention to detail
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in AccountingBachelor's Degree in Finance