Lead Financial Analyst, Technical Accounting, Global Inventory COE
What You Will Do
- Calculate, reconcile, and analyze inventory-related balance sheet and profit and loss accounts during monthly close activities, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
- Prepare and post complex journal entries and accruals in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
- Perform account reconciliations and maintain inventory accounting records for areas such as inventory in transit, costing, reserves, and asset management.
- Validate that inventory reports reconcile to the general ledger and complete required control procedures supporting financial accuracy.
- Analyze inventory trends, reserve calculations, and financial data to support business decisions and ad hoc reporting requests.
- Partner with global stakeholders to communicate accounting impacts, reporting requirements, and process changes affecting inventory accounting.
- Support internal controls, compliance activities, and internal and external audits, including Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
- Drive process improvements through automation, reporting enhancements, documentation updates, system implementations, and knowledge sharing with less experienced team members.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in inventory accounting or other complex accounting functions within a global organization.
- Minimum 4 years of experience applying U.S. GAAP principles in financial reporting and accounting processes.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with inventory reconciliations, journal entries, month-end close, and balance sheet account management.
- Fluent English (written and spoken).