Accountant​/Inventory Accounting Specialist

The Accountant / Inventory Accounting Specialist is responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy, supporting manufacturing operations, performing month‑end close activities, and ensuring accurate costing and financial reporting. This position serves as a key link between production, purchasing, accounts payable, and finance by managing inventory transactions, job costing, accruals, reconciliations, and reporting requirements.

• Invoice prior‑day shipments accurately and timely.
• Verify receiving transactions and ensure receipts match purchase orders.
• Update and distribute daily operational reports.
• Cost receipts to jobs as required.
• Match vendor invoices to receipts and validate pricing against purchase orders.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies involving receipts, invoices, and purchase orders.

• Reconcile ink inventory cycle counts and process inventory adjustments.
• Generate and distribute Closed Job Reports.
• Submit accounts payable invoices to Corporate at least twice weekly.

• Schedule raw material cycle counts and communicate recount requirements.
• Process inventory adjustments and maintain cycle count logs.
• Reconcile inventories stored at outside warehouses.
• Update monthly reports and maintain departmental files.
• Review WIP and machine operations reports to identify production data errors and excessive labor hours.
• Organize and maintain production records.
• Perform monthly WIP counts with Operations.
• Review open jobs and ensure timely closure.
• Reconcile outside processing costs and inventory balances.
• Verify raw material pricing and job costing accuracy.
• Prepare consumption, aging, waste, and inventory analysis reports.
• Support quarterly cycle count preparation and EPA reporting requirements.

• Coordinate and participate in annual physical inventories.
• Update and distribute annual close calendars.
• Support year‑end inventory and financial close activities.

• Calculate and post cost adjustments.
• Process finished goods and raw material scrap requests.
• Maintain annual scrap logs.
• Process lost inventory transactions and related adjustments.
• Transfer material and labor costs between jobs.
• Calculate and transfer excess inventory to odd‑lot stock.
• Review completed jobs and close jobs within the ERP system.
• Maintain ERP master tables and system parameters.
• Receive and record inventory held at outside warehouses.

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries including:
  • Inventory accruals and reversals
  • Inventory corrections and GL reclasses
  • Freight accruals and reclasses
  • Coupa and AP accruals
  • Intercompany and vendor invoice accruals
  • Standard cost and variable cost adjustments
• Reconcile inventory and outside processing costs.
• Create and post ERP trial balance entries to the general ledger.
• Maintain month‑end close schedules and supporting documentation.
• Generate operational and financial reports for management.
• Perform sales reconciliations and inventory analyses.
• Support account reconciliations and audit requirements.
• Ensure timely period close and opening of new accounting periods.

• Maintain rebate and certification documentation.
• Scan and retain required vendor documentation for compliance purposes.
• Provide reports to Operations, Accounting, and Environmental teams.
• Support quarterly cycle count programs and physical inventories.
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records supporting accounting activities.

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing accounting, cost accounting, inventory control, or operations finance experience preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Amtech, Oracle, D365, SAP, IQMS, or similar manufacturing systems.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Understanding of inventory transactions, standard costing, accruals, and month‑end close processes.
• Ability to analyze data, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues independently.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.