Senior Financial Analyst, Inventory & Cost

Description

Location: Westerville, OH (Hybrid – 4 Days Onsite / 1 Day Remote)

About , Inc.

We're continuing to invest in technology, digital transformation, and Agile delivery practices to support our growing business. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative PMO organization and make a direct impact on how our technology teams deliver value across the enterprise.

The Sr. Financial Analyst – Inventory is responsible for providing financial support and analysis for inventory management across the supply chain network. This role partners closely with Operations, Merchandising, Procurement, and Accounting teams to optimize inventory investment, improve working capital performance, drive cost efficiencies, and support strategic business initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with operational understanding to identify risks, opportunities, and actionable insights that improve inventory performance and profitability.

• Support annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and strategic planning activities.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support business decision‑making.
• Analyze inventory trends, stock levels, turns, aging, obsolescence, and carrying costs to provide actionable insights to deliver measurable business results.
• Provide variance analysis and actionable insights regarding inventory performance against forecasts, budgets, and prior periods.

• Monitor inventory investment and working capital performance across manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and fulfillment networks.
• Identify opportunities to improve inventory productivity, reduce excess and obsolete inventory, and optimize inventory turns.
• Partner with operations, procurement, and merchandising teams to balance customer service levels with inventory investment goals.
• Analyze inventory reserves and ensure appropriate financial treatment in accordance with company policies.
• Provide leadership and support for cycle counting and physical inventory processes.
• Partner with operations and procurement to understand cost drivers at sku level.
• Provide support for product costing and sku level margin analysis.

• Serve as a collaborative finance partner to the Supply Chain organization.
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support inventory strategies, purchasing decisions, and network optimization initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to understand and take actions on inventory‑related risks and opportunities.
• Support new product launches, seasonal planning, and inventory allocation decisions.

• Develop and maintain inventory KPI dashboards and management reporting.
• Prepare monthly business reviews and executive presentations highlighting inventory performance and key drivers.
• Leverage data analytics tools to build financial models to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across inventory reporting systems.

• Support month‑end close activities related to inventory accounting and reporting.
• Partner with Accounting to reconcile inventory balances and reserve calculations.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and external audit.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance inventory visibility, forecasting accuracy, and financial reporting efficiency.
• Support automation initiatives and development of advanced analytics capabilities.
• Participate in cross‑functional projects focused on supply chain optimization, cost reduction, and operational excellence.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 3–5 years of inventory and costing finance experience…