Inventory Accountant

Build-A-Bear • St. Louis, MO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Inventory Accountant helps ensure inventory records are accurate, reliable, and aligned across accounting and operations. The role tracks and reconciles inventory activity, maintains records of inventory movements, supports cycle counts and physical inventories, and investigates differences between system data and on-hand quantities. It helps safeguard inventory integrity, strengthen financial reporting, and support an efficient month-end close.

The position processes invoices and inventory receipts in Microsoft D365, coordinates with cross-functional teams to resolve receiving and invoicing issues, and supports close activities, audits, internal controls, and process improvements. The role is based at the corporate office in St. Louis, Missouri, with a hybrid work schedule. Performance is measured against department objectives and corporate goals, including compliance and accuracy, audit integrity, communication, decision-making and execution, use of Microsoft D365, stakeholder feedback, and professionalism.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or relative experience.
• 1–2 years in accounting or finance, or experience with accounts payable invoicing and the inventory receipt process within a general ledger system.
• Commitment to completing tasks correctly and on time.
• Willingness to work within and follow established standards, guidelines, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Strong job knowledge and competency, factual and sincere communication, and ability to thrive in a structured, faster-than-average-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with account reconciliations and journal entries.
• Proficiency in Excel and manipulating large amounts of data using formulas such as pivot tables and lookups.
• Understanding of accounting standards related to a retail environment.
• Experience working with warehouse personnel involved in inventory receiving and shipping.
• 2–3 years of experience in a corporate general accounting role, including monthly financial closing functions using an ERP-type accounting system.

Responsibilities

• Process supply, merchandise, intercompany, and weekly FedEx invoices in Microsoft D365 accurately and on time, match invoices to purchase orders, and secure required approvals.
• Complete three-way matching of inventory receipts and merchandise invoices in D365 and maintain a receipt log.
• Collaborate with Warehouse, Merchandise, Sourcing, Information Technology, and Accounting teams to resolve receiving and invoicing issues.
• Support month-end close by recording inventory and royalty journal entries, preparing receipt reports, managing invoices, and calculating accruals as needed.
• Prepare documentation and supporting schedules for internal and external audits and help maintain internal controls and compliance with accounting policies.
• Recommend improvements to inventory accounting processes, reconciliations, reporting, documentation, and controls.
• Contribute to special projects and changing team priorities that support Finance and company goals.
• Meet annual department objectives and corporate goals relating to compliance and accuracy, audit integrity, communication, decision-making and execution, Microsoft D365 use, stakeholder feedback, and professionalism.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level