Inventory Analyst | Food Manufacturing

Rosina Food Products • Cheektowaga, NY

52d • Onsite

About The Position

Rosina Food Products is seeking an Inventory Analyst to join our Finance team. This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate inventory reporting across purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution operations. The Inventory Analyst will review daily inventory transactions, monitor adjustments, support month-end close activities, and provide detailed inventory analysis to support Operations, Cost, and Finance teams. This position reports to the Manager – Operations Reporting and is ideal for someone who is analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with ERP systems and large data sets.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree required (Bachelor’s preferred) in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
• 1–3 years of experience in a role involving data analysis and reporting preferred
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
• Experience working with ERP systems preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally and professionally with multiple departments

Responsibilities

• Review and validate daily inventory transactions affecting raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
• Reconcile inventory balances with external 3PL distribution centers and coordinate corrections as needed
• Monitor and track all manual inventory adjustments, ensuring accuracy and reasonability
• Investigate items placed on “Unable to Locate” status and support resolution
• Maintain data related to obsolete, unusable, or unsaleable inventory and assist with inventory reserve analysis
• Follow up on in-transit inventory to ensure timely posting
• Create and maintain standard cost records within the ERP system
• Review and support new product setups
• Post sample order transactions and ensure accurate cost allocation
• Support month-end close activities, including:
• Ensuring all inventory transactions are posted before cutoff
• Rolling up standard costs and generating inventory reports
• Creating revalue cost sets and inventory revalue reports
• Updating weighted average purchase reports
• Summarizing inventory adjustments (discards, donations, etc.)
• Updating inventory trend reports
• Perform ad-hoc inventory analysis as requested

Benefits

• Stable, growing food manufacturing company
• Collaborative Finance and Operations environment
• Opportunity to gain exposure to inventory, cost accounting, and operational reporting
• Competitive compensation and benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree