Senior Accountant, Inventory

Optimas Solutions • Wood Dale, IL

2d • $80,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

From design to delivery, Optimas integrates fastener manufacturing and distribution for greater inventory certainty, consistent quality, and a lower cost of ownership. Fuel your passion with a career at Optimas. Become part of a team of diverse thinkers and doers who make a daily impact on our customers. We’re always looking for talented, self-motivated, smart and resourceful team members. And we’re committed to developing, supporting and driving your success. Our Values are the THREAD that connects us as one team to ensure that we are accountable for our contributions to the success of our company and customers: Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Drive. To learn more, please visit our website http://www.optimas.com

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required
• Minimum of 3+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience
• Strong knowledge of month-end close experience including inventory accruals and cost-variance analysis
• Working knowledge of US GAAP as applied to inventory valuation and cost of goods sold
• Experience in industrial manufacturing strongly preferred
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Ability to manage multiple different workstreams and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proactive, hands-on, and solutions-oriented
• Strong internal control mindset and risk awareness

Responsibilities

• Own month-end close tasks including inventory accruals and related balance sheet reconciliations, cost variance analysis, and ad-hoc journal entries to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
• Support costing methodologies, analyze cost variances, and ensure accurate inventory valuation across all product lines and warehouse locations in NetSuite
• Analyze goods received not invoiced (GRNI) through data extraction and validation, booking journal entries and performing reconciliations
• Review open and closed POs to validate accuracy and completeness
• Support the Optimas Manufacturing Plant Controller with inventory-related accounting tasks in Epicor, including standard cost maintenance and analysis of purchase price variances and manufacturing variances

What This Job Offers

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