Sr. Accountant, Inventory Cost

Celsius•Louisville, KY

38d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Sr. Accountant, Inventory Cost you will be responsible for executing and improving inventory accounting processes that support accurate inventory valuation and COGS reporting across a network of external sites (e.g., 3PLs, co-manufacturers). This role owns key month-end close activities including inventory-related journal entries, rollforwards, reconciliations, and issue resolution. The Senior serves as a primary point of contact for troubleshooting system and process failures that impact inventory and cost and works cross-functionally to implement durable fixes. In-Office: Based full-time at CELSIUS® Headquarters in Boca Raton, FL or at the Louisville, KY office

Requirements

3+ years of progressive accounting experience with inventory/COGS exposure (CPG, manufacturing, distribution preferred).
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Strong understanding of inventory accounting fundamentals: rollforwards, reconciliations, reserves, cutoff.
ERP experience with inventory modules and subledger/GL relationships.
Advanced Excel skills (large data sets, pivots, lookups).
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot messy processes and drive issues to resolution.

Nice To Haves

CPA and/or public accounting background preferred.
Experience working with external warehouses (3PLs) and/or co-manufacturers, preferred.
Experience with standard costing, PPV, and variance analysis, preferred.
Familiarity with BI tools, SQL, or automation (nice to have).

Responsibilities

Prepare and post inventory-related journal entries (e.g., inventory movements, accruals, PPV entries as applicable, reserves, reclasses).
Prepare inventory rollforwards by location/entity and ensure subledger-to-GL integrity.
Produce and analyze close flux explanations for inventory and COGS-related accounts; escalate exceptions early.
Support inventory valuation activities including standard/actual costing impacts, landed cost/freight allocations (as applicable), and variance recognition.
Coordinate inputs and calculations for inventory reserves (slow-moving/obsolete, damaged/expired, shrink), including support packages and documentation.
Own preparation of inventory-related account reconciliations, ensuring reconciling items are researched, resolved, and cleared on a timely basis.
Maintain reconciliation standards (aging discipline, documentation, support retention) and ensure audit readiness.
Serve as a key inventory accounting “system issue” lead: identify transactional breaks (UOM/cost errors, integration failures, posting issues, timing/cutoff issues), diagnose root causes, and drive corrections.
Partner with IT/Supply Chain/Operations on fixes, testing, and implementation; document procedures and ensure repeat issues are prevented.
Develop and maintain standard workpapers, templates, close checklists, and SOPs.
Work closely with Inventory Operations/Control teams to understand quantity adjustments, count results, and transaction drivers.
Coordinate with Procurement and Supply Chain on PPV and other drivers of cost movement.
Support internal/external audits: provide schedules, tie-outs, walkthrough support, and evidence for key controls.
Participate in control execution and remediation (SOX/internal controls as applicable).
Partner with Inventory Manager & regional inventory control teams, Supply Chain / Logistics / 3PL partners, Procurement, IT / ERP support, Corporate Accounting / Controller’s group, and Internal/External Audit.