Sr. Accountant (Fixed Assets & Inventory)
About The Position
The Senior Accountant – Fixed Assets & Inventory plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and SOX compliance of the Company’s fixed asset, rentals, and inventory accounting processes. The position owns key balance sheet areas, executes and documents SOX controls, and serves as a primary audit contact. It is suited to a Big 4-trained professional with strong technical accounting, internal controls, and public company experience. The role owns fixed asset and inventory accounting under US GAAP and company policies, including maintaining the fixed asset subledger and tax ledgers, overseeing inventory valuation and reserves, performing reconciliations and useful-life reviews, and supporting cash flow reporting. It also oversees the accounting for capital expenditures, including review and tracking of approved projects, financial justification, ROI analysis, and related documentation. The Senior Accountant owns SOX control execution and documentation for fixed assets and inventory, supports internal and external audits, and contributes to month-, quarter-, and year-end close. The role drives process and control improvements, may support ERP implementations or automation, and provides guidance and informal mentorship to staff accountants. The position includes the physical demands and work environment described in the posting; the noise level is usually moderate.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- Four to seven years of experience, including Big 4 audit experience.
- Strong exposure to SOX-heavy public company environments.
- Deep understanding of US GAAP and SOX 404 compliance.
- Experience owning controls and supporting audits.
- Strong audit and controls foundation, with Big 4 training.
- ERP experience with AS400, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday, or similar.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Comfort operating in a high-scrutiny SOX environment.
- Ownership mindset over complex balance sheet areas.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and control-focused.
- Confident communication with auditors and cross-functional partners.
Nice To Haves
- CPA.
- Experience with analytics or BI tools.
- Fixed asset software experience.
Responsibilities
- Own fixed asset and inventory accounting processes in accordance with US GAAP and company policies.
- Maintain the fixed asset subledger, including capitalization, depreciation, impairments, transfers, and disposals.
- Partner across functions to ensure appropriate asset classification and capitalization thresholds.
- Oversee inventory valuation, reserves, and obsolescence.
- Perform monthly subledger-to-general-ledger reconciliations.
- Analyze and explain period-over-period variances and estimates.
- Prepare fixed asset roll-forwards to support cash flow reporting.
- Perform monthly useful-life reviews and ensure new fixed assets are entered into Sage in accordance with US GAAP and company policies.
- Maintain tax ledgers for fixed assets.
- Oversee accounting for capital expenditure activities and ensure compliance with capitalization policies and approval thresholds.
- Partner with Finance, Operations, and business leaders on CapEx request reviews, approvals, and financial justification.
- Track approved CapEx projects against budget, timing, and spend; investigate and resolve budget-to-actual variances.
- Maintain CapEx schedules and reporting for management review and forecasting.
- Ensure CapEx activity is accurately reflected in fixed asset records and financial reporting.
- Support post-implementation reviews, including ROI analysis and comparison of actual results with approved business cases.
- Identify CapEx control, approval, or reporting risks and recommend enhancements.
- Provide audit-ready documentation for CapEx approvals, capitalization decisions, and ROI assessments.
- Challenge assumptions in CapEx business cases and ensure consistent application of ROI methodologies.
- Own execution, documentation, and self-assessment of SOX controls related to fixed assets and inventory.
- Prepare and retain audit-quality control evidence.
- Maintain process narratives, risk and control matrices, and desktop procedures.
- Serve as a primary liaison for Internal Audit and External Audit.
- Identify control deficiencies and support remediation plans.
- Support quarterly SOX certifications and management representations.
- Prepare and review fixed asset and inventory journal entries.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close in a SOX-compliant environment.
- Prepare audit schedules and technical accounting support.
- Respond to auditor PBC requests with clear documentation.
- Assist in other areas of the accounting close as needed, including TMS and leases.
- Drive continuous improvement of accounting processes and internal controls.
- Support ERP implementations or control automation initiatives.
- Apply a strong risk-based mindset to accounting activities.
- Provide guidance and informal mentorship to staff accountants.
- Model the Company’s values to influence others to perform in an aligned manner.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- Health insurance.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Retirement benefits.
- Stock purchase plan.
- Training and development to accelerate learning and career advancement.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
