Inventory Accounting Analyst
MarsAbout the role
Job Description:
This role will perform key finance functions related to North America inventory activity, systems/interface reconciliations, and in transit reconciliations and aging, review daily inventory dashboards, verify needed adjustments, and provide support for posting approvals. This Associate will identify recurring transactional issues and escalate to finance, supply chain, and systems team to establish permanent solutions.
The primary role of the Inventory Analyst is to be a partner for the business to enable growth and support day to day operations. The Analyst will manage producing periodic and quarterly reporting and ensure timely submission of data in compliance with corporate deadlines. The Inventory Analyst will assist in improving processes, procedures and internal controls and complete special projects on an as needed basis.
What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
2+ years of experience in areas of accounting or finance related fields
Understanding of basic financial processes and controls
Knowledge of Excel
Process improvement experience would be an advantage
Experience working with and reconciling multiple systems is a plus
What will be your key responsibilities?
Accountability for the daily value of inventory through, but not limited to, the following:
Activity Reconciliation of Transfers (shipment and receipt) between multiple factory and warehouse locations within North America
Review findings from Inventory dashboards; action, resolve or escalate
Call out if processes, tools or systems are not used correctly then recommend and implement a corrected solution
Analysis of adjustments performed by the Flow team to ensure accuracy
Review and analyze aged inventory for proper provision calculation
Reconciliation WMS to ERP Subledger to ERP General Ledger
Document processes and provide SOPs for Financial approval for current & future systems
Encompassed in development, scoping & UAT testing of new systems impacting inventory and related processes
Support the physical / cycle count process in compliance with the Internal Controls Excellence framework (ICE)
Develops and Implements standardization of the processes across all sites to improve operational efficiency, which will encompass setting up compliance and governance framework, coordination of resources to improve delivery timing in financial processes impacting progress of processes and detecting risk.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with over 170,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we are striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
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