Senior Accountant — Inventory Control

Overview

Company TRUEWERK, based in Denver, Colorado, is reimagining life and work in the trades by engineering the world’s most technically advanced, high-performance workwear. TRUEWERK serves customers in the U.S. and Canada via , Amazon, and through our wholesale, retail, and enterprise sales partners. With about 50 hardworking employees, TRUEWERK is on a strong growth trajectory and is passionate about developing its people and culture in support of its mission.

Job Title Senior Accountant — Inventory Control

Location Denver, Colorado

Inventory Accounting & Accuracy

• Own inventory accounting activities, including valuation, reconciliations, variance analysis, and month-end close.
• Ensure inventory transactions (adjustments, transfers, returns, write-offs) are valid, supported, and accurately recorded.
• Perform regular reconciliations between Net Suite and 3PL inventory data; investigate and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Monitor and validate product and landed costs through periodic review of BOM, freight, duties, tariffs, and consumption.

3PL Oversight & Controls

• Provide financial oversight of 3PL inventory activity, including daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting review.
• Partner with Operations and Distribution to investigate shrink, receiving issues, and inventory variances; drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Coordinate and oversee cycle counts and annual physical inventories at 3PL locations.
• Participate in quarterly business reviews with 3PL partners focused on accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Controls, Risk & Audit

• Own inventory-related internal controls, including documentation, testing, and periodic self-assessment.
• Identify control gaps and partner cross-functionally to strengthen inventory handling, costing, and reporting controls.
• Serve as a key accounting contact for financial and inventory-related audits; support audit requests and resolution of findings.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and company inventory accounting policies.

Cost Accounting, COGS & Margin Analysis

• Ensure inventory-related costs (freight, duties, tariffs, vendor costs, contract manufacturing costs) are accurately recorded and reflected in inventory and COGS.
• Analyze cost variances, margin impacts, and cost changes; communicate insights to Finance and Operations.
• Validate landed cost allocations and cost rollups to ensure proper capitalization into inventory.
• Partner with FP&A, Product, and Purchasing to assess cost changes and downstream financial impact.
• Support forecasting and budgeting by providing inventory and cost-related inputs.

Reporting, KPIs & Insights

• Define, monitor, and report key inventory metrics (e.g., inventory accuracy, shrink, aged inventory, cycle count results, fulfillment error rates).
• Develop dashboards and reporting packages for accounting group and cross-functional partners on a regular cadence.
• Identify trends, surface risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective action plans to improve financial and operational outcomes.

Systems, Process Improvement & Enablement

• Evaluate inventory workflows and partner with Operations and IT to improve data integrity and streamline processes.
• Serve as the accounting liaison for Net Suite enhancements, testing, and system changes impacting inventory.
• Develop, document, and maintain inventory accounting policies and procedures.
• Provide training and guidance to stakeholders on inventory-related processes and policy changes.

Must-Have

• 4–7 years of progressive experience in inventory accounting, cost accounting, or supply chain finance with direct ownership of inventory valuation and reconciliations.
• Strong working knowledge of inventory costing and valuation methods (Average Cost, Standard Cost, FIFO) and their application in a multi-SKU environment.
• Hands-on experience with Net Suite, including ownership of inventory-related workflows, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets proficiency used for complex reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.

Preferred

• Experience in apparel, retail, or similar…