Inventory Accounting Manager

About Away

We believe travel makes us better. Launched in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on, we now offer a range of luggage and travel essentials for every journey. Together we create, innovate, and embark on this journey as a community of travelers, helping to make travel more seamless for everyone.

We are hiring an Inventory Accounting Manager to join our Accounting team. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Inventory Accounting and takes Away further helping design and implement processes that align with the rapid growth of the company, and by bridging the gap between the operations and accounting teams, ensuring proper recordkeeping and reconciliation for at the highest level.

• You’ll manage monthly close activities related to inventory, including reconciliation of GL to subledgers across all locations and entities, goods in transit, COGS analysis, and input needed entries in the ERP

• You’ll maintain standard costs of inventory for all SKUs (both domestic and international), including the standard purchase price of all purchased SKUs (raw and finished) and freight and duty standard components

• You’ll perform quarterly analysis of FIFO accounting adjustments and validation of PPV balances

• You’ll work with product development and purchasing department on developing standard cost of all new purchased SKUs

• You’ll own accounting for all landed costs (freight, duties) including analysis of variance vs. standards and investigating variance drivers

• You’ll collaborate with inventory control team to align on processes for annual inventory counts, and understand cycle count process

• You’ll analyze inventory aging reports, identify potential excess and obsolete inventory exposure, maintain proper inventory reserves, and report disposal and write-off of inventory

• You’ll assist with audit requests, such as preparing supporting documentation, schedules, and roll forwards

• You’ll maintain process documentation and look for opportunities to automate and improve daily accounting processes

• You’ll build and present ad-hoc reports to support monthly FP&A and management analyses as needed

• You have a BS/BA in Accounting or a related field

• You have Cost Accounting/Inventory Accounting experience at a mix of public and private environments; experience at a retail start-up strongly preferred, but not required

• You have an understanding of internal controls over inventory, including physical counts, cycle counts, inventory adjustment reviews, etc.

• You have an understanding of COGS structure, standard costs and FIFO costs, landed costs, PPVs, and COGS adjustments

• You have previous exposure to inventory management systems (D365 preferred but not required) in a 3PL environment, and managing/developing Excel models which enable proper inventory control

• You are an excellent verbal and written communicator across different audiences, both internal and external (Slack experience preferred, but not required)

• You are detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills

• You’re creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand

• You’re agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment

• You’re passionate about transforming travel for all (but that’s a given!)

Excited to join the team, but not sure you meet all of the qualifications? Please apply, we’d still love to hear from you.

• We’re travelers. Travel is about the journey - the transformative experiences and the growth each trip offers. All employees are encouraged to take time to get away through our variety of time away from work offerings.

• We’re driven. The work we do matters and collectively drives impact. No matter the job title, everyone at Away is a meaningful contributor in unlocking our ever growing potential.

• We’re supportive. We value the entirety of your life's journey, not just the milestones. You'll find an environment that celebrates balance, understanding that your personal passions and commitments outside of work, are threads of the same fabric that makes you unique.

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