Senior Inventory Accountant

Overview

Founded in 1963, Leslie's is the largest and most trusted direct-to-consumer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry. We serve the aftermarket needs of residential and professional consumers with an extensive and largely exclusive assortment of essential pool and spa care products. We operate an integrated ecosystem of 900+ retail locations, backyard service and repair, a robust digital platform, and manufacturing and distribution divisions across 35+ states—enabling consumers to engage with Leslie’s whenever, wherever, and however they prefer to shop.

With over 60 years of providing best-in-class products and solutions to our customers, we value the development and growth of our team and strive to create a positive and fun atmosphere where our Team Members feel valued and are enthusiastic about their contributions to the success of Leslie’s.

This position is based at our corporate office in Phoenix, AZ, and follows a hybrid work schedule. Remote work is not available for this role. Candidates must reside within commuting distance, as relocation assistance is not provided. Additionally, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored visa support. This position is not open to agency submissions.

The Senior Inventory Accountant is responsible for the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, reporting and analysis necessary to ensure the accuracy and completeness of cost of sales, gross margin, and inventory accounts. The role involves administering effective inventory accounting processes and controls, analyzing events and making recommendations for entries and accounting treatment, while ensuring accuracy and efficiency. This role requires collaboration with a wide variety of teams across the business and supporting recurring and ad hoc requests from customers, internal/external audit, and special projects as needed.

The position is based at Leslie’s corporate office in Phoenix, Arizona with a hybrid schedule (in office Tuesday through Thursday and work-from-home on Monday and Friday).

• Manage transactions associated with inventory processes.
• Understand and document how key inventory transactions flow through systems and make recommendations as appropriate.
• Prepare period-end entries, account reconciliations, and analyses for assigned areas including inventory, sales, cost of goods sold, scrap, reserves, and vendor rebates, with appropriate internal control documentation.
• Research variances between book and physical inventory values and differences between actual results and plan/forecast.
• Prepare schedules and analyses that support inventory valuations.
• Perform detailed variance analysis on assigned accounts to understand changes and ensure accuracy.
• Document inventory accounting policies and practices.
• Facilitate period-end close by ensuring accurate and timely completion of the Inventory Accounting Department’s responsibilities and implementing strategies to reduce the close timeline.
• Create ad-hoc reports and analyses as required.
• Evaluate, develop, implement, and monitor accounting and operational policies and procedures to improve accuracy and timeliness, reduce risk, and strengthen compliance, focusing on minimizing manual, Excel-based activities.
• Recommend and implement improvements to the company’s accounting processes, policies, and procedures.
• Play a hands-on role in daily inventory accounting operations and collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain efficient processes and policies.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures with a focus on internal controls and assist in improving control activities.
• Maintain ownership of key controls related to corporate accounts and processes, update SOX narratives as needed, and perform all assigned controls to ensure a strong control environment over assigned processes.
• Provide internal and external auditors with requested documentation on a timely basis.
• Work with internal clients to understand the business activities and their effect on the company’s accounting.
• Support other projects as requested by management.