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Join a team where inventory accounting drives smart business decisions! If you enjoy digging into details, solving discrepancies, and partnering across operations to improve accuracy and visibility, this opportunity offers a strong mix of accounting ownership, analysis, and cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic environment. Our Robert Half Madison team is seeking an experienced Sr. Accountant to support inventory close activities, reconciliations, valuation analysis, and operational partnership for a growing organization. This role is based near Verona, Wisconsin.
Job Responsibility:
Own inventory-related month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, roll-forwards, and other general ledger support
Reconcile inventory subledger activity to the general ledger each month and investigate and resolve variances in a timely manner
Review inventory transaction flows to ensure financial activity is recorded accurately and assess the accounting impact of process changes or system updates
Perform cost accounting activities such as standard cost analysis, purchase price variance review, and inventory reserve calculations, including excess/obsolete and lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments
Track inventory adjustments, help define accountability across adjustment categories, monitor key trends, and forecast monthly financial impact
Partner with distribution, inventory, supply chain, procurement, and logistics teams to improve inventory visibility, support landed cost accuracy, and troubleshoot warehouse management system issues
Assist with cycle counts, annual physical inventory, shrink analysis, and root cause investigations related to unusual gains or losses
Prepare support for internal and external audits while identifying opportunities to automate manual processes and strengthen controls, including SOX compliance
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
5+ years of accounting experience, with strong exposure to inventory accounting, cost accounting, or related areas
CPA or CMA is preferred
Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and large-volume data analysis
Detail-oriented with strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment