Director of Inventory & Cost Optimization

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.; Hilliard (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription drug plans

Telemedicine

HDHP with HSA

Dental and vision plans

Employee stock purchase plan

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

FSA for child care and health care

Short/long-term disability

Job summary

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. seeks a Director of Inventory & Operations Accounting to oversee accounting, reporting/analysis, and SOX compliance for Stormwater inventory and related cost accounting.

This role partners with Ohio-based enterprise accounting teams and Stormwater leadership, reporting to Columbus-based accounting leadership. The ideal candidate will manage 3 director reports, be office-based in Hilliard, OH, and drive close processes, internal controls, and AI-driven process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required, CPA or CMA preferred.
• Minimum of 12+ years practical work experience.
• Strong technical skills including knowledge of GAAP.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is a must.
• Ability to understand issues and proactively resolve problems across multiple projects.
• Understanding of how to use AI tools to enhance efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close for all manufacturing and inventory related accounts, purchase and production variances, inventory to GL reconciliations and intercompany profit in inventory elimination.
• Own the monthly close process for all freight and distribution center related accounts.
• Own the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over inventory and cost of sales, including key control documentation and control execution.
• Own the inventory costing architecture, including the standard cost update process.
• Direct the physical inventory count and cycle count process across all Stormwater sites, including count instructions, scope, and coordination.
• Oversee inventory valuation and inventory shrink results and drive root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate across assorted business functions providing insights with ad-hoc analyses over the company’s inventory functions and related transactions.
• Be a thought leader in driving the use of AI and other automation tools to increase departmental efficiencies and value-add opportunities.
• Support ongoing efforts focused on streamlining, improving, and automating processes.
• Drive through challenges to deliver on commitments.

Skills

GAAP understanding

Internal controls

Analytical skills

AI tools familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Multi-project management

Excel advanced (Pivots, VLOOKUP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CMA preferred

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. seeks a Director of Inventory & Operations Accounting to oversee accounting, reporting/analysis, and SOX compliance for Stormwater inventory and related cost accounting.

This role partners with Ohio-based enterprise accounting teams and Stormwater leadership, reporting to Columbus-based accounting leadership. The ideal candidate will manage 3 director reports, be office-based in Hilliard, OH, and drive close processes, internal controls, and AI-driven process