Inventory Accountant

LHH; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Week off between Christmas and NewYear

Job summary

LHH is seeking an Inventory Accountant with a strong background in inventory and cost accounting to join our team in Charlotte, NC. The role focuses on owning the inventory month-end close, reconciling data, and resolving discrepancies to strengthen controls across plant and operations.

Ideal candidates have hands-on ERP experience and advanced Excel skills. Public accounting exposure with inventory experience is also welcome, as is a background in manufacturing, construction, or audits.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2-6+ years of relevant accounting experience.
• Strong hands-on inventory accounting and reconciliation experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• ERP experience, ideally Viewpoint Vista, Sage, JDE, or a similar system.
• Cost Accountants with significant inventory experience are encouraged to apply.
• Public accounting/audit candidates with meaningful inventory exposure may also be a fit.

Responsibilities

• Own key pieces of the inventory month-end close and reconciliations.
• Analyze and troubleshoot inventory data using advanced Excel.
• Investigate discrepancies and drive them through resolution.
• Help strengthen inventory processes following an ERP conversion.
• Partner with plant and operations teams to understand inventory flow and controls.
• Guide and review the work of two team members, with potential for future leadership growth.

Skills

Inventory accounting

Advanced Excel

Cost accounting

Tools

Viewpoint Vista

Sage

JDE

Job description

This role is especially attractive for someone with an inventory, cost accounting, manufacturing, construction, or audit background who enjoys digging into the numbers, solving discrepancies, and improving processes.

What you'll be doing:

• Own key pieces of the inventory month-end close and reconciliations
• Analyze and troubleshoot inventory data using advanced Excel
• Investigate discrepancies and drive them through resolution
• Help strengthen inventory processes following an ERP conversion
• Partner with plant and operations teams to understand inventory flow and controls
• Guide and review the work of two team members, with potential for future leadership growth

What they're looking for:

• Approximately 2-6+ years of relevant accounting experience
• Strong hands-on inventory accounting and reconciliation experience
• Advanced Excel skills
• ERP experience, ideally Viewpoint Vista, Sage, JDE, or a similar system
• Cost Accountants with significant inventory experience are encouraged to apply
• Public accounting/audit candidates with meaningful inventory exposure may also be a fit

Travel:

Regular same-day travel, especially early on, plus occasional site visits

Why consider it?

• Opportunity to take real ownership of the inventory function
• Exposure to process improvement and future acquisitions
• Publicly traded parent organization with continued growth objectives
• Strong benefits + employee stock purchase plan
• Future leadership and advancement potential
• Company-wide week off between Christmas and New Year's without using regular PTO