Inventory & Cost Accounting Analyst – SAP (Onsite)

Sterling Engineering; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 83,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Medical plans (3 options)

Dental & vision plans

401(k)

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Job summary

Sterling Engineering is actively seeking a Financial Accounting Analyst in Downers Grove, IL. The role centers on reconciling production and inventory activity and ensuring accurate reflection in financial reporting. This is a 100% onsite contract-to-hire position in Downers Grove, IL.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Accounting with 2–5+ years of relevant experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with SAP. This position offers a path to long-term eligibility with Sterling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• 2–5+ years of accounting experience, preferably involving inventory, manufacturing, cost accounting, or operational accounting.
• Experience reconciling inventory, production, or other high-volume transactional data.
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting principles and financial reconciliations.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies and determine their impact on costs and profitability.
• Experience with SAP required.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile daily production and inventory activity to ensure accurate accounting and reporting.
• Review inventory movements and identify discrepancies between raw materials, production output, and reported inventory.
• Investigate quantity and yield variances to determine root causes and financial impact.
• Analyze how inventory discrepancies affect product costs, gross margins, and profitability.
• Validate refinery production, yield, and inventory data within SAP and RightAngle.
• Research and resolve inventory, production, and accounting discrepancies.
• Perform month-end inventory reconciliations and support accounting close activities.
• Prepare inventory variance reports and communicate findings to Accounting, Finance, and Operations.

Skills

Inventory accounting

Data analysis

Cost accounting

Financial reconciliations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Sterling Engineering is actively seeking a Financial Accounting Analyst in Downers Grove, IL. The role centers on reconciling production and inventory activity and ensuring accurate reflection in financial reporting. This is a 100% onsite contract-to-hire position in Downers Grove, IL.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Accounting with 2–5+ years of relevant experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with SAP. This position offers a path to long-term eligibility with Sterling.