NetSuite Inventory Accountant - Hands-On & Impactful

Preferred Plastics & Packaging Co., Inc.; Lyndhurst (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Plastics & Packaging Co., Inc. is seeking a hands-on Staff Accountant in Northern New Jersey with strong NetSuite experience and a solid understanding of inventory accounting and warehouse transactions.

The role supports the monthly close, inventory reconciliation, GL accuracy, and discrepancy resolution. The ideal candidate will work beyond journal entries, tracing operational transactions through the ERP system to impact inventory, COGS, and the general ledger.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• 3–5+ years hands-on accounting experience in manufacturing, distribution, or inventory-intensive environments.
• Strong NetSuite experience is required.
• Solid understanding of inventory accounting and COGS.
• Experience performing general ledger reconciliations and month-end close.
• Experience with fixed asset accounting.
• Ability to research transactions independently and trace activity through the GL.
• Detail-oriented with high accuracy and strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform bank reconciliations, research discrepancies, and resolve items.
• Prepare and maintain general ledger reconciliations as part of monthly close.
• Prepare, review, and post inventory-related journal entries.
• Reconcile inventory balances and investigate differences between records, warehouse activity, and GL.
• Understand and analyze warehouse transactions (receipts, transfers, adjustments, fulfillments, movements).
• Review impact of inventory transactions on inventory and COGS.
• Manage fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation, and reconciliations.
• Research and resolve accounting discrepancies within NetSuite.
• Assist with month-end close, including journal entries and variance analysis.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Purchasing, Customer Service, and Warehouse to ensure accurate GL recording.

Skills

Inventory accounting

Bank reconciliations

Month-end close

General ledger

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Preferred Plastics & Packaging Co., Inc. is seeking a hands-on Staff Accountant in Northern New Jersey with strong NetSuite experience and a solid understanding of inventory accounting and warehouse transactions.

The role supports the monthly close, inventory reconciliation, GL accuracy, and discrepancy resolution. The ideal candidate will work beyond journal entries, tracing operational transactions through the ERP system to impact inventory, COGS, and the general ledger.