Inventory Accounting Manager – E-commerce & CPG

Introduction

Cypher is a tech-enabled accounting, controllership, and fractional CFO firm supporting growing businesses across the US and international markets. We combine strong accounting expertise, intelligent automation, and strategic financial insights to help our clients scale with confidence.

We're looking for an Inventory Accounting Manager with hands-on experience in e-commerce and consumer packaged goods (CPG) to manage inventory accounting, improve financial accuracy, and support our clients' operational and financial decision-making.

Responsibilities

Inventory Accounting & Reconciliation

• Own inventory accounting and month-end close processes across multiple e-commerce and CPG clients.
• Manage inventory reconciliations between inventory management systems, warehouses, 3PL providers, and the general ledger.
• Oversee inventory valuation, cost of goods sold (COGS), and inventory-related journal entries.
• Monitor inventory movements, including purchases, receipts, transfers, returns, adjustments, and write-offs.
• Analyze inventory discrepancies, shrinkage, obsolete inventory, and slow-moving stock.
• Ensure accurate inventory cutoffs and compliance with US GAAP.

Cost Accounting & Financial Analysis

• Calculate and analyze landed costs, including freight, duties, and other inventory acquisition costs.
• Manage inventory costing methodologies, including FIFO and weighted-average costing.
• Analyze product margins, COGS fluctuations, and inventory profitability.
• Support inventory forecasting, stock turnover analysis, and working capital optimization.
• Prepare inventory-related reporting and provide actionable insights to clients.

E-commerce Systems & Integrations

• Work with platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and other e-commerce marketplaces.
• Manage accounting workflows involving inventory management systems, ERPs, and accounting platforms.
• Reconcile sales, inventory, and COGS data across integrated systems.
• Identify opportunities to automate inventory reconciliations and improve data reliability.
• Troubleshoot inventory-related accounting discrepancies across platforms.

Client Management & Process Improvement

• Act as the primary point of contact for inventory accounting matters across assigned clients.
• Coordinate with client operations, supply chain, warehouse, and finance teams.
• Develop and document inventory accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Improve inventory reporting, reconciliation processes, and month-end close efficiency.
• Review the work of accountants and support team members involved in inventory accounting.
• Support inventory-related audit requests and financial reporting requirements.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of accounting experience, with significant hands-on exposure to inventory accounting in e-commerce, CPG, or retail businesses.
• Strong understanding of inventory valuation, COGS, landed costs, and inventory reconciliations.
• Experience working with multi-channel e-commerce operations and third-party logistics providers (3PLs).
• Solid knowledge of US GAAP, particularly inventory accounting under ASC 330.
• Experience with accounting platforms such as QuickBooks Online, Xero, or NetSuite.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple clients, deadlines, and priorities.

Preferred

• CPA, ACCA, or equivalent accounting qualification.
• Experience with Shopify, Amazon Seller Central, A2X, Cin7, Katana, or similar inventory management platforms.
• Experience with inventory accounting for imported goods, manufacturing, or product assembly.
• Familiarity with inventory costing, SKU-level profitability, and inventory forecasting.
• Experience in an outsourced accounting, advisory, or multi-client environment.
• Experience implementing inventory accounting processes and automation.

What we're looking for

Someone who understands both the accounting and the operational realities of inventory-driven businesses: comfortable investigating discrepancies, reconciling complex inventory flows, collaborating with operations teams, and translating inventory data into meaningful financial insights. You'll thrive if you're detail-oriented, proactive, technologically curious, and comfortable taking ownership of client deliverables.

Benefits

• Work with growing US and international e-commerce and CPG businesses.
• Gain exposure to multiple business models, inventory systems, and operational challenges.
• Help build scalable accounting processes using modern technology and AI-enabled workflows.
• Collaborate with experienced accounting, controllership, and CFO professionals.
• Take ownership of meaningful client relationships and contribute directly to their financial performance.