Inventory Accountant I

Job#: 3016122

Job Description:

Must have skills/certs/technologies:

• 1 to 4 years' experience
• ERP experience with SAP (+ Peoplesoft preferred).
• MS Office (Excel) expertise.
• Any relevant certifications tied to Accounting (Tier 1 or above)
• Ability to work on tedious inventory accounting tasks

Day to Day responsibilities:

• Perform daily analysis of gross margin, inventory, and cost accounting reports for one region of the company
• Work closely with the Branch Managers and Branch personnel to ensure accurate reporting of margins and inventory transactions.
• Special projects, and other duties as assigned by Sr Supervisor, Sr Manager, or other Accounting Management.
• Assist Regional Finance Managers and Analysts in researching any inventory transactions resulting in questionable margins or inventory levels.
• Complete monthly SOX reports to ensure proper internal controls over inventory transactions.
• Perform validity checks before posting inventory adjustments submitted by the branches.
• Assist Division personnel with consignment inventory contracts.
• Assist Division personnel with required yearly physical counts of inventory at each branch - including participation in physical counts of inventory, reconciliation of inventory counts and adjusting of variances. Accounting functions, including journal entries, account reconciliation and transactional review.
• Special projects, and other duties as assigned by Inventory Supervisors, Operations Accounting Sr. Manager, or other Operations Accounting Management.
• Approximately 5% travel for attendance at Regional/Divisional Meetings, visits to Branches, attendance at inventory counts/recounts

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.