Accounting Manager, Inventory and Margin

Lead the month-end close for inventory accounting across Retail and Wholesale, ensuring accuracy of inventory balances, reserves, and journal entries under U.S. GAAP. Prepare reconciliations, analyze significant fluctuations, and evaluate accounting treatments for new transactions and business initiatives. Own inventory valuation, standard cost updates, landed costs, and Purchase Price Variance while reviewing vendor transactions for proper coding and compliance. Support revenue accounting and gross margin reporting by investigating sales and margin trends and unusual variances. Provide oversight, coaching, and technical guidance to team members, monitor ERP system interfaces for data integrity, and assist with external audits. Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, Merchandising, and FP&A to resolve issues and improve internal controls.