Location: Austin,TX, USA
SERENITY KIDS:
Serenity Kids is cultivating health, equality, and sustainability through baby food high in healthy fat and protein and made with organic vegetables and meat from regenerative family farms. We make children healthier by offering nutrient-dense foods that taste great to kids and are convenient for parents. We envision a thriving planet where children are fed, raised, and educated to be healthy, happy, creative human beings.
Serenity Kids is the fastest growing and top selling shelf stable baby food in the country. Since launching in 2018, we now sell in over 20,000 stores nationwide with more on the way and have a total of 35 products in three categories, with line extensions and new categories in the works.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Inventory Accounting Manager at Serenity Kids will be a strong partner and collaborator with the supply chain operations department and external supply chain partners. This role will be focused on inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS) reporting. This individual will be responsible for continued development, implementation, and maintenance of inventory and operations accounting processes, including cost analysis. The Accounting Manager will also collaborate with the Controller in the implementation of a new ERP (NetSuite). This role will be key to generating accurate historical financial data to lead financial analysis and inform critical business decisions.
The ideal candidate will be a proactive, trustworthy, detail-oriented, and resourceful leader who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, is process and systems-oriented, solves problems, takes initiative, isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves, and operates with a sense of urgency.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Perform month end entries and account reconciliations for inventory by product type, inventory reserves and accounting for obsolete and slow moving inventory, inventory in transit, goods invoiced and not received, goods received and not invoiced, inventory tolling fees, landed cost accruals, cost of goods sold, and inventory write-offs and destructions
* Partner with supply chain operations team to integrate accounting policies and procedures into various business functions; identify areas for improvement and automation
* Play a key role in the implementation of NetSuite, including setting up landed costs, assisting in the testing and data validation of third-party integrations with 3PL and Amazon locations
* Perform transactional research to analyze inventory, inventory reserves, landed cost, margin, for variances and reasonability
* Play a critical role in the execution of quarterly and annual inventory observations alongside operations for co-man and 3PL locations
* Collaborate to resolve inventory variances between book and physical inventory values
* Approve weekly bills related to inventory (3-way match) and other general ledger accounts impacting COGS
* Collaborate with internal team and external and internal auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance
* Maintain strong internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure data integrity
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree in accounting
* 4+ years of accounting experience in inventory and COGS financial reporting
* Experience with consumer-packaged goods (CPG), food and beverage, E-commerce or physical goods preferred
* Strong knowledge of US GAAP
* Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to perform lookups, SUMIFS, other formulas and pivot tables
* Strong understanding of cost accounting (avg costing/FIFO/LIFO) and ability to analyze and summarize key variance drivers for sku costs - strongly preferred
* Experience with NetSuite, QuickBooks and/or Bill.com preferred
* Certified public accountant (CPA) preferred
* Experience with fast-paced startup environments preferred
* Demonstrated attention to detail with the ability to create financial reports from scratch by organizing and analyzing large datasets
WHY WORK AT SERENITY KIDS?
Serenity Kids is committed to supporting working parents. We integrate our mission to make the world healthier into everything we do by creating a culture that emphasizes self-care, personal growth, and family time. We attract and retain top performers that will do whatever it takes to get the job done, while also staying healthy and having fun! Connection and autonomy are two of our top values, so working with us is an opportunity to join a supportive and collaborative community where you have the flexibility and freedom to get your job done however works best for you.
We believe in our own greatness, knowing that we can achieve anything if we stay connected to ourselves and each other, leveraging our unique talents and points of view, and trusting in the serendipities that naturally unfold for us. We joined this team to make the world better, while also realizing that it is a beautiful opportunity to make ourselves better as well. In this chosen tribe, we have diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, unique points of view, and even live in different geographies. We get to be who we are and grow into more of ourselves every day. We are reinventing what it means to work, and are having a blast doing it.
The compensation range for this position is $90,000 - $110,000 plus bonus potential and equity, but will ultimately be determined by the candidate's experience, knowledge and skills.
Serenity Kids offers a comprehensive benefits and compensation package, including:
* Bonus Opportunity
* Company Equity
* Health, dental and vision insurance
* 401(k) retirement plan with company match
* Unlimited paid vacation
* Paid sick leave
* 13 paid company holidays
* Birthday off with pay
* Company shutdown from December 24th - January 1st
* Generous parental leave program
* Professional development support
* Complimentary baby food products
www.myserenitykids.com
Serenity Kids is an Equal Opportunity Employer