About this position
Controller
Inventory | COGS & Landed Cost | NetSuite Standard Costing | Greater Fairfield, CT Area or Remote on the East Coast
About the Opportunity
Our client in the omni-channel retail space is seeking an experienced Controller to provide support for a global inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS) function. This company is newly live on NetSuite and preparing for their first close processes.
This is a highly specialized cost accounting engagement requiring hands-on Oracle NetSuite standard costing experience within a multi-entity environment. The organization recently completed a global NetSuite implementation and is navigating its initial month-end close cycles in the new ERP environment.
What You'll Be Doing
Standard Costing & COGS
- Manage and refine NetSuite standard costing across multiple entities and product lines.
- Analyze and explain standard cost variances, including purchase price variances and inventory revaluations.
- Own landed cost accounting processes, ensuring accurate allocation and reporting of inventory-related costs.
- Partner with purchasing, supply chain, and logistics teams to maintain accurate product costing.
Inventory Management & Reconciliations
- Reconcile inventory quantities and valuations across multiple international entities and warehouse locations.
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies, stock movements, write-offs, and adjustments.
- Prepare inventory reserve and provision analyses.
- Reconcile inventory-in-transit and intercompany inventory balances.
Logistics & Cost Analysis
- Analyze third-party logistics (3PL), freight, and shipping costs.
- Investigate cost variances by channel, region, and distribution network.
- Support operational leaders with cost analysis to improve fulfillment and logistics decisions.
- Review inventory-related accounts payable transactions for appropriate cost allocation.
Month-End Close & Process Improvement
- Lead inventory and COGS month-end close activities, including accruals and journal entries.
- Establish scalable and repeatable close processes within NetSuite.
- Maintain audit-ready schedules and supporting documentation.
- Develop comprehensive process documentation and standard operating procedures.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated hands-on Oracle NetSuite standard costing experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
- Strong expertise in:
- Standard costing
- Product costing
- Landed cost accounting
- Inventory reconciliation
- Cost variance analysis
- 5+ years of accounting experience within a product-based business, including consumer goods, retail, eCommerce, manufacturing, or FMCG environments.
- Experience managing inventory and landed costs across multiple entities, countries, or warehouse locations.
- Proven ability to work independently in fast-paced, evolving environments.
- Flexibility to collaborate with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting early close cycles following an ERP implementation.
- Exposure to eCommerce and marketplace platforms such as Shopify and Amazon.
- Experience analyzing logistics, freight, and 3PL costs.
- Familiarity with IFRS reporting standards.
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Location and commute
Stamford, CT .
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How to apply
Review the vacancy and complete the application on the employer or recruitment partner’s website. Requisition ID: WJ-3136514427.