End-to-End Ownership:
- Own inventory accounting and COGS globally, including month-end close, reconciliations, variance analysis, reporting, and audit support.
- Own judgment-based inventory estimates, including excess & obsolete (E&O) and warranty reserves, including methodology design, assumptions, governance, documentation, and final review/sign-off in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
- Serve as the final decision-maker for inventory accounting policy, methodologies, and judgment-based estimates.
Strategic & Cross-Functional Leadership:
- Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, Product, FP&A, and Finance Systems to align financial outcomes with operational realities and inform business decisions.
- Lead COGS and gross margin analysis, translating financial results into clear insights and actions for leadership and stakeholders.
- Act as a finance partner to non-finance teams, translating inventory and cost accounting concepts into clear, actionable insights.
Process, Systems & Scale:
- Own the finance transformation roadmap related to inventory accounting, including future-state process design, system architecture, and automation strategy.
- Actively participate in modifying and updating ŌURA’s ASC 705 Cost of Sales and Services policy to reflect the company's changing needs.
- Drive operational efficiency and scalability by simplifying, standardizing, and automating inventory accounting workflows.