Inventory Accounting Manager

Inventory Accounting Manager

Salary : $110,000 - $150,000 (depending on experience)

York Space Systems LLC is seeking a skilled Inventory Accounting Manager to lead all inventory accounting activities, ensuring financial accuracy and operational efficiency in a fast-growing environment. Based in Greenwood Village, you will work closely with Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain to manage inventory within the ERP system and support cost accounting. This leadership role offers the opportunity to shape inventory practices as York scales, with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and a dynamic, growth-focused work environment.

About York

York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next-generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, it is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in both end-to-end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of two direct reports to manage all inventory accounting activities for multiple locations, including month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reporting.
• Review and reconcile complex bill of materials (BOMs) and work orders to ensure accurate inventory costing and identify production variances.
• Plan and oversee regular inventory countsprepare count sheets, verify completeness, address inquiries, and perform post-count reconciliations and ERP adjustments.
• Review and analyze inventory transactions for raw materials, prepaid inventory, WIP, and finished goods, reporting on valuation trends and COGS impact.
• Maintain standard cost structures, perform cost revaluations, analyze variances, and collaborate with operations to align costs with actuals.
• Evaluate and establish reserves for excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory, ensuring proper write-downs and disclosures per GAAP.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain to resolve issues, streamline processes, and implement technology-driven improvements.
• Drive ERP improvements by resolving post-implementation issues and leading data clean-up efforts to ensure accurate inventory and costing records.
• Track and report key inventory metrics (turnover, days on hand, shrinkage, obsolescence) to support decision-making and working capital management.
• Ensure inventory accounting entries comply with U.S. GAAP and internal policies.
• Develop and enforce control procedures to enhance inventory accuracy, reduce risk, and maintain data integrity.
• Coordinate with auditors by providing documentation, resolving findings, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Drive timely and accurate cost reporting, tax filings, and other required documentation preparation.

Qualifications

York Space Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, military or protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Must have permanent authorization to work in US. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.