Manager, Inventory Accounting
At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.
The Manager of Accounting is a member of the Finance leadership team and responsible for Inventory Accounting, process and procedures for all of our brands. The position reports to the Sr. Manager of Accounting who oversees all Inventory Accounting for HelloFresh, EveryPlate, Factor, Green Chef and GoodChop and closely collaborates with our FP&A, Data & Finance Operations, Treasury, and Tax teams. You have the technical background but are also a great team leader that chaperones the development of the Accounting team through our continued growth phase and collaborates closely with other business functions to improve financial processes.
You will ...
- Act as a subject matter expert on costing and inventory treatment of accounting transactions and related financial reporting requirements, explore and offer solutions and best practices.
- Manage and develop a team to work efficiently and effectively on reporting needs.
- Manage the inventory monthly close function, ensure completeness and accuracy of accounting records, and administer a strict timeline
- Develop a strong understanding of the available data and data sources and provide analysis of the potential risks for each and help create solutions.
- Coordinate and drive inventory valuation and assist month-end close and financial reporting for inventory accounts.
- Support reporting requirements including audit schedules, quarter-end, and year-end month-end closing tasks.
- Maintain relationships with business partners including working closely with the FP&A and Operational functions to increase transparency on business performance and support cost control.
- Assist in special projects or requested cost analysis.
Your qualities...
- Must have consumer products/manufacturing experience with standard costing.
- Data driven and curious to find and develop better practices.
- Thorough understanding of supply chain, receiving, inventory flow, operations process, and cost accounting principles.
- Able to work comfortably under pressure and work towards tight deadlines.
- A strong sense of ownership and attention to detail.
- Drive to continuously improve and build processes.
- Highly advanced Excel and data organization skills
- Ability to resolve escalated issues from the team.
At a minimum, you have...
- >5 years of combined experience in public accounting and/or corporate accounting functions, CPA is preferred but not required.
- 2+ years of managing experience
- Substantive quantitative skills and proficiency in Excel.
- Strong technical accounting background; knowledge of IFRS is a strong plus.
- Experience in fast-growth environments and/or inventory-based E-Commerce businesses preferred.
You'll get...
- Competitive Salary & 401k company match that vests immediately upon participation
- Generous parental leave of 16 weeks & PTO policy
- $0 monthly premium and other flexible health plans
- 85% discount on your subscription to HelloFresh (as well as other product initiatives)
- Employee Resource Groups
- Collaborative, dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company
This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.
New York Pay Range
$111,000—$124,850 USD
Colorado Pay Range
$103,700—$116,650 USD
About HelloFresh
We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers' homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!
At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company's commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.
We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.
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HelloFresh is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us at:
- Europe: EUaccommodations@hellofresh.com
- APAC: APACaccommodations@hellofresh.com
- United States: USCandidateAccommodations@hellofresh.com
- Canada: CAaccommodations@hellofresh.com