Cost and Accounting Analyst

The Cost and Accounting Analyst supports Wheeler Fleet Solutions' ongoing operational transformation focused on modernizing finance and supply chain capabilities through the implementation of a best-of-breed ERP ecosystem and expanded AI-enabled technologies. This role is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and validating financial data to ensure accurate gross profit reporting, identify discrepancies, and support corrective actions. The position contributes to improved data integrity, process automation, and the delivery of timely, actionable financial insights that support scalable and forward-looking financial operations across the organization.

• Maintain and monitor inventory valuation under FIFO methodology, ensuring accurate cost layering and cost of goods sold
• Reconcile inventory subledger to general ledger on a monthly basis
• Analyze and validate purchase costs, landed costs, and freight-in allocations
• Review and investigate inventory adjustments, write-offs, and obsolescence reserves
• Support periodic cycle counts and physical inventory counts, including variance analysis

• Prepare and analyze gross margin reporting by product, customer, and channel
• Identify drivers of margin variance including:
• Purchase price changes
• Freight and logistics costs
• Vendor rebates and incentives
• Perform variance analysis between actual and expected cost trends
• Provide actionable insights on:
• Pricing decisions
• Inventory mix and turns

• Support month-end close with:
• Inventory journal entries
• COGS adjustments and accruals
• Inventory reserve analysis
• Prepare monthly cost and inventory reporting packages for management
• Assist in financial statement flux explanations related to inventory and margin

• Maintain and improve cost accounting processes, data integrity, and internal controls
• Ensure proper classification of:
• Inventory vs. expense
• Freight and handling costs
• Partner with IT/ERP teams to support inventory and costing system configuration
• Assist with audit support (inventory, COGS, and controls)

• Work with supply chain and operations to:
• Validate inventory movements and costing accuracy
• Improve three-way match and purchasing data quality
• Partner with FP&A to support:
• Forecasting of gross margin and inventory levels
• Support initiatives to improve:
• Inventory turns
• Working capital management

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Or an additional 4 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree
• 3-5 years of experience in:
• Cost accounting, inventory accounting, or distribution finance
• Strong understanding of:
• FIFO inventory accounting
• GAAP inventory valuation
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, Infor M3, or similar preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, modeling, data analysis)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and data integrity
• Ability to explain cost drivers to non-finance partners
• Process-oriented with a focus on controls and scalability
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, operationally driven environment

• The selected applicant will be subject to a background check and drug testing.