Inventory Accountant

Apex International is seeking an experienced Inventory Accountant to join our Accounting team in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. This is a full-time, on-site position responsible for inventory accounting, inventory valuation, cost analysis, and inventory reporting in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role partners closely with Supply Chain, Account Management, FP&A, and other departments to maintain accurate standard costs, analyze variances, support financial reporting, and ensure compliance with accounting requirements.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with a detail-oriented approach and the ability to turn inventory and cost data into meaningful business insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs, including purchase price, labor, and overhead variances
• Perform inventory valuation, reconciliation, and reporting activities
• Analyze and explain purchase price, manufacturing, labor, and overhead variances
• Record and review inventory adjustments, scrap, rework, and obsolescence transactions
• Support cycle counts and physical inventories and investigate inventory variances
• Identify opportunities to improve inventory management processes
• Manage the identification, reporting, and disposition of excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory

Qualifications

Required

• 2-4 years of inventory or costing experience in a manufacturing environment

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision benefits
• Short term & Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance and AD&D
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• $70,000 - $90,000 per year, commensurate with experience

Why Apex?

At Apex, our success is built on customer focus, continuous improvement, stewardship, and a results-driven culture. We are committed to creating an environment where employees can grow professionally while contributing to innovative solutions for our customers.

If you're looking for an opportunity to apply your inventory and costing expertise while supporting a collaborative manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.