Howard Financial is a full-service back-office solution for high-growth companies with bookkeeping, payroll, and bespoke reporting needs that require accuracy, timeliness, and institutional-quality reporting without the burden of full-time staff. We are an experienced team of bookkeepers and administrators with multiple decades of combined experience across industries allowing companies to focus on their core business while we handle the rest.

Founded in 2023, our team of ~100 professionals supports ~75 clients across a diverse range of industries. We recently reached $6M of contracted ARR and are growing rapidly (over 200% LTM growth).

Howard is seeking a detail-oriented GL Accountant with strong inventory and supply chain experience to support our consumer retail and e-commerce clients. This role combines accounting and operational responsibilities, ensuring accurate financial reporting and inventory management in fast-paced e-commerce environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage general ledger accounts related to inventory and COGS
• Perform month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations
• Reconcile inventory sub-ledgers to the GL and resolve discrepancies
• Track inventory movements and support inventory audits
• Partner with supply chain teams on inventory, purchasing, and costing
• Ensure accurate recording of purchase orders, landed costs, and stock valuation
• Reconcile and manage transactions from Shopify and QuickBooks
• Prepare reports on inventory, margins, and key KPIs
  
  

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 3–5+ years of accounting experience with inventory exposure
• Experience in e-commerce or consumer goods
• Strong knowledge of GL, inventory accounting, and COGS
• Proficiency in QuickBooks and Excel
  
  

Preferred

• Experience with Shopify and 3PLs
• Familiarity with ERP/inventory systems
• CPA
  
  

Key Competencies

• Attention to detail
• Analytical mindset
• Strong reconciliation skills
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments
• Performance Metrics
• GL and inventory reconciliation accuracy
• Month-end close timeliness
• Inventory variance reduction
• COGS and margin accuracy