Job Description

The Senior Cost/Inventory Accountant is responsible for managing inventory accounting, cost accounting, financial analysis, and reporting activities to ensure the accuracy and integrity of inventory valuation and cost of goods sold (COGS). This role partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Finance teams to support inventory controls, cost analysis, month-end close, and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Review manufacturing variances including material, freight, tariff, and overhead variances.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation in accordance with IFRS and company policies.
• Reconcile inventory subledgers to the general ledger and investigate discrepancies.
• Prepare month-end journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial analyses.
• Support physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and audit requests.
• Prepare schedules for year-end external audit
• Monitor inventory reserves, obsolete inventory, and valuation adjustments.
• Partner with operations and supply chain teams to improve inventory accuracy and controls.
• Support SAP S4 implementation and process improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience including inventory and/or cost accounting.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and inventory accounting principles.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, or similar.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing, distribution, or supply chain experience.
• Experience with SOX compliance and internal controls.

Experience Requirement

Minimum 5-7 years of prior accounting experience, including inventory accounting, cost accounting, general ledger accounting, financial reporting, and month-end close responsibilities.

HOYA Group: Founded in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, HOYA Corporation is a global technology and med-tech company and a leading supplier of innovative high-tech and medical products. HOYA’s divisions and business units research and develop products utilized in the healthcare and information technology fields. In the healthcare field, we provide medical device products such as eyeglasses, medical endoscopes, contact and intraocular lenses, orthopedic implants, surgical/therapeutic devices and medical device reprocessing and disinfection solutions. In the information technology field, we provide products such as optical lenses, photomasks and blanks used in the manufacturing process for semiconductor and LCD/OLED devices, text-to-speech, human resources and other software solutions and critical components for the mass memory and cloud storage industries. With over 150 offices and subsidiaries worldwide, HOYA currently employs a multinational workforce of 37,000 people.

HOYA Vision Care: As a global leader in optical technology, HOYA Vision Care is dedicated to providing innovative vision care solutions for every stage of a patient’s life. A steadfast partner to Eye Care Professionals around the world, it stands at the forefront of optical excellence. With a global presence, consisting of 43 laboratories and a growing team of 20,000 employees, HOYA Vision Care delivers innovative lenses and other vision care solutions to millions of people in 110 countries.

We focus on a better tomorrow, today. You can become part of our story. HOYA Vision Care is the place where you can act according to your strengths and evolve according to your aspirations. It’s a place where you can shape the way you work, guided by our CLEAR Values, and empowered by generations of expertise. You can get involved in our sustainability initiatives and choose to become a One Vision ambassador. You can give back the gift of sight to people all over the world by deciding to work with us.

We welcome people who challenge us to become better, who share our sense of purpose and who embrace growth so that our vision and mission align. We invite you to find out more, and together we can continue to provide vision for a lifetime.