
Accountant, Inventory Control
Lexington, KYFull-time$65–87K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Accountant, Inventory Control applies accounting principles to analyze financial information and prepare reports, with a focus on inventory variances, reconciliations, and inventory transactions. The role works with accounting and cross-functional business partners, supports audits and management reporting, and may require late nights and weekends. A bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent relevant experience is sought; a CPA license or candidacy is preferred.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Tempur Sealy. Iconic brands. Storied history. Industry-leading innovation.
Tempur Sealy is committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries. Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic, Sealy and Stearns & Foster. We hire people who have a passion for helping others find their best night's sleep. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Tempur Sealy!
OUR COMPANY OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS, INCLUDING:
Generous Paid Time Off
Competitive Medical, Dental & other wellness programs
Disability and Life Company Paid
Retirement Plan Options
Generous Employee Purchase Discounts
Pay Range: $65,000 - $87,000
Job Summary: Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports by performing the below duties. This function requires well developed skills in accounting, business analysis, and process improvement. The successful candidate will have an ability to thrive in an environment of rapid change; work effectively within cross-functional teams; will be highly resourceful; able to deliver strong results; have a passion for operational excellence and possess a strong set of communication and analytical skills.
What You'll Do (Essential Duties and Responsibilities):
Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts while documenting business transactions.
Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities and expenses and assist in preparing the balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position for other managers.
Download and compile daily stock variance reports for review and use by the Inventory Control team.
Partner with Cross-Campus Accounting teams and Cross-Functional business partners to reconcile all inventory variances.
Process manual inventory transactions that are not completed via integration with the 3PL Network when warranted.
Work closely with business partners on the Trinity campus as well as the Tempur Production facilities to reconcile intercompany balances for inventory purchases.
Work cross functionally with Sourcing & Finance Ops to analyze the Warehouse section of the P&L.
Maintain a complete system for Inventory Control which provides consistent, reliable, and timely information to management for decision-making and which is flexible and dynamic enough to evolve with changing business needs.
Coordinate cross-functionally with other departments on business objectives.
Perform account reconciliations.
Prepare documentation to assist internal and external auditors.
Participate in cycle count audits and physical inventories at Tempur DCs/Tempur Retail Stores throughout the continental US.
Support management through ad-hoc reporting, analysis and special projects, as assigned.
Possible Late Nights and Weekends required.
What You'll Need (Qualifications):
Bachelor's degree in accounting from a four-year College or University (strongly preferred) or equivalent relevant experience.
CPA license or candidate preferred.
#LI-DNP
Tempur Sealy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based upon r ace, color, r eligion, age, s ex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, s exual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
JR102307
How this job compares
Set against the 4,819 open Accounting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$65–87K/yr
- Kentucky median$77–89K/yr22 salary ranges
- US median$95–137K/yr2,311 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $76K, is 6% below the Kentucky median midpoint ($81K) — in the middle half of Accounting salary ranges in Kentucky.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 49 open Accounting jobs in Kentucky and 4,819 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Commonwealth of Kentucky3 open
- Deloitte3 open
- Tempur Sealy (this employer)3 open
- Experience
- Accounting postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (3,516 postings).
- Education
- 2,460 of the 4,819 open Accounting jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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