Associate Director, Inventory Data

Wonder

. Represent Finance Data & Systems in evaluating and shaping decisions affecting inventory transactions and balances, purchase orders, receiving, bills of materials, product and vendor master data, and unit-of-measure logic .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $174,000 - $183,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in inventory finance and operations, with a strong foundation in accounting principles related to inventory and COGS. Proficient in SQL and data quality management, capable of translating complex data insights into actionable business strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Inventory Finance ExpertiseSQL ProficiencyData Quality ManagementAutomated Reconciliations DevelopmentCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Inventory ValuationStandard CostingReconciliationsException ManagementData Quality ControlsKPI FrameworksDashboard DevelopmentMulti-Table JoinsConditional AggregationPoint-In-Time Cost Lookups

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCommunicationStakeholder ManagementClarity in AmbiguityTeam Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

BigQuerySnowflakeDatabricksAdvanced ExcelCloud Data Warehouse

Industry Keywords

Inventory ManagementOperations FinanceFinancial ReportingAudit ReadinessInternal ControlsManufacturingLogisticsConsumer GoodsRetailMarketplace

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BigQueryCloudSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Represent Finance Data & Systems in evaluating and shaping decisions affecting inventory transactions and balances, purchase orders, receiving, bills of materials, product and vendor master data, and unit-of-measure logic
Design and maintain validation routines to keep inventory data complete, accurate, and consistent across systems
Investigate data anomalies, quantify business and financial impact, identify root causes, and drive issues through resolution
Build scalable exception management processes to reduce recurring problems and improve upstream data quality
Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Accounting, and Data teams on workflows and system changes affecting inventory, costing, invoicing, and reporting
Review requirements and designs for inventory-related changes to ensure financial implications are understood before launch
Develop reconciliations, dashboards, and reporting for inventory accuracy, waste, costing, and stock movements
Strengthen the company’s control environment, reporting reliability, and operational decision-making through improved data ownership and governance
Serve as the senior owner of inventory data as a source of financial truth
Move the company from reactive issue resolution and manual reconciliation toward a proactive, governed, and scalable model

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience across inventory finance, operations finance, inventory product ownership, or similar fields
Deep understanding of how inventory activity flows through operational systems into accounting and financial reporting
Strong accounting foundation in inventory and COGS, including standard costing, bills of materials, and inventory valuation
Strong experience with reconciliations, exception management, and data quality controls in complex or fast-changing environments
Experience building automated reconciliations, KPI frameworks, dashboards, and data quality monitoring
Hands-on SQL proficiency, including multi-table joins, common table expressions, window functions, conditional aggregation, date and period logic, point-in-time cost and price lookups, and multi-level bills of materials
Experience with a cloud data warehouse such as BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, or similar
Experience authoring automated data quality tests
Fluency in modern reporting and data tools and advanced Excel
Experience in fast-growing, operationally complex environments involving manufacturing or multi-site production
Exposure to audit readiness, internal controls, or pre-IPO environments
Proven ability to work effectively across Finance, Operations, Product, and Data teams
Ability to translate complex system behavior into clear business and financial insight for senior stakeholders
Track record of bringing structure and clarity to ambiguous, high-impact problems
Experience in inventory, procurement, and finance systems
Intermediate to Advanced proficiency in SQL, BigQuery, and advanced Excel
Experience in food, retail, consumer, manufacturing, logistics, or marketplace businesses is a plus
Exposure to audit readiness, internal controls, or pre-IPO environments is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
401(k)
Choice of medical, dental, and vision plans
Company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage
Paid time off, including flexible time off for exempt employees
Paid vacation for non-exempt employees
Paid sick leave in compliance with applicable law
Paid parental leave
Discounted meals
Exclusive perks across the Wonder family of brands