Manager, Corporate Accounting - Inventory Product Costing
Posted Sep 15, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a standard costing project you led. What changed and what problems came up?
What they are checking: Whether they have led large costing changes, like the modernization project the posting names.
Tell me about a time you developed someone on your team. What did you change about how you managed them?
What they are checking: Whether they invest in their team's growth, since the role leads and develops accountants.
What would you do
Medline acquires a company with a different costing method. How do you bring their inventory onto our books?
What they are checking: Whether they can plan entity onboarding with attention to policy alignment, controls and opening balances.
Your reconciliation shows an unexplained difference between the subledger and the general ledger. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they dig in systematically and refuse to plug differences.
The CFO asks why gross margin dropped this quarter and suspects inventory. How do you build an answer?
What they are checking: Whether they can analyze results and give leaders a clear story backed by numbers.
About the work
Walk me through how you would explain purchase price variance and capitalized variances to a business leader.
What they are checking: Whether they can make complex inventory valuation clear to non-accountants, which the posting asks for.
How do you run a monthly inventory close so reconciliations are reliable and on time?
What they are checking: Whether they have a disciplined close process and know where inventory accounting usually goes wrong.
How do you decide on an excess and obsolete reserve, and how do you defend it to auditors?
What they are checking: Whether they apply sound judgment to reserves and can support it with evidence.
How have you used ERP systems to improve inventory reporting or controls?
What they are checking: Whether they can improve financial systems rather than just working around them.
How do you design internal controls over inventory that are strong but not painful for operations?
What they are checking: Whether they can balance control strength with practical use in a large distribution business.
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