Cost Accountant

Position Overview

Driven Brands is North America's largest automotive services company, dedicated to building futures and fueling potential. At Driven Brands, we’re not just fixing cars—we’re building futures, unlocking potential, and fueling what’s possible together. The Cost Accountant is responsible for ensuring accurate inventory management across all locations and systems. This role involves analyzing inventory data, reconciling discrepancies, forecasting demand, and supporting process improvements to maintain accurate reporting and efficient inventory flow. In this role, you will partner closely with Operations, Accounting, Procurement, and IT to ensure end-to-end visibility and control over inventory levels and costs.

Location: North Carolina

Compensation: $70,200.00 - $125,400.00 per year

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor, analyze, and reconcile inventory between point-of-sale, warehouse, and accounting systems.
• Perform root cause analysis on inventory discrepancies and variances.
• Prepare and maintain detailed reports on inventory accuracy, aging, usage trends, and valuation.
• Support period-end closing activities, including reconciliations between subledger and general ledger.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve inventory control procedures and data integrity.
• Maintain item master data accuracy and ensure consistent SKU-level tracking.
• Identify slow-moving, obsolete, or excess inventory and make recommendations for resolution.
• Assist in cycle counts, audits, and physical inventory processes.
• Provide data-driven insights to support cost optimization and forecasting.
• Collaborate with IT or system support teams to troubleshoot and enhance system performance related to inventory management.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in inventory analysis, accounting, or operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Excel and experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or NetSuite.
• Familiarity with POS systems and inventory reporting tools.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in reconciliation of subledger to general ledger.
• Knowledge of cost accounting principles and inventory valuation methods (FIFO, Weighted Average, etc.).
• SQL or data analysis tool experience (BigQuery).

Benefits & Perks:

• Driven Brands offers a variety of health and wellness benefits, including paid time off and holiday pay. More details can be found here.
• Get early access to 50% of your earned wages through our myFlexPay program.