Landed Cost & Operations Specialist

Job Description

Staff Accountant, Inventory & Cost Accounting | Interlude Home, Inc.

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Interlude Home, Inc., located in Trumbull, CT. Interlude Home is a fashion-inspired luxury furniture brand, producing upholstery in its Virginia factory and known for custom beds, curved sectionals, and statement seating. This role is crucial, as it sits at the center of the global supply chain, managing overseas partners, ocean freight, customs, and the warehouse team. The Staff Accountant ensures products land on time, costs are accurately allocated to SKUs, and the balance sheet truly reflects financial realities.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Trumbull, CT
• Pay: $70000–$80000 yearly
• Mission: To ensure product lands on time, costs land on the right SKU, and the balance sheet tells the truth.
• Tech Stack: ERP (P21), Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Purchase Order Management: Enter and maintain purchase orders in the ERP, keeping ship dates and quantities current, and produce transfer reports and receiving packages.
• Landed Cost & Customs: Collect all landed-cost invoices, verify ocean freight, build SKU-level allocation sheets, approve CBP Entry Summaries, and ensure timely duty payments.
• Container Logistics & Freight Coordination: Track arrival notices, coordinate with freight forwarders and customs agents to clear freight, book deliveries promptly to avoid charges, and resolve shipment discrepancies.
• Inventory Control & Master Data: Set up and maintain inventory item data, process adjustments and splits, manage PD samples and QC inventory transfers, and issue monthly inventory reports.
• Month-End Close & Foreign Vendor Payables: Own the monthly reconciliation of five inventory-related balance sheet accounts and voucher foreign-related invoices for international wire and ACH payments.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Hands-on accounting experience in a product or inventory-based business, demonstrating ownership of reconciliations, invoice vouchering, and month-end close. Working knowledge of landed cost (freight, duty, inbound charges) and its impact on margins.
• Experience: Fluency in an ERP system such as P21, NetSuite, or SAP from daily use, coupled with strong, demonstrable Excel skills.
• Skills: Precise landed cost allocation, effective PO management, efficient freight coordination, accurate inventory control, and thorough foreign vendor payment processing, all executed with strong follow-through under deadline pressure.
• Bonus: Exposure to importing operations including containers, freight forwarders, customs entries, or international vendor payments is strongly preferred. A genuine interest in the luxury furniture product and the ability to learn new operational domains quickly are highly valued.