Cost Accounting & Inventory Support

DRIVING PROFITABILITY THROUGH ADVANCED STRATEGIES

Stout offers comprehensive expertise in cost and management accounting by applying industry best practices to develop managerial costing systems that drive profit maximization and strategic performance management.

Stout’s inventory team has large firm experience in inventory and cost accounting and brings industry expertise across a diverse range of sectors, including life sciences, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, retail, and more.

Our Services

• Technical and Operational Accounting
  
  • Inventory and cost accounting audit/transaction readiness support
  • Inventory process workflow design and strategy
  • Margin analysis and month-end close support
  • Policy and/or technical position paper development to:
    
    • Document, assess, and operationalize ASC 330
    • Determine costing and valuation methodology to assist in margin analysis
    • Document cycle count procedures and/or controls
  • Technical guidance for:
    
    • Valuation adjustments (NRV, LCM)
    • Overhead absorption
    • Variance analysis (PPV)
    • Inventory reserves
• People Transformation
• Org chart design for current and future states
• Interim management and surge capacity
• Training and skill development
• Process design and improvement
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Technology Transformation
• Assess needs and leverage recommendations to maximize tech stack functionality
• ERP inventory module implementation and re-implementations
• Cross-functional “bridge” between tech, operations, accounting, and finance

Who We Serve

• CFOs
• Controllers
• Chief Accounting Officers
• Vice Presidents of Finance
• Private equity sponsors