Full Job Description
About the Role:
Position Purpose:
The Accounting Manager serves as a key finance leader responsible for the integrity of the company's financial reporting, accounting operations, cost accounting, and internal control environment. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this position oversees the monthly and year-end close processes, maintains compliance with U.S. GAAP, supports audit and regulatory requirements, and partners with operational leaders to provide meaningful financial analysis and business insights. The Accounting Manager drives process improvements, automation initiatives, and financial best practices that enhance efficiency, support strategic decision-making, and contribute to the achievement of organizational objectives.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
• Manage and coordinate monthly, quarterly, and year-end close procedures and deliverables on a timely basis.
• Lead the consolidation of financial results across multiple legal entities and ERP systems, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely reporting.
• Maintain and execute consolidation processes involving foreign currency translation, intercompany activity, eliminations, and conversion of local financial results to U.S. GAAP reporting requirements.
• Manage chart-of-account mapping and reporting structures across disparate ERP platforms to ensure consistent and accurate consolidated financial reporting.
• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements, management reporting packages, and supporting schedules in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policies.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger, including review of journal entries, account analyses, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Responsible for overseeing inventory transactions, inventory valuation, obsolescence reserves, variance analysis, annual physical inventory procedures and periodic cycle counts.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and partner with operations to drive profitability improvements.
• Oversee capital expenditure accounting and fixed asset management.
• Manage external audit activities, coordinate audit requests, and ensure timely completion of all audit deliverables.
• Serve as a liaison with tax consulting firm to ensure alignment and compliance with all filings.
• Review and prepare monthly sales and use tax filings and annual property tax returns.
• Maintain lease accounting in accordance with ASC 842, including journal entries, reconciliations, and required disclosures.
• Collaborate with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• Develop, incorporate and track financial metrics to improve company performance and drive accountability.
• Utilize advanced MS excel skills to manage, analyze and bring value and insight to financial data
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives utilizing ERP systems, Power Query and other technology solutions to improve efficiency and data accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to reduce close cycle timing and eliminate manual processes
• Ad Hoc duties and special projects assigned to align with Company initiatives.
Education Requirements:
• B.S. in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent, required.
• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration preferred.
Experience Requirements:
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience consolidating multiple legal entities across multiple ERP systems preferred.
• Experience with foreign currency translation and multi-currency reporting required.
• Experience supporting organizations operating in multiple reporting structures and chart-of-account environments preferred.
• Minimum 2 years in a manufacturing environment required.
• Multi-entity and consolidated reporting experience preferred.
• Cost accounting experience required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and deliverables.
• Strong attention to detail, research and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
• Must have the ability to navigate and use excel with ease, while using intermediate to advanced functions such as Power Query, XLookup, Index/ Match, Logic functions or the ability to research and learn these skills
• General curiosity and willingness to explore solutions
Language Skills:
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical
procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy & procedure manuals.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and explain technical issues to colleagues and users.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, members of the Finance Team, and other employee owners.
Working Conditions:
• Usual office working conditions.
• No unusual physical exertion required.
• Required to sit for long periods of time.
• Travel to various sites as needed, 10%
Supervisory Responsibilities:
• No direct reports.
MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
