Divisional Accounting Manager

Department: Accounting/Finance Reports To: Maintenance Manager

Location: On-Site - Newark, CA Travel: Up to 25%

FLSA: Salaried, Full-Time, Exempt Revision Date: June 2026

SUMMARY: This role is responsible for the day-to-day execution of cost accounting operations, inventory valuation, and manufacturing financial reporting. This role ensures accurate product costing, monitors inventory transactions, analyzes manufacturing variances, and supports operational leadership with financial insights to improve profitability and cost control. Commitment to and support of the Company Core Values are key to success in this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

GL and Financial Reporting

• Own the month-end close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and accruals.
• Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts within Epicor ERP, ensuring accuracy and proper classification of all transactions.
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements and supporting schedules for Controller review.
• Ensure close activities are completed on schedule; identify and resolve bottlenecks proactively.
• Maintain and improve close checklists, reconciliation templates, and supporting documentation.

Cost Accounting and Analysis

• Manage all cost accounting activities for manufacturing operations including review of variances.
• Maintain standard cost structures, bills of materials (BOM), and routing costs within Epicor as well as ensuring the timely opening and closing of work orders.
• Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances and provide explanations to management.
• Monitor cost of goods sold (COGS) and product margins.
• Conduct product cost analysis and profitability reporting.
• Identify and support cost reduction initiatives and operational efficiency improvements.

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Oversight

• Oversee AP and AR functions, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, and collections.
• Review and approve AP disbursements and vendor payment runs.
• Monitor AR aging and support collections efforts; provide analysis of outstanding balances to leadership.
• Ensure proper three-way matching, purchase order compliance, and expense coding across AP transactions.
• Identify and implement process improvements in AP/AR workflows to improve efficiency and controls.

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare monthly manufacturing cost reports and variance analysis.
• Manage inventory valuation reporting and reconciliation.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities related to inventory and cost accounting.
• Assist with internal and external audits related to cost and inventory controls.
• Develop management reports and dashboards for operational performance.

ERP System Management

• Utilize Epicor ERP for cost tracking, inventory management, and financial reporting.
• Maintain item costing, cost rollups, and inventory costing structures in Epicor.
• Ensure accurate integration between manufacturing, inventory, and financial modules.
• Develop and maintain Epicor financial and cost reports for leadership.

Manufacturing Cost and Inventory Control

• Maintain ownership and oversight of cost accounting operations for manufacturing, including standard cost structures, bills of materials (BOM), and routing costs within Epicor.
• Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances; provide meaningful explanations and recommendations to operations management.
• Monitor cost of goods sold (COGS), product margins, and profitability at the product and program level.
• Ensure timely opening and closing of work orders; review and approve manufacturing transactions within Epicor.
• Conduct product cost analysis and support pricing decisions with cost modeling and margin analysis.
• Identify and champion cost reduction initiatives and operational efficiency improvements in partnership with operations and supply chain teams.
• Oversee inventory accounting and valuation within Epicor ERP, including receipts, transfers, adjustments, and scrap transactions.
• Reconcile inventory subledger to the general ledger; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Lead physical inventory counts and cycle count programs across all company locations.
• Monitor obsolete, slow-moving, and excess inventory; provide financial analysis and reserve recommendations.
• Ensure accurate application of costing methods (standard costing, FIFO, etc.) consistent with company policy.
• Review and approve inventory adjustments and write-offs.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process, with primary ownership of manufacturing costs, inventory, and COGS projections.
• Provide variance analysis comparing actual results to budget and forecast.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, and program management teams to develop accurate cost assumptions for new programs and products.

Team Leadership & Development

• Directly manage a team of accounting staff.
• Set clear performance expectations, provide ongoing feedback and coaching, and conduct formal performance reviews.
• Delegate effectively to develop team members' skills and ensure workload is distributed appropriately.
• Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement within the accounting team.
• Provide training and guidance to site leadership and cross-functional teams on accounting policies and procedures.

• Perform all functions of the job while adhering to established quality policies and procedures.
• Uphold the company core values.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This role will manage a team of accounting staff and oversee month-end, year-end, audit readiness, and integrity of financial statements.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Successful accomplishment of duties and responsibilities may require the following:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience operating and servicing all plant maintenance equipment.
• Capable of reading blueprints, specifications, and repair manuals.
• Considerable knowledge of the tools, equipment, materials, methods, and standard practices of the trade.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Must be adaptable to a changing work environment and competing demands.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Epicor ERP experience required.
• Advanced competency in Excel required.
• Experience managing inventory accounting and inventory account controls required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to speak and understand basic safety and manufacturing instructions.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers. Ability to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Authorization to work in the United States. To conform to U.S. export control regulations, you should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand, walk, and hear. The Team Member frequently is required to use hands and fingers; handle, feel, and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. The Team Member must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environments characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the Team Member is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The Team Member may be exposed to a hot and/or cold work environment, chemicals, fumes or airborne particles, loud noises, risk of electrical shock and vibration and/or other occupational hazards; personal protective equipment may be required.

NOTE: This job description identifies the general nature and scope of work to be performed. Vitesse Systems, LLC. reserves the right to revise all or any part of this job description and to add or eliminate essential job functions at any time. Designation of any job duty as an essential function is not intended as an assurance or guarantee that a team member has any right to perform the particular job duty, except as required by Vitesse Systems, LLC. This job description is subject to change based on the needs of the position and/or the Company.