Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
7+ years of progressive accounting experience required.
Minimum 3 years in a Senior Accountant, Assistant Controller, Controller, or equivalent role required.
Experience in manufacturing, capital equipment, industrial distribution, or construction required.
Comprehensive inventory and cost accounting experience required.
Strong understanding of month-end close, financial reporting, and account reconciliations required.
Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel required.
Responsibilities
Lead month-end and year-end close activities and prepare financial statements.
Own inventory and machine cost accounting, including margin analysis.
Oversee intercompany accounting and revenue recognition for multi-period projects.
Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis.
Manage banking relationships, liquidity, and cash flow planning.
Ensure compliance for imports, tariffs, and customs costs in partnership with operations.
Maintain internal controls and lead ERP improvements.
Benefits
Opportunity for growth into increased ownership of the finance function.
Direct visibility with the CEO and senior leadership.
Broad exposure to various accounting and financial operations roles.
Hands-on leadership role focusing on process and systems improvement.
Chance to work on complex inventory, machine costing, and large-scale projects.
Full Job Description
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING
Join a lean North American finance team supporting an international industrial equipment organization.
Work closely with the CEO, an existing Accountant, operations, sales, and leadership across the business.
Operate in a hands-on environment where senior accounting professionals remain directly involved in the day-to-day work.
Partner with a foreign parent company while serving as a key financial resource for North American operations.
Join an organization experiencing growth as it expands from equipment sales into larger, multi-million-dollar plant-scale projects.
LOCATION
Based in Statesville, NC with an on-site work model.
WHAT THEY OFFER YOU
Clear opportunity to grow into increased ownership of the finance function as the organization expands.
Direct visibility with the CEO and senior leadership, with the ability to influence financial and operational decisions.
Broad exposure across accounting, FP&A, treasury, tax, risk management, and financial operations.
Opportunity to work with complex inventory, machine costing, imports, tariffs, intercompany transactions, and large-scale projects.
A hands-on leadership role where you can improve processes, systems, and controls while remaining close to the accounting.
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT
Lead month-end and year-end close activities, including preparation of financial statements and monthly reporting packages for executive leadership and the foreign parent company.
Own inventory and machine cost accounting, including landed costs, freight capitalization, margin analysis, and profitability by machine, parts, and service.
Oversee intercompany accounting and revenue recognition for multi-period, plant-scale projects, including percentage-of-completion accounting.
Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, cash flow planning, variance analysis, and product or segment margin analysis.
Manage banking relationships, liquidity, daily cash management, and coordination of federal, state, and sales/use tax filings with external advisors.
Ensure appropriate accounting for imports, tariffs, and customs costs in partnership with operations.
Maintain internal controls and documented accounting processes while serving as the functional owner for ERP improvements and continuous process improvement.
Provide senior guidance to the Accountant and serve as the primary finance contact for external advisors, banks, auditors, and global parent leadership.
THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
7+ years of progressive accounting experience required.
At least 3 years in a Senior Accountant, Assistant Controller, Controller, or equivalent role required.
Manufacturing, capital equipment, industrial distribution, or construction industry experience required.
Comprehensive inventory and cost accounting experience required.
Strong understanding of month-end close, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel required.
Experience with percentage-of-completion/project accounting, WIP, and multi-period projects strongly preferred.
Experience with intercompany accounting and transactions involving a foreign parent company strongly preferred.
CPA or MBA preferred, with strong communication skills and the ability to work hands-on while confidently advising senior leadership.
