Remote position with up to 50% travel to U.S. locations
Bonus eligible
Position Summary:Hands-on operational finance leader responsible for maintaining strong plant-level accounting controls across multiple sites, including month-end close, account analysis, reconciliations, inventory and job cost management, forecasting, audit preparation, and fixed asset accounting. This position serves as a key financial partner to plant managers by supporting interpretation of operating results, strengthening cost and margin visibility, and providing financial insight to improve operational performance and decision-making.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Perform ongoing plant accounting functions including balancing detail and general ledgers, month-end account analysis and reconciliations, and monthly general ledger close.
- Ensure accurate and consistent application of cost accounting principles, inventory controls, and operational reporting across all sites.
- Maintain the integrity of accounting information by reviewing variance analysis for all items impacting GM, including MUV and labor/burden absorption.
- Balance and maintain subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
- Assist plant managers in interpreting operating results and provide recommendations for cost reduction, margin improvement, and profit enhancement.
- Maintain the fixed asset capitalization process and supporting FA system to ensure accurate asset values and depreciation.
- Lead Margin Committee activities, including follow-up and improvement tracking at each site.
- Mentor and develop plant finance support teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
- Collaborate with IT and finance systems teams to enhance reporting tools and ERP utilization for plant operational benefit.
- Support integration of new sites, systems, or processes as part of standardization, growth, or transformation initiatives.
- All other duties and projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:- 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience in a manufacturing environment required, multi-site experience a plus.
- Strong knowledge of cost accounting, inventory control, and financial analysis.
- Proven leadership and team development capabilities.
- Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.
- Comfortable in a multi-ERP environment (e.g., Epicor, JobBoss, M2M) and advanced Excel.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive financial accountability.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
- Ability to be highly accurate with a high attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain a sense of urgency, handle stressful situations, multitask and ability to prioritize work.
- Ability to work in a multi-site team environment as well as autonomously.
Work Environment:- Open concept office environment
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Physical Requirements:- While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, stand or walk; use hands, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time up to 10 hours per day.
- Ability to view computer screens for extended periods of up to 10 hours per day.
Education, Certifications, and/or Licenses Requirements: - Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required.
