Finance and Accounting Manager | Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

$110K-$130K Base | Brockton, MA | 4-5 Days In Office

A growing aerospace and defense manufacturing company is seeking a Finance and Accounting Manager to support its Brockton, MA facility. This role will focus heavily on actual cost accounting, manufacturing finance, inventory, job costing, financial reporting, and operational accounting for a defense-oriented manufacturing organization.

This is a strong opportunity for someone with hands‑on manufacturing accounting experience who can own day‑to‑day accounting operations, strengthen cost accounting discipline, improve financial visibility across the business, and partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Executive Leadership.

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including journal entries, reconciliations, supporting schedules, financial statements, and management reporting

• Own actual cost accounting processes, including material, labor, burden, overhead absorption, job costing, and manufacturing cost tracking

• Analyze manufacturing variances, including labor, material purchase price, usage/scrap, overhead absorption, and inventory valuation variances

• Monitor inventory valuation, reserves, WIP balances, cycle counts, physical inventory, and manufacturing close processes

• Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, margin analysis, indirect rates, and financial reporting by product line, customer, and program

• Partner cross‑functionally with Operations, Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Executive Leadership to improve financial visibility and internal controls

• Support ERP system improvements, automation, reporting enhancements, dashboards, KPI reporting, workflow improvements, and accounting documentation

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required

• 5+ years of accounting experience in a defense manufacturing environment

• 3+ years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience preferred

• Strong actual cost, inventory accounting, job costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and financial reporting experience

• Experience implementing or optimizing an ERP system such as Infor Visual, Costpoint, Epicor, LN, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar

• Strong Excel skills required

• DCAA, FAR, CAS, government contract cost reporting, indirect rates, program accounting, or multi‑site manufacturing experience is a plus

• CPA or CMA is a plus

• Strong communication, leadership, analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills

This is a great fit for a manufacturing finance professional who understands actual cost environments, enjoys partnering with operations, and wants to help build stronger accounting processes, reporting discipline, and cost visibility within a growing defense‑oriented manufacturing business.