Accounting Manager

Location: East Canton

Company Overview Barbco, Inc is a leading manufacturer specializing in horizontal earth boring machines, delivering innovative solutions to the construction and infrastructure industries. We are committed to excellence, precision, and fostering a collaborative work environment that values expertise and growth.

Job Summary BARBCO is seeking a hands-on, operationally focused Accounting Manager to support the financial reporting, manufacturing accounting, cost visibility, budgeting, ERP/MRP reporting, Power BI analytics, pricing strategy, and department-level decision-making support needs of the company.

This role reports to the CFO and supports the President, and BARBCO department directors by providing accurate reports, financial tools, data analysis, and business insight. Department leaders remain responsible for operational decisions; this role helps ensure those decisions are supported by facts, data, budgets, project visibility, margin analysis, and financial discipline.

The Accounting Manager will play an important role in strengthening BARBCO’s financial structure as the company continues improving its ERP/MRP systems, cost center reporting, inventory visibility, OEM plant costing, dealer pricing strategy, and overall operational accountability.

Duties Accounting & Financial Reporting Support daily accounting activities, month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, AP/AR visibility, budgeting, and forecasting

Assist the CFO with accurate financial reporting, operational analysis, reporting discipline, and process improvement

Help develop financial reports, KPIs, dashboards, and scorecards that improve leadership visibility

Support internal controls, approval workflows, accounting accuracy, and scalable financial processes

Manufacturing, Inventory & Cost Accounting Support inventory costing, job costing, standard costing, production cost tracking, and margin analysis

Assist with inventory reconciliation, cycle counts, inventory controls, and cost accuracy

Support BARBCO’s OEM plant costing visibility, including overhead absorption, under-absorbed and over-absorbed overhead, labor and burden rates, production variances, and plant-level profitability

Help identify cost drivers, inefficiencies, margin risks, and improvement opportunities across manufacturing operationsERP/MRP, Cost Centers & GL Structure Assist with ERP/MRP financial structure setup, including practical Cost Centers and associated GL account structures

Help create a balanced reporting structure that is detailed enough to provide useful business visibility without creating unnecessary administrative complexity

Support financial reporting by department, project, product line, inventory category, Cap Ex vs. OpEx, and operational function

Help maintain consistency, discipline, and scalability within the ERP/MRP financial structure as BARBCO grows

Power BI, Analytics & Department Support Leverage Power BI, ERP/MRP reporting tools, Excel, and financial analytics to support department-level visibility

Support BARBCO department directors with budgets, KPI tracking, spend analysis, project tracking, Cap Ex vs. OpEx planning, and variance reporting

Provide directors with reports, tools, and insights so they can make informed decisions based on facts, analytics, trends, and operational performance

Assist departments with report generation, financial interpretation, business insights, and data-driven planning

Dealer Pricing, Margin & Sales Support Work closely with Dealer Sales, leadership, Purchasing, Operations, and other key stakeholders to support smart pricing strategies for dealer parts, equipment, tooling, and aftermarket products

Support OEM margin protection, pricing reviews, pricing increases, cost analysis, freight impacts, dealer profitability trends, and pricing model improvements

Help improve visibility into parts and equipment profitability, dealer pricing structures

Purchasing & Operational Support Professional Development & Light Travel Qualifications Accounting , finance, business, or related degree preferred3+ years of accounting or finance experience preferred

Manufacturing accounting experience strongly preferred

Experience with cost accounting, inventory, job costing, standard costing, ERP/MRP systems, budgeting, and reporting preferred

Power BI, Excel, dashboarding, analytics, or business intelligence experience preferred

Strong understanding of financial statements, GL structure, cost centers, margin analysis, and operational reporting

Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

Ability to support multiple departments with accurate reporting and practical financial guidance

Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, collaborative, and business-minded. They understand accounting, but also enjoy helping operations, purchasing, sales, finance, and leadership use financial information to make better decisions.

They are not just entering numbers — they are helping build the financial…