Director of Accounting & Finance

The Director of Accounting & Finance is responsible for the company’s accounting operations, financial reporting and financial management across its manufacturing divisions. Reporting to the CFO, this position combines financial leadership with substantial hands‑on accounting responsibilities.

The Director leads the accounting team, serves as a financial partner to departments throughout the company and manages key external financial relationships, including banking, insurance and external accounting professionals. The position requires an individual who is equally comfortable performing detailed accounting work, developing employees, supporting operational decisions and representing the company with outside financial partners.

The role is approximately 50% management and financial leadership and 50% hands‑on accounting; this balance may vary during closing, budgeting and audit periods.

Accounting & Financial Responsibilities: Financial accuracy, operational oversight and departmental leadership.

• Direct and manage all accounting functions, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and customer credit administration.
• Manage monthly and annual closing, including preparation and review of journal entries, reconciliations and GAAP financial statements.
• Oversee manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation, overhead allocation and divisional profitability reporting.
• Manage fixed asset accounting, inventory obsolescence and appropriate disposition of company assets.
• Lead annual budgeting and prepare financial forecasts, cash flow projections and financial analyses.
• Establish and maintain internal controls, accounting policies and procedures to safeguard assets and ensure accurate reporting.
• Supervise, mentor and develop accounting personnel, establishing clear responsibilities and performance expectations.
• Maintain substantial hands-on involvement in complex transactions, accounting activities, payroll processing, financial analysis and reporting.
• Oversee integrity of the company’s ERP system and improve accounting processes and reporting.

Internal Company Responsibilities: Serving the President, management team and departments throughout the company.

• Serve as a financial business partner to the President, CFO and management team, providing timely information for strategic and operational decisions.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the company’s products, manufacturing processes and operations to support departmental needs.
• Collaborate with Production, Purchasing, Sales, Marketing and other departments to provide financial information, resolve issues and support business objectives.
• Provide departmental managers with financial reports, performance metrics and analysis to help them understand results and manage their responsibilities.
• Support product pricing, manufacturing efficiency, inventory management and profitability decisions through cost and financial analysis.
• Identify operational improvement opportunities and work across departments on practical solutions.
• Promote a responsive, accessible and accountable accounting department that treats the rest of the company as its internal customers.
• Communicate financial information clearly to managers and employees without accounting backgrounds.

External Relationships & Responsibilities: Representing the company with financial institutions, advisers and outside business partners.

• Banking relationships:
  Establish and maintain strong relationships with banking partners; serve as primary contact for routine banking matters, financing arrangements, credit facilities and reporting requirements.
• Cash management and financing:
  Coordinate banking activities, monitor cash availability, manage banking arrangements and support…