Accounting Manager

A leading boat manufacturer in the Southeast for more than 25 years is seeking a finance leader to support financial planning, manufacturing cost management, forecasting, and business decision-making.

The Accounting Manager is a key member of the Finance team responsible for financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, manufacturing cost accounting, and business decision support. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this position works alongside the Controller as a separate but collaborative finance leadership role and directly manages the Financial Analyst. While the Controller maintains primary responsibility for accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and the close process, the Accounting Manager focuses on forward-looking analysis, cost and inventory management, forecasting, and translating financial and operational data into actionable business insights.

• Health with perscription, dental, vision, life & AD&D insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, including profit and loss (P&L) forecasts, cash flow projections, working capital analysis, and departmental budgets.
• Develop financial models, scenario analysis, and business cases to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Manage and develop the Financial Analyst role, including establishing priorities and reviewing financial analysis and reporting.
• Manage the annual setting of model year pricing and standards to ensure continued profitability.
• Publish dealer inventory status with corresponding retail sales data to track metrics and identify trends.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and other departments to improve cost visibility, productivity, and profitability.
• Analyze product costs, bills of material, inventory, labor, and manufacturing data to identify trends and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Provide sales, product, customer, and margin analysis to support business planning and decision-making.
• Develop dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and recurring management reporting for the CFO and leadership team.
• Partner with the Controller during month-end and year-end processes to ensure management reporting aligns with financial results.
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of enterprise resource planning (ERP), financial reporting, and business intelligence systems.
• Perform special projects and additional financial analysis as requested by the CFO.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; master’s degree preferred.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in accounting, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), financial analysis, cost accounting, or a related role.
• Manufacturing experience strongly preferred, including exposure to inventory, bills of material, standard costing, and manufacturing variances.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles.
• Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and management reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with automation, such as Power BI dashboards or artificial intelligence (AI) modeling, that drive actionable insights, operational efficiency, and predictive analytics.
• Experience with financial reporting systems; experience with Sage preferred.
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively across all levels of the organization.

Most duties are performed in an office environment; however, this position will periodically work within manufacturing areas. Production areas may include exposure to fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical equipment, moderate to loud noise, and non-climate-controlled conditions.

Our Client is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.