Accounting Manager: Flagship Manufacturing Plant

Country United States of America

State / County Michigan

City Muskegon

Division Metals

Company Cannon Muskegon

Function Finance

Workplace Type On-Site

Position type Full Time

Opportunity 24494

* Strong background in Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Accounting required

Accounting Manager

Position Summary:

The Accounting Manager will lead the accounting and financial reporting functions for the organization, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information, compliance with GAAP and company policies, effective internal controls, and timely reporting. Partner with operational and executive leaders to drive financial performance, support strategic decision-making, optimize working capital, and strengthen overall business results.

• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and review financial statements, account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules in compliance with GAAP/SOX.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and oversee all accounting activities, including fixed assets, accruals, prepaid expenses, and intercompany transactions.
• Analyze financial results and provide meaningful insights regarding variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support external audits, tax reporting requirements, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Handle daily cash management activity – including monitoring bank account balances, incoming and outgoing wire transfer activity, AP disbursement account funding and AP Payment and Wire releases

• Direct customer credit and collections activities through comprehensive credit risk assessment, credit limit administration, payment behavior monitoring, collection strategy execution, and cross-functional coordination to minimize financial risk, improve cash flow, and support profitable growth.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging, collection effectiveness, and customer payment trends to ensure timely cash collection and reduced bad debt exposure.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Service, and Operations teams to resolve customer disputes, manage credit holds, and facilitate appropriate order release decisions.

• Assist in cost accounting activities, including standard cost maintenance, inventory valuation, variance analysis, and cost allocation methodologies.
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, scrap, yield, and production variances to identify operational improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams to improve profitability, cost efficiency, and inventory management.
• Monitor inventory accuracy, reserves, cycle count programs, and physical inventory processes.
• Evaluate product and customer profitability and provide recommendations to improve margins and operational performance.

• Assist in annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes for manufacturing operations.
• Prepare and present monthly financial performance analyses, including comparisons to budget, forecast, prior year, and key operational metrics.
• Develop financial models and business analyses to support strategic initiatives, pricing decisions, capital investments, and operational improvements.
• Monitor and report key performance indicators, including gross margin, inventory turns, working capital, labor productivity, manufacturing efficiency, and EBITDA performance.
• Partner with business leaders to identify risks,…