Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager – Manufacturing

$120,000 – $130,000 + Bonus

This is an incredible opportunity for an accounting leader who loves being close to the operations and wants to make a direct impact on a growing manufacturing environment. Here’s why candidates get excited about this role:

• Key seat in the business: You’ll partner directly with Operations, Supply Chain, and Corporate Leadership to drive financial accuracy and operational effectiveness.
• High visibility: Your work feeds into strategic decisions that guide production planning, cost control, and profitability across multiple product lines.
• Growth + stability: Join an established manufacturing organization experiencing healthy growth, expansion, and investment in systems/process improvements.
• Career trajectory: This position is designed for someone who wants to grow into a Controller role next.
• Supportive culture: Collaborative leadership, cross-functional exposure, and autonomy to improve and shape the accounting function.
• Great perks: Competitive salary + bonus, solid benefits, generous PTO, and a strong work/life balance environment.

Month-End & Reporting

• Lead the month-end close process for the manufacturing operations.
• Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross margin results.

Cost & Inventory Accounting

• Oversee standard costing, cost rolls, variance analysis (PPV, labor, overhead), and margin insights.
• Monitor inventory across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Partner with operations on cycle counts, physical inventories, and inventory accuracy initiatives.

Operational Support

• Work closely with plant leadership to understand production performance and cost drivers.
• Provide analysis on production efficiency, scrap, absorption, and throughput.
• Support budgeting and forecasting for manufacturing sites.

Process & System Improvements

• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, improve internal controls, and increase reporting efficiency.
• Support ERP enhancements and ensure accuracy of data flow between operations and finance.

Team Leadership

• Mentor and develop junior accountants within the team.
• Provide guidance on cost accounting, inventory processes, and operational support.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA/CMA preferred but not required.
• 5–8+ years of accounting experience, ideally within manufacturing or a similar product-based industry.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, standard costing, and inventory accounting.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, JD Edwards, Oracle, Epicor, or similar).
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to interpret and explain financial data to non-finance partners.