Manufacturing Accounting Manager

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Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

• Lead, mentor, motivate, and manage plant controllers and plant accounting staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
• Month-end closing responsibilities, including inventory adjustments and analyzing variances to budget and forecast for the plant management team and corporate leadership.
• Assisting with the annual plant budgets, including development of reporting packages and analysis of year-over-year changes.
• Exercise strong leadership skills including communications and teamwork between finance and other departments.
• Contributing to detailed quarterly forecasts for the full year based upon the production drivers and key performance metrics at each facility.
• Inventory control and reconciliation, including reviewing or auditing the adherence to cycle count procedures.
• Preparing economic cost studies for projects concerning new or existing products, manufacturing processes, equipment, or facilities.
• Annually reviewing and auditing of internal control procedures in order to minimize financial risk at the facilities.
• Supporting the plants in generating and quantifying cost savings opportunities.
• Supporting the external financial and operational audits.
• Responding quickly and accurately to customer requests, including special projects and other duties or analysis as requested by plant or divisional leadership.
• Member of the transition team formed to implement our M3 (ERP system) to recent acquisition.
• Synthesize results of monthly operations into a “story” that is useful, timely and in an executive level format.
  
  

TRAVEL

• Will require 25% travel
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook.
• Strong presentation, networking and negotiation skills.
• Good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5 years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, preferred.
• Ability to link and analyze plant operational metrics to financial performance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to share knowledge at appropriate levels of the organization.
• Customer focused with strong attention to detail and capable of delivering accurate, quality results in a timely, consistent, and professional manner.
• Proven operational leadership skills in implementing and supporting new ideas.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience with M3 or similar ERP system, preferred.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Push, pull, carry, and lift 10-20lbs.
• Walking, stretching, bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, grasping and repetitive movements.
• Talk, hear, read, write, and comprehend English.
• Must be able to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment.
  
  

MENTAL DEMANDS

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Think analytically.
• Make decisions.
• Develop options and implement solutions.
• Work with a team.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance (consistent with ADA and/or FMLA).
• Attention to detail.
• Communicate effectively.
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Work with a Sense of Urgency.
  
  

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