Accounting Manager

Manta Search; Peachtree City (GA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Manta Search in Peachtree City, GA, seeks an Accounting Manager to own the day-to-day accounting function and monthly close, with a heavy focus on cost accounting and inventory. This hands-on leader partners with plant operations, supply chain, and FP&A to ensure the financials reflect shop-floor realities.

You will supervise and develop a team of staff and senior accountants, drive process improvements and ERP enhancements to shorten close and improve reporting, and maintain strong internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, incl. 2+ years in manufacturing.
• 1 to 2+ years supervising accounting staff.
• Strong cost accounting, standard costing, and inventory valuation.
• GAAP knowledge and month-end close experience.
• ERP experience: NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics, or Infor.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Clear communicator with non-finance partners on the plant floor.

Responsabilités

• Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP
• Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed assets
• Manage inventory accounting, including standard cost maintenance, cycle count and physical inventory reconciliation, and excess and obsolete reserves
• Analyze manufacturing variances (purchase price, material usage, labor, and overhead absorption) and explain drivers to operations and finance leadership
• Review bills of materials and routings with operations to keep standard costs accurate
• Prepare gross margin analysis by product line, plant, or customer
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls and document accounting policies and procedures
• Serve as primary contact for external auditors and support tax, sales and use tax, and other compliance filings
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and capital expenditure tracking
• Supervise, train, and develop a team of staff and senior accountants
• Drive process improvements and ERP enhancements to shorten the close and improve reporting

Connaissances

Cost accounting

GAAP

Excel

ERP systems

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Outils

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Epicor

Microsoft Dynamics

Infor

Description du poste

The Accounting Manager owns the day-to-day accounting function and the monthly close, with a heavy focus on cost accounting and inventory. This person partners closely with plant operations, supply chain, and FP&A to make sure the financials reflect what is actually happening on the floor. It is a hands-on role for someone who likes to dig into the numbers and lead a team at the same time.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation in accordance with GAAP
• Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed assets
• Manage inventory accounting, including standard cost maintenance, cycle count and physical inventory reconciliation, and excess and obsolete reserves
• Analyze manufacturing variances (purchase price, material usage, labor, and overhead absorption) and explain drivers to operations and finance leadership
• Review bills of materials and routings with operations to keep standard costs accurate
• Prepare gross margin analysis by product line, plant, or customer
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls and document accounting policies and procedures
• Serve as primary contact for external auditors and support tax, sales and use tax, and other compliance filings
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and capital expenditure tracking
• Supervise, train, and develop a team of staff and senior accountants
• Drive process improvements and ERP enhancements to shorten the close and improve reporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a manufacturing environment
• 1 to 2+ years of experience supervising or leading accounting staff
• Strong working knowledge of cost accounting, standard costing, and inventory valuation
• Solid understanding of GAAP and month-end close processes
• Experience with an ERP system such as [NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor]
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, large data sets)
• Clear communicator who can work comfortably with non-finance partners on the plant floor

Preferred

• CPA or CMA, or progress toward one
• Mix of public accounting and industry experience
• Experience with multi-plant or multi-entity operations
• Experience in a private equity backed or high-growth environment
• Involvement in an ERP implementation or system conversion