Accounting Manager: GL, Costing & Month-End Lead

Austin Electrical Enclosures; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Electrical Enclosures in North Carolina is seeking a Site Accounting Manager to lead month-end close, GAAP/IFRS compliance, and cost accounting. This role reports to the Director of Accounting and oversees A/R and A/P processes with two direct reports.

You will partner with operations, materials management and finance to improve internal controls, refine job costing, BOMs, and routing, and support audits and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities on fixed deadlines with high degree of accuracy.
• Strong communication skills, ability to work cross functionally and manage stakeholder requests.
• Strong problem solving to improve systems and deliver exceptional service to internal and external customers.
• Ability to perform and complete a variety of recurring tasks with minimal supervision & assistance.
• Basic project planning and management skills to identify and design solutions to ensure accurate GL accounting.

Responsibilities

• Lead month end close and prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Ensure financial records comply with GAAP or IFRS, as applicable.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Oversee physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
• Reconcile inventory balances and investigate discrepancies.
• Develop overhead rates and standard product costs for materials, labor, and overhead.
• Perform variance analysis (actual vs. standard) and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor and update BOMs and routing for accurate costing.
• Collaborate with commercial and operational teams to develop annual budgets.
• Track performance against budget and provide regular forecast updates.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and areas for financial improvement.
• Supervise and develop accounting staff.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, stewardship and financial discipline.
• Provide training on financial controls and processes.
• Ensure adherence to internal control procedures and GAAP / Financial Audit principles.
• Develop policies and procedures for efficient accounting operations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional communication

Problem solving

Task execution with minimal guidance

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Austin Electrical Enclosures in North Carolina is seeking a Site Accounting Manager to lead month-end close, GAAP/IFRS compliance, and cost accounting. This role reports to the Director of Accounting and oversees A/R and A/P processes with two direct reports.

You will partner with operations, materials management and finance to improve internal controls, refine job costing, BOMs, and routing, and support audits and budgeting.