Accounting Manager — Manufacturing

Summit Products | Black River by Summit; Altoona (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Referral program

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Summit Products in Altoona, Iowa, is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead the manufacturing accounting function on site. This role reports to leadership and partners with operations to improve margins, track costs, inventory, and financial performance.

You will own the month-end close, prepare GAAP-compliant financial statements, and develop reports that inform budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decisions. On-site collaboration with operations and production teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or progress toward a professional accounting credential preferred but not required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the day-to-day accounting function for Summit Products.
• Own the monthly close process, including journal entries, GL review, accruals, reconciliations, and financial-statement preparation.
• Prepare timely monthly financial reports, management reporting, and budget-to-actual variance analysis.
• Maintain GL integrity with correct revenue, expenses, inventory, assets, and liabilities classifications.
• Oversee AP/AR, invoicing, payment processing, collections support, and cash applications.

Skills

Accounting

Financial analysis

Journal entries

Internal controls

Excel

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA/CMA/MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Location: Altoona, Iowa

Company: Summit Products

Schedule: Full-time, on-site - Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Summit Products is seeking an experienced, hands-on Accounting Manager to lead the accounting function for our manufacturing operation in Altoona, Iowa. This person will serve as the company’s primary accounting professional and will have direct responsibility for the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of daily accounting activities and financial reporting.

The Accounting Manager will be a key business partner to company leadership and operations. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being involved in the details while also helping leaders understand financial performance, costs, inventory, and opportunities for improvement.

What you'll do

• Lead and manage the day-to-day accounting function for Summit Products.
• Own the monthly close process, including journal entries, general ledger review, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial-statement preparation.
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly financial reports, management reporting, and budget-to-actual variance analysis.
• Maintain general ledger integrity and ensure accurate classification of revenue, expenses, inventory, fixed assets, liabilities, and other financial activity.
• Oversee or directly perform accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, payment processing, collections support, and cash-application activities.
• Manage bank reconciliations, cash-flow tracking, and routine cash-position reporting.
• Support manufacturing cost accounting, including inventory valuation, standard costs, material and labor variances, cost-of-goods-sold reporting, and overhead allocation.
• Partner with operations, purchasing, production, and leadership to investigate inventory discrepancies, costing variances, and opportunities to improve margins.
• Coordinate inventory-cycle counts, annual physical inventory, inventory reconciliations, and related documentation.
• Maintain fixed-asset records, depreciation schedules, capital-purchase documentation, and asset-disposal records.
• Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for outside accountants, annual tax filings, financial reviews, insurance reporting, banking needs, and audits.
• Assist leadership with annual budgeting, forecasting, spending controls, and financial planning.
• Establish, maintain, and improve accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and documentation standards.
• Identify process-improvement opportunities that strengthen accuracy, reporting timeliness, accountability, and operational visibility.
• Supervise, train, or provide direction to accounting support staff as business needs require.
• Handle confidential company and employee financial information with discretion and sound judgment.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA, CMA, MBA, or progress toward a professional accounting credential is preferred but not required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience required.
• Prior experience as a Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, Cost Accountant, or lead accountant strongly preferred.
• Manufacturing, distribution, inventory, or cost-accounting experience is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing a month-end close process and preparing financial reports.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, internal controls, accruals, fixed assets, and financial-statement preparation.
• Working knowledge of inventory accounting, cost of goods sold, manufacturing costs, standard costing, and variance analysis preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort using accounting software and ERP systems.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, organization, confidentiality, and follow-through.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing deadlines, and communicate effectively with both office and operations teams.
• Ability to work on site at Summit Products in Altoona, Iowa.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insuranceEmployee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person