Accounting Manager, Operations

Vaco; Charlotte (NC); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 125.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Vaco is seeking a manufacturing accounting professional to partner with plant controllers across multiple locations. The role focuses on standard costing, month-end close, and cross-site process improvements to ensure accurate financial reporting.

You will collaborate with operations and finance leadership, drive improvements, and travel to sites as needed to provide hands-on support and knowledge transfer.

Qualificações

• Experience in manufacturing accounting and standard costing.
• Experience interfacing with plant accounting teams and operations leadership.
• Knowledge of inventory, cost accounting, month-end close processes.
• ERP experience required; Oracle manufacturing experience preferred.
• CPA preferred but not required.

Responsabilidades

• Partner with plant controllers to support accounting deliverables and reviews.
• Serve as subject-matter expert for manufacturing accounting and standard costing.
• Review activity across plant locations to ensure accuracy and proper treatment.
• Support month-end close and resolve issues across sites.
• Collaborate with Corporate Controller to strengthen processes and controls.
• Work with plant controllers to identify gaps and drive timely resolutions.
• Promote consistent application of manufacturing accounting practices.
• Build relationships with accounting, finance, and operations stakeholders.
• Preserve and transfer manufacturing accounting knowledge across the organization.
• Support ERP and process improvement initiatives.
• Travel regularly to manufacturing locations to provide hands-on support

Conhecimentos

Manufacturing accounting

Standard costing

Plant accounting

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Formação

CPA preferred

Ferramentas

Oracle ERP

ERP implementations

Descrição da vaga

• Partner with plant controllers across multiple manufacturing locations to support accounting deliverables, reviews, and follow-up
• Serve as a key resource and subject-matter expert for manufacturing accounting and standard costing
• Review accounting activity across plant locations to help ensure accuracy, consistency, and appropriate accounting treatment
• Support month-end accounting activities and help identify and resolve issues across manufacturing locations
• Partner with the Corporate Controller to strengthen accounting processes, procedures, and controls
• Work directly with plant controllers to identify gaps, improve processes, and drive timely resolution of accounting matters
• Support consistent application of accounting practices across the manufacturing organization
• Build strong working relationships with accounting, finance, and operational stakeholders
• Help preserve and transfer critical manufacturing accounting knowledge across the organization
• Support ERP and process improvement initiatives
• Travel regularly to manufacturing locations to build relationships, understand site-specific processes, and provide hands-on accounting support

Qualifications

• Progressive accounting experience, ideally within a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing accounting and standard costing
• Experience working directly with plant accounting teams, plant controllers, and/or operations leadership
• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing locations or business units preferred
• Strong understanding of inventory, cost accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, and related manufacturing accounting processes
• ERP experience required; Oracle manufacturing experience strongly preferred
• Experience with ERP implementations, upgrades, or other finance transformation initiatives is a plus
• CPA preferred, but not required
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to identify accounting issues and drive follow-up across multiple stakeholders
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment where influence is important, even without direct reporting authority

Willingness to travel approximately 50%