Accounting & Purchasing Manager

IST Precision Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

IST Precision Inc., north of Charlotte, NC, seeks an Accounting & Purchasing Manager to own financial operations and procurement. The role balances full-cycle accounting in QuickBooks, vendor management, and hands-on purchasing as the company migrates to ERP.

You will partner with leadership to improve financial clarity and purchasing discipline. This hands-on position emphasizes accuracy, internal controls, and process improvements in a lean, engineering-driven environment.

Qualifications

• ERP experience is required or strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of accounting/financial operations experience.
• Experience in manufacturing with inventory and job costing is preferred.
• Experience managing purchasing/procurement processes.
• Experience performing monthly reconciliations and financial close.
• Highly organized and process-driven.
• Comfortable in a growing engineering/manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle accounting in QuickBooks until ERP transition.
• Lead monthly close process and account reconciliations.
• Manage A/P, A/R, and invoicing.
• Maintain clean financial records and internal controls.
• Support budgeting and financial reporting.
• Maintain inventory and job cost accuracy.
• Assist leadership with financial reporting insights.
• Oversee purchasing of engineering BOM items and operational supplies.
• Manage PO tracking and vendor documentation.
• Oversee receiving and reconciliation of goods with invoices.
• Ensure purchasing aligns with project schedules and cost controls.
• Improve purchasing controls and approval workflows.
• Support ERP integration of purchasing processes.
• Assist leadership with ERP rollout and data migration.

Skills

ERP experience

Month-end close

Vendor management

Manufacturing accounting

Purchasing

Reconciliations

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

This position is onsite in Mooresville, NC just north of Charlotte, North Carolina

Salary Base Range: $95,000 to $125,000 depending on skill

Experience with ERP systems in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

IST Precision Inc., a growing engineering and automation company north of Charlotte, NC, is seeking a highly capable Accounting & Purchasing Manager to take ownership of our financial operations and procurement processes.

We operate as a lean, engineering-driven organization. This role requires a professional who is equally comfortable reconciling accounts at month-end and managing vendor purchasing workflows on a daily basis. As the company continues to scale, this position will be central to maintaining financial discipline and purchasing control at IST. Approximately 50% of this role focuses on accounting and financial management, with the remaining 50% dedicated to purchasing and vendor coordination.

This is a hands-on role for a detail-oriented professional who can manage monthly financials, oversee purchasing activities, and support ERP implementation in collaboration with leadership. The position is responsible for financial accuracy, vendor management, purchasing discipline, and ongoing process improvement.

Position Overview

The Accounting & Purchasing Manager will oversee day-to-day accounting operations in Quickbooks initially but transition to ERP system while also managing purchasing workflows, vendor relationships, and inventory-related financial controls. This individual will work directly with company leadership to improve financial clarity and operational discipline.

Learn more about our company:

About IST Precision

IST Precision Inc. is an advanced engineering and manufacturing company specializing in high precision equipment and automation systems. For over 25 years, IST has delivered custom solutions across telecommunications, space, life science, automotive, and medical industries.

Our 20,000-square-foot facility includes in-house machining, research labs, system assembly areas, and testing labs, enabling full in-house development from concept through commissioning.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle accounting in QuickBooks until full transition in ERP
• Lead monthly close process and account reconciliations
• Manage A/P, A/R, and invoicing
• Maintain clean financial records and internal controls
• Support budgeting and financial reporting
• Maintain inventory and job cost accuracy
• Assist leadership with financial reporting insights

Purchasing & Procurement

• Manage purchasing of engineering BOM items and operational supplies
• Maintain purchase order tracking and vendor documentation
• Oversee receiving and reconciliation of goods with invoices
• Ensure purchasing aligns with project schedules and cost controls
• Improve purchasing controls and approval workflows
• Support ERP integration of purchasing processes

ERP Implementation Support

• Assist leadership with ERP system rollout for ERP
• Help define financial, purchasing, and inventory processes
• Ensure data integrity during migration

Required Qualifications

• ERP experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business preferred
• 5+ years’ experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or financial operations
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with inventory and job costing preferred.
• Experience managing purchasing or procurement processes.
• Experience performing monthly reconciliations and financial close.
• Highly organized and process-driven
• Comfortable working in a growing engineering/manufacturing environment