Chief Accounting Officer (Paid Relo)

New Talent; Charleston (SC); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 260 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Relocation assistance

Housing assistance

Résumé du poste

New Talent in Charleston, South Carolina is conducting a confidential search for a Chief Accounting Officer for a manufacturing client. This senior role requires a CPA with deep manufacturing finance experience and a proven ability to build strong teams.

You will own accounting operations and financial reporting, strengthen audit readiness and controls, and partner with the CFO and site leaders to improve profitability and working capital while guiding ERP implementations and system improvements.

Qualifications

• CPA designation (or active progress toward CPA) is required.
• Deep manufacturing finance experience with cost accounting, inventory, and operational analysis.
• Strong technical accounting, financial reporting, and external audit experience.
• Proven success building teams, strengthening controls, and improving accounting processes.

Responsabilités

• Own accounting operations and deliver accurate, timely financial reporting.
• Lead close and consolidation to ensure US GAAP compliance.
• Resolve technical accounting matters and maintain policy documentation.
• Maintain audit readiness through disciplined reconciliations and controls.
• Provide manufacturing accounting leadership across inventory and production costs.
• Partner with CFO and operations on profitability, working capital and forecasting.
• Improve financial systems and reporting processes.
• Develop accounting leaders and staff with clear accountability.

Connaissances

Manufacturing accounting

GAAP

Leadership

Financial analysis

CPA

Formation

CPA designation or active progress toward CPA

Outils

ERP systems

Description du poste

Chief Accounting Officer | Manufacturing

Charleston, South Carolina | Relocation & housing assistance available

***Deep Manufacturing & Government Contracting experience is required***

New Talent is conducting a confidential search for a senior accounting executive to serve as a key business partner to the CFO of an established manufacturing organization.

This opportunity calls for a CPA with strong technical accounting skills, substantial manufacturing finance experience, and a record of building effective teams. The successful candidate will own accounting and financial reporting, strengthen audit readiness and controls, help operations understand and improve financial performance, and lead the team members who make these happen.

Key Responsibilities

• Own accounting operations and the delivery of accurate, timely financial reporting, while leading the teams and members that contribute to these.
• Lead the close and consolidation process, ensuring financial statements and accounting practices meet U.S. GAAP requirements.
• Resolve technical accounting matters and maintain clear policies and supporting documentation.
• Keep the organization prepared for external audits through disciplined reconciliations, documentation, and internal controls.
• Provide manufacturing accounting leadership across inventory, production costs, overhead allocation, and variance analysis.
• Partner with the CFO and operating leaders on profitability, working capital, forecasting, and business decisions.
• Improve financial systems and accounting processes to strengthen efficiency and reporting quality.
• Develop accounting leaders and staff, setting clear expectations and accountability for results.

Qualifications

• CPA designation or active progress toward completion required.
• At least 10 years of progressive MFG accounting and finance experience with substantial leadership responsibility.
• Deep manufacturing finance experience, including cost accounting, inventory, and operational analysis.
• Strong technical accounting, financial reporting, and external audit experience.
• Proven success building teams, strengthening controls, and improving accounting processes.
• Experience implementing or improving ERP and financial reporting systems.

Compensation will reflect experience and the overall package: Base wage, Bonus, Equity, etc.