Finance Operations Manager (Cost Accountant) Manufacturing

Abacus Staffing; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Finance Operations Manager, where your expertise in accounting and finance will drive operational excellence. You will play a key role in ensuring inventory accuracy, performing detailed cost analysis, and supporting audits, all while collaborating with a dynamic team. This innovative firm values integrity and excellence, offering a competitive benefits package, including paid time off and tuition reimbursement. If you're looking to make a significant impact in a supportive environment, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Competitive Benefit Package

Paid Time Off

10 Company Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Generous 401(k) Employer Contribution

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of accounting experience required.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inventory accuracy and resolve variances.
• Perform accounting and analysis of manufacturing costs.
• Support internal and external audit requests.

Skills

Accounting Experience

Excel Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

SAP Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA

Tools

SAP

Job description

Finance Operations Manager

Our client has an opening for a highly motivated, detail-oriented Finance Operations Manager to join our accounting team in Kearny NJ

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Initiate and monitor physical inventory and cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy, investigate variances, and resolve issues.
• Perform accounting, analysis & reporting of manufacturing costs, including materials, labor, overhead, & freight.
• Compare actual costs to estimates and work with other departments on determining causes & corrective actions.
• Investigate inventory counting variances and resolve issues.
• Reporting & analysis of inventory turnover, including highlight of slow moving, non-conforming & obsolete parts.
• Fixed asset accounting, including physical counts & tracking asset utilization.
• Provide back-up & support for other accounting functions as needed, including special projects as assigned.
• Assist in developing continuous monitoring programs for key business areas using data analysis
• Support internal and external audit requests during annual and interim audits
• Ad-hoc financial analysis and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years accounting experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA is a plus
• Knowledge of SAP is a plus
• Strong Excel Skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Able to build and manage collaborative relationships with a variety of people

Why Choose Us?

Our client has decades of experience creating products that protect and support the world's most valuable assets from power and lightning surges. We focus on 5 Core Values of Customer Focus, Talent, Excellence, Innovation and Integrity, and those values show in everything we do. We also believe it is very important to invest in our employees, and we are proud to offer:

• A very competitive benefit package
• Paid Time Off
• 10 company paid holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• A generous 401(k) employer contribution