Manufacturing Accounting Manager - Multi-Plant ERP Travel

Vaco; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a manufacturing accounting professional to partner with plant controllers across multiple locations. You will support accounting deliverables, reviews, and standard costing. You will drive month-end close, ensure proper accounting treatment, and strengthen controls with the Corporate Controller.

Travel ~50% to sites. Experience in manufacturing accounting, ERP/Oracle, and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Progressive accounting experience, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing accounting and standard costing.
• Experience working with plant accounting teams, plant controllers, and 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 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Collaborative influence

Travel readiness

Education

CPA preferred

Tools

ERP experience

Oracle manufacturing

Job description

Vaco is seeking a manufacturing accounting professional to partner with plant controllers across multiple locations. You will support accounting deliverables, reviews, and standard costing. You will drive month-end close, ensure proper accounting treatment, and strengthen controls with the Corporate Controller.

Travel ~50% to sites. Experience in manufacturing accounting, ERP/Oracle, and strong communication are essential.