Accounting manager

Accounting Manager - Manufacturing, Metals Salary Range: $115,000 - $135,000 / year

Our client is seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Accounting Manager to manage core corporate accounting functions while serving as the primary finance partner for our Composite plant operations. While prior manufacturing experience is highly preferred, the ideal candidate will excel at delivering actionable cost analysis, managing inventory economics, and taking full ownership of operational accounting. If you enjoy working closely with plant leadership, driving financial controls, and translating complex operational data into strategic clarity, this is the role for you. Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA or CMA preferred).
• Experience: 6+ years of progressive accounting experience. Manufacturing, inventory management, or public accounting experience is ideal.
• Costing & Analytics Mastery: Deep understanding of standard costing, manufacturing economics, inventory controls, and financial modeling.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, complex modeling) and proficiency with SAP or similar enterprise ERP platforms.
• Communication & Mobility: Excellent communication skills to present financial results to operational leaders, with a willingness for occasional regional travel. What We Offer
• Competitive Compensation: $95,000 - $110,000 annually (commensurate with experience).
• Career Growth: Direct exposure to executive and plant leadership with opportunities to mentor team members and lead process initiatives.
• Dynamic Work Environment: A collaborative culture that values operational visibility, autonomy, and continuous improvement.

salary: $115,000 - $135,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

Key Highlights & Responsibilities

• Cost Analysis & Operational Partnership: Act as the dedicated finance lead for plant operations - supporting and participating in plant leadership with in-depth cost analysis, standard costing, operational reporting, variance analysis, and production economics.
• Full-Cycle Plant Accounting: Oversee the full-cycle accounting responsibilities for the Composite operation, including general ledger maintenance, month-end/quarter-end/year-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Financial Oversight & Internal Controls: Strengthen controls across inventory management, production reporting, asset capitalization, and capital project accounting while ensuring IFRS compliance and audit readiness.
• Continuous Improvement & Mentorship: Drive process automation in reporting, optimize working capital, and mentor the accounting staff from the front.

Skills

• Journal Entries
• Account Reconciliation (3 years of experience is required)
• Financial Modeling
• Advanced Excel
• Pivot tables (3 years of experience is required)
• VLOOKUP
• ERP
• SAP
• Financial Statements
• Month-End Close (3 years of experience is required)
• Quarter-End Close
• Year End Close (3 years of experience is required)
• Internal Audit
• Full-cycle Accounting (3 years of experience is required)
• Manage Reports
• IFRS
• Cost Analysis
• Operational Reporting
• Financial Oversight
• Capital Project Accounting (3 years of experience is required)
• CPA
• CPA Candidate
• Managing
• Revenue Accounting
• Coaching
• Oversee accounting functions
• Business operations
• Budget

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 8 years
• Experience level: Manager

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.