Accounting Manager

Job Title

Responsibilities will include budget management, month-end reporting, pricing, and promotional guidance. In addition, you will conduct analyses to support sales, payroll, plant metrics, and provide governance reporting. This is a customer-facing role where you must be able to establish positive working relationships, understand customer needs, and provide key deliverables.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Utilize data analysis tools and techniques to assess plant performance, identify areas for improvement, and optimize efficiency strategies.
• Perform financial modeling by analyzing large data sets and deliver business insights and recommendations for leadership.
• Prepare, analyze, and present accurate and timely financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and variance analysis.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Develop and maintain annual budgets and financial forecasts, collaborating with department heads to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Financial Analysis: Conduct in-depth financial analysis, including cost analysis, pricing strategies, and ROI assessments, to support decision-making and improve profitability.
• Recommend pricing changes based on ongoing data analysis and review key customer pricing changes with executive leadership team.
• Partner with the organization to provide costing/margin perspective for appropriate pricing decisions.
• Provide insights on achievement of plant key performance metrics with a strong focus on cost reduction and improved operating efficiencies.
• Provide analytical support with respect to projects including capital appropriations- new product development- and plant utilization/capacity/asset management issues.
• Audit support and Ad-hoc as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' strong financial analysis, cost accounting, or general accounting experience in a manufacturing environment is a must.
• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting.
• Master of Business Administration preferred.
• Critical customer facing role, must be able to establish positive working relationships, understanding customer needs and provide deliverables.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize multiple priorities and strong attention to detail.
• Computer skills including MS Office programs such as Outlook, Word, Excel PowerPoint.
• Experience in implementation of a new ERP system.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate (verbal/written) effectively both internally and externally.
• Self-motivated and strong analytical / problem solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate at all levels of the organization and across other functional areas.
• Critical thinking with the ability to recommend changes.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Must demonstrate the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and character and promote ethical business behavior throughout the organization.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.