Accounting Manager

Who We Are: Challenge Manufacturing's mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge's success!

Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want:

The Accounting Manager is responsible for providing critical reporting relating to the Company's consolidated financial reporting. The position will also be responsible for overseeing the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable departments. This role plays a key part in month-end close, internal controls, bank and financial statement audits, along with maintaining compliance with accounting standards and continuous process improvement.

What You'll Do:

• Oversee accounts receivable and accounts payable teams, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
• Supporting the month end process including journal entry preparation and review, along with general ledger and financial statement review
• Assist with preparation of comprehensive internal reporting package to evaluate key performance metrics across the Company
• Assist in the review, preparation, and monitoring of the annual corporate budgets
• Assist with preparation of management and board reports
• Actively engage in recurring projects, including annual insurance audits and bank audits
• Coordinate with outside auditors and tax consultants for annual financial statement audit and corporate tax return filings
• Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements
• Continuous improvement projects of enhancing corporate controls and monitoring processes
• Coordinate annual 1099 filings
• Other Duties as assigned

When and Where:

This will be a 1st shift position located at our Corporate Office in Walker, MI .

Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

What You Need to Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience
• Public and private accounting experience with CPA license is a plus
• Two or more years in a leader/manager role preferred
• Automotive experience is a plus
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting
• Ability to review work of other team members for accuracy and provide constructive feedback
• Takes responsibility for actions, results, and mistakes.
• Takes positive action to objectively resolve conflict by listening, staying focused on issue to find resolution, and monitoring progress
• Maintains positive relationships by constructively resolving conflicts.
• Works with sense of urgency to meet needs of both internal and external customers.
• Maintains knowledge and skills to perform job effectively with high standards for self-performance
• Has ability to focus on benefits of change and see it as positive; approaches change or newness

What We Offer: We're excited to offer a range of awesome benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life and Long-Term Disability options, an Employer 401k Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, a Referral Bonus Program, Challenge Incentive Program, and paid time off.

Please note, while these benefits are part of what we offer, they may not all apply to this specific role. The details shared in this job description are intended to give you a general idea, but duties and responsibilities may evolve over time, with or without notice. And of course, we're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to help individuals with disabilities succeed in their role.