Accounting Manager

Role Summary: The Accounting Manager is responsible for supporting accurate financial reporting, monthly close activities, plant-level cost accounting, and monthly cost release processes. This role partners with Finance, Operations, Sourcing, AR/AP, and plant teams to ensure costs are accurate, properly released, reconciled, and clearly explained for management reporting and decision-making. Key Responsibilities: Cost Accounting and Monthly Cost Release Own and support monthly cost release activities, ensuring standard costs, actual costs, freight, inventory-related costs, and plant-level cost elements are accurately reflected in the financial statements. Partner with Operations, Sourcing, Logistics, and Finance teams to identify cost drivers, analyze cost variance, resolve discrepancies, and improve cost visibility. Monthly Close and Financial Reporting Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities in accordance with US GAAP and company deadlines. Manage and review balance sheet reconciliations including GRIR accounts, ensuring reconciling items are resolved timely. Explain key financial movements, including cost changes, margin impact, inventory activity, accruals, and cash flow drivers. Consistently deliver timely, accurate, and well-supported financial information to management. Process Improvement, Controls, and Cross-Functional Support Implement, improve, streamline, and automate accounting, reporting and internal controls processes where practical. Support annual audits by preparing schedules, explanations, and documentation requested by auditors. Provide relevant accounting and financial data to Tax, AR, AP, Operations, and other internal stakeholders as needed. Work with Sourcing and AP teams to support payment run, cash flow improvement and reduction of past-due balances. Qualifications and Requirements Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field required. 3–5 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably with cost accounting, manufacturing, inventory, or plant-level reporting exposure. Strong understanding of US GAAP, financial statements, general ledger activity, and balance sheet reconciliations. Experience with monthly close, cost release, variance analysis, and management reporting. Working knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, and cost center processes. Strong Excel skills required-SAP S/4HANA experience preferred. High level of accuracy, attention to detail, follow-through, and ownership. Experience with Microsoft Power BI preferred. Ability to work independently, manage deadlines, and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain financial results clearly to non-finance stakeholders. Minimal travel may be required for company meetings, facility visits, audits, or other business needs. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sterling Specialty Chemicals