Accounting Manager
Robert Half
We are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead core accounting operations for a product-based business, with oversight of financial reporting, inventory-related accounting, internal controls, and month-end close. This role partners closely with operations, supply chain, procurement, and leadership to ensure accurate financial reporting, support business decisions, and improve accounting processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process, including general ledger activity, account reconciliations, and financial statement review.
- Oversee inventory accounting, including valuation, reserves, adjustments, and reconciliation of inventory subledgers to the general ledger.
- Monitor cost accounting activities such as standard costing, variance analysis, bills of materials, and manufacturing or landed cost allocations.
- Ensure accurate accounting for purchasing, payables, revenue, freight, and intercompany transactions where applicable.
- Partner with operations, supply chain, and procurement teams to improve inventory controls, reporting accuracy, and cross-functional processes.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls across accounting operations, including processes tied to inventory, fixed assets, and financial reporting.
- Support payroll-related accounting activities and ensure timely, accurate recording of payroll transactions.
- Prepare and review monthly financial reporting packages, flux analyses, and management reporting for leadership.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, audit support, and continuous improvement initiatives within the accounting function.
- Lead, develop, and mentor accounting staff while helping scale processes to support business growth.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Based on general knowledge.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibility within a product-based, manufacturing, distribution, consumer goods, or inventory-driven environment.
- Strong knowledge of inventory accounting, cost accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls.
- Experience working in ERP environments and with reporting tools such as Microsoft D365, Oracle NetSuite, PowerBI, QuickBooks, SAP, SQL, Workday, or Python .
- CPA or CMA is preferred.
Ideal Background
- Experience in manufacturing, consumer products, food and beverage, medical device, wholesale, distribution, or other product-based environments.
- Ability to work across finance and operations to support margin visibility, inventory accuracy, and process discipline.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and growth objectives.
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Reference: WJ-3775_3800749