Accounting Manager

Position Summary

The Division Accounting Manager is responsible for leading accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance activities across the U.S. Special Steel Division.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Accounting & Reporting
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes across the division.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting under U.S. GAAP.
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and balance sheet analyses.
• Support consolidation and reporting requirements within a larger corporate structure.
• Provide technical accounting leadership on complex and non-routine transactions.
• Internal Controls, Compliance & Audit
• Maintain divisional compliance with SOX and internal control requirements.
• Serve as primary liaison for external and internal audits.
• Lead remediation and corrective action plans related to control deficiencies.
• Drive a culture of financial discipline, accountability, and control excellence.
• Manufacturing Accounting & Costing
• Provide leadership for inventory accounting, product costing, standard costing, variance analysis, and capital project accounting.
• Ensure accurate valuation of inventory and manufacturing assets.
• Support profitability analysis across products, customers, and manufacturing operations.
• Partner with Plant Controllers to ensure financial reporting reflects operational realities.
• Systems & Process Improvement
• Provide governance over accounting and reporting systems including Plex, SAP, Adaptive, FloQast, Databricks, BNA, and related technologies.
• Lead initiatives involving automation, standardization, and process improvement.
• Improve reporting quality, data integrity, and close cycle efficiency across the division.
• Leadership
• Lead and develop the divisional accounting team.
• Provide functional leadership to Plant Controllers across multiple facilities.
• Partner effectively with Operations, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Corporate Accounting, and executive leadership.
• Build organizational capability through coaching, development, and succession planning.

Required Qualifications

• Education
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience
• Minimum 10 years of progressive accounting experience in large-scale industrial or manufacturing organizations.
• Experience supporting businesses with significant operational complexity, preferably $500M+ revenue organizations.
• Experience in one or more of the following industries strongly preferred:
• Steel and metals
• Cement
• Pulp and paper
• Chemicals
• Oil & gas
• Mining
• Heavy industrial manufacturing
• Building materials
• Experience in publicly traded companies or SOX-regulated environments strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading accounting teams in multi-site manufacturing organizations.
• Significant experience interacting with corporate finance, executive leadership, auditors, and cross-functional business partners.
• Technical Expertise
• Deep understanding of U.S. GAAP.
• Strong manufacturing accounting and cost accounting expertise.
• Experience with inventory-intensive and asset-intensive businesses.
• Strong ERP experience (SAP experience highly preferred).
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis capabilities.
• Leadership Competencies
• Ability to operate effectively in a large, matrixed organization.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence plant, divisional, and corporate leadership.
• Strong professional judgment, business acumen, and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Why Join Us

Comprehensive Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision Plans (effective first day of employment)

Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 6%

Life and Accidental Death Insurance

Anual Performance Bonus

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Employee Assistance Program

Health Advocate Services

Structured Career Development and Leadership Growth Opportunities

Collaborative, high-performance culture within a global manufacturing organization

Sample Career Path

Not provided in the job posting, but typically includes progression from entry-level positions to senior roles within the company.