Accounting Manager

About the Role

Morrison Container Handling Solutions, the leading container handling expert in the packaging industry, is seeking an Accounting Manager to oversee financial operations, compliance, and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes; prepare financial statements, reconciliations, schedules, and management reporting; and review results with the CEO and outside CPA.
• Maintain the general ledger and oversee AP, AR, receipts, vendor payments, customer collections, coding, documentation, and transaction classification with appropriate controls.
• Manage manufacturing cost accounting, including product costing, inventory valuation, labor and overhead analysis, work-in-process review, margin visibility, and variance investigation.
• Own sales tax compliance across all applicable jurisdictions, including preparing and filing returns, maintaining registrations, and monitoring changes in sales tax laws. Evaluate business activity for potential nexus and complete timely registration in new jurisdictions as obligations arise. Maintain audit-ready records to support compliance.
• Lead and develop a team of two responsible for accounts receivable and accounts payable. Set priorities, review work for accuracy, provide coaching, conduct performance reviews, and foster a responsive, accountable, and customer service-oriented team.
• Strengthen accounting policies, procedures, documentation, controls, reporting, and system utilization across Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft 365, and related tools.
• Coordinate payroll, monthly commissions, 401(k) administration support, benefit-related accounting, required filings, and federal and state payroll tax deposits.
• Protect sensitive financial, payroll, employee, customer, and vendor information while supporting additional accounting and business needs as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• At least 5 years of accounting experience, including financial statement preparation, reconciliations, and accounting department accountability.
• Manufacturing cost accounting experience, including inventory, labor, overhead, margin, and variance analysis.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, account reconciliation, internal controls, payroll, commissions, sales tax, and general tax compliance.
• Prior accounting supervisory or team-lead experience, including work review, priority setting, development, and accountability.
• ERP or accounting system experience, with the ability to improve reporting, workflows, controls, and system utilization; Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experience preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft 365.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills with sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle sensitive financial and employee information with confidentiality.
• Experience supporting audits, CPA reviews, annual tax preparation, 401(k) administration, international orders, and VAT/GST or other applicable overseas sales requirements.
• Proven success improving accounting workflows, management reporting, ERP utilization, cost visibility, or internal controls in a growing manufacturing organization.