Accounting Manager

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to support a large, multi-site manufacturing organization. This role is responsible for overseeing core accounting activities, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and maintaining strong internal controls across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly and annual close processes for Victaulic Company

• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policies

• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and balance sheet analyses

• Cook up coordination with FP&A on variance analysis, forecasts, and budget support

• Support consolidation and reporting requirements for corporate finance

• Serve as a point of contact for auditors—ensuring complete, accurate, timely deliverables

• Prepare schedules for annual external audit, December year end

• Support multiple internal audit requests from site controls to specific department audits

• Maintain and enforce strong internal controls across accounting functions

• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures

• Participate in ongoing process improvement and control enhancement initiatives

• Lead, develop, and mentor U.S. accounting professionals

• Clearly define roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations

• Serve as a visible and engaged member of the Finance leadership team

• Partner closely with plant leadership, operations, FP&A, and other finance functions

• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

• Leverage ERP systems to improve reporting accuracy, efficiency, and controls

• Support system enhancements, integrations, and process standardization efforts

• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting workflows across multiple sites

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• CPA or CMA preferred

• 6–10+ years of progressive accounting experience

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP

• Experience managing and developing a team

• Proficiency with ERP systems in a multi-site organization within a complex environment

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a manufacturing entity

• Background in standard costing

• Experience working closely with plant operations and finance leadership

• Exposure to system implementations or process transformation initiatives

• Prior experience with acquisitions, consolidating financials and ERP transition