Manufacturing Accounting Manager

About the role

Palermo's Pizza is seeking a Manufacturing Accounting Manager to join the Finance team, reporting to the Operations Controller. This role connects financial performance with manufacturing operations, helping leaders make better, faster business decisions. The position is based at the Canal Street facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and works closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D, and other business partners.

What You'll Do

• Lead product costing, standard costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variance analysis, and related financial reporting
• Analyze cost drivers and manufacturing performance to identify trends, risks, savings opportunities, and opportunities to improve profitability
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to improve inventory accuracy, manage reserves and SLOB inventory, and strengthen financial controls
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, financial models, and analyses that give leaders greater visibility into manufacturing performance
• Support month-end and year-end activities, budgeting, forecasting, audits, and other financial planning processes
• Improve costing methodologies, reporting processes, financial systems, and controls through automation, technology, and continuous improvement
• Partner across Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D, and Finance to turn financial information into actionable business recommendations
• Lead, coach, and develop the Cost Accounting team while building accountability, capability, and strong cross-functional relationships

Why you'll be successful

You'll be successful because you don't see manufacturing accounting as simply reporting what happened. You want to understand why it happened and what the business should do next. You combine strong financial and analytical skills with curiosity about the operation itself. You're comfortable challenging assumptions, explaining complex financial information in practical terms, and partnering with leaders outside of Finance to improve results.

You thrive when you can dig into manufacturing performance and uncover what's driving cost and profitability, turn data into clear recommendations leaders can act on, build strong relationships with Operations while maintaining financial discipline, improve processes and use technology, including AI and business intelligence tools, to work smarter, and develop people while remaining close to the business and the work.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Seven or more years of progressive accounting or finance experience within a manufacturing environment, including leadership or supervisory experience
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing finance, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Experience partnering with manufacturing operations to improve financial and operational performance
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems, preferably Oracle

Preferred Qualifications

• CMA or CPA certification
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) or food manufacturing experience
• Experience with Oracle, Power BI or other business intelligence tools, and financial systems/process improvement
• Lean Manufacturing or continuous improvement experience

Pay

Competitive salary and annual incentive opportunity

Benefits

• 20 free pizzas per month
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and floating holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Career growth within a growing, family-owned organization