The Team You Will Be Joining
- Manufacturer backed by Private Equity ownership ready to invest
- Internal product design and development from idea to production, with strong technical teams supporting engineering, prototyping, and innovation
- Holds a sizable portfolio of patents
- Works with outside inventors or smaller businesses at times to help bring new products to market
- Company is actively modernizing its systems: upgrading supply chain, demand forecasting, inventory processes, and related operational tools
What They Offer You
- A role where your accounting / finance work will be very visible: financial reports, cost of goods, margin analysis, forecasting will matter
- Exposure and leadership across multiple sites and possibly international entities
- Opportunity to play a central role in improving how the business forecasts demand, manages inventory, handles supply planning
- Ability to influence or help lead upgrades to systems (ERP, planning/tools), process standardization, tighter controls; handles the audit and runs the ERP
- A blend of stable manufacturing business, but with room for someone who wants to drive change, improve speed and accuracy
Why This Role Is Important
- You will lead global financial reporting: own or heavily contribute to consolidations, foreign entity reconciliations, ensuring accounting is aligned with U.S. GAAP across locations
- Responsible for monthly/quarterly/annual close, audit readiness, and ensuring financial statements are accurate and timely
- You will work on cost accounting: determining standard vs actual, overseeing margin reporting, inventory valuation, overhead allocation
- You’ll help put in place or improve internal controls and policies
- Strategic partner with other functions (supply chain, operations, development) to feed financial considerations into operational decisions
The Background That Fits
- 15+ years in accounting or finance, with strong manufacturing or product based business experience
- Deep hands- on experience with cost accounting, inventory accounting, COGS, overheads
- Experience with consolidations, multi-entity or multi-site reporting, and foreign entity accounting helpful
- Strong experience leading audits, internal controls, financial close processes
- Familiar with implementing or upgrading ERP GREAT PLAINS DYNAMICS/ financial systems; comfortable with forecasting, budgeting, supply & demand planning data
- CPA or relevant advanced degree is preferred
