Accounting Manager

A globally prominent and rapidly growing manufacturing organization is seeking a Accounting Manager / Plant Controller to serve as the key finance leader and business partner for their highly profitably manufacturing facility in New Haven, CT. This is a highly visible plant leadership role will report to the General Manager and focused on financial reporting, budgeting/forecasting, controls, cost analysis, capital planning, and translating financial data into actionable business decisions for operations leadership. This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the plant finance function and partner closely with the Plant Manager and business unit leadership to support operational and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, internal controls, company financial policies, and applicable reporting requirements.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and performance tracking for the facility, including clear communication of results and business trends.
• Identify key financial and operational levers to improve profitability, productivity, inventory performance, cost, delivery, and overall plant performance.
• Support capital appropriation requests, business case development, and post-project reviews to compare expected results against actual performance.
• Provide financial leadership, data analysis, and decision support to help the plant leadership team make sound business decisions.
• Supervise, coach, and develop members of the finance team while helping build stronger financial acumen across the broader site leadership group.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 7 years of related finance, accounting, or controllership experience, including at least 4 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, SOX/internal controls, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial and operational data and communicate key takeaways clearly to non-finance leaders.
• Strong Excel/MS Office skills, with experience using ERP/reporting systems such as Oracle, Hyperion, or similar platforms preferred.

Our client offers an extremely competitive portfolio of insurance and retirement benefits along with an energetic, performance-based culture and other attractive perks. A comprehensive relocation assistance package is available for especially qualified candidates.