What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at CFS?
- Title: Accounting Manager – Manufacturing
- Salary: $120,000 – $130,000 Bonus
- Why This Opportunity Stands Out
This is an incredible opportunity for an accounting leader who loves being close to the operations and wants to make a direct impact on a growing manufacturing environment. Here’s why candidates get excited about this role:
- Key seat in the business: You’ll partner directly with Operations, Supply Chain, and Corporate Leadership to drive financial accuracy and operational effectiveness.
- High visibility: Your work feeds into strategic decisions that guide production planning, cost control, and profitability across multiple product lines.
- Growth stability: Join an established manufacturing organization experiencing healthy growth, expansion, and investment in systems/process improvements.
- Career trajectory: This position is designed for someone who wants to grow into a Controller role next.
- Supportive culture: Collaborative leadership, cross-functional exposure, and autonomy to improve and shape the accounting function.
- Great perks: Competitive salary bonus, solid benefits, generous PTO, and a strong work/life balance environment.
- Key Responsibilities – Accounting Manager
- Lead the month-end close process for the manufacturing operations.
- Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting of inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross margin results.
- Oversee standard costing, cost rolls, variance analysis (PPV, labor, overhead), and margin insights.
- Monitor inventory across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
- Partner with operations on cycle counts, physical inventories, and inventory accuracy initiatives.
- Work closely with plant leadership to understand production performance and cost drivers.
- Provide analysis on production efficiency, scrap, absorption, and throughput.
- Support budgeting and forecasting for manufacturing sites.
- Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, improve internal controls, and increase reporting efficiency.
- Support ERP enhancements and ensure accuracy of data flow between operations and finance.
- Mentor and develop junior accountants within the team.
- Provide guidance on cost accounting, inventory processes, and operational support.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA/CMA preferred but not required.
- 5–8 years of accounting experience, ideally within manufacturing or a similar product-based industry.
- Strong understanding of cost accounting, standard costing, and inventory accounting.
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP, JD Edwards, Oracle, Epicor, or similar).
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to interpret and explain financial data to non-finance partners.
Salary : $120,000 - $130,000