Job Description
Walker Bowen Talent Partners, a trusted advisor in the permanent placement staffing industry, has partnered with our client, an evolving manufacturing cooperative headquartered near Gettysburg, PA, to hire their next Accounting Manager.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Accounting Manager with lean manufacturing experience to join a company in the midst of advancing internal relations, policies, technology, and profits.
If you're a team player and willing collaborator looking for a company with an inspiring culture and opportunities for internal growth, then read on!
This is a full-time, on-site role.
The Role
The Accounting Manager (manufacturing environment) will provide financial information to management by maintaining the general ledger activity, preparing financial statements and supporting worksheets and other miscellaneous spreadsheets from reports and schedules. Reconciles general ledger accounts, summarizes and analyzes account information and supervises assigned staff. Provides information to external auditors and supports auditors in year-end audit. Assists with preparation and maintenance of departmental budgets, product cost budgets, and ensuring company accounting procedures conform to generally accepted accounting principles.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Controls the activity going through the General Ledger by preparing/importing/reviewing/ posting journal entries for month-end close. Approves and codes various invoices and payment distributions. Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Supports management decision-making by compiling and reviewing information for the month-end financial statements (Balance Sheet/Income Statement), preparing miscellaneous reports such as expense analysis, cash flow, historical reports, collateral/compliance reports and various account reconciliations.
• Obtains margin objectives by providing product costing information to serve as a tool for plant budget formation and for sales to establish pricing guidelines.
• Contains costs by monitoring and analyzing monthly operating results against budget, evaluating, and resolving budget discrepancies, and reporting variances; interpreting statistical and accounting data to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, completing financial analysis for returns on capital projects, preparing reports and making presentations to summarize and project budget adjustments and forecasting adjustments. Maintaining product cost budgets, and cost standards.
• Supports other departments by working closely with department managers on problems involving accounting systems and planning; participates on committees and cross functional teams to advise on cost containment issues.
• Identifies issues that may impact the organization by keeping abreast of new and proposed federal, state, and local accounting legislation following trends and developments in account/financial practices.
• Complies with Federal, State, and Local legal requirements by enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions. Completes tax returns for state and federal agencies.
• Maintains staff by selecting personnel with the best fit of competencies; ensuring that job tasks are aligned with company strategic focus; ensuring that job duties, responsibilities, authority and accountability are defined and understood by the subordinate; monitoring performance, coaching, developing staff, appraising job results, and praising/disciplining as necessary.
• Keeps CFO informed by advising and updating on information and critical incidents.
• Protects the company by keeping information confidential and disclosing only on a need to know as per company policy. Ensures high ethical standards for self and staff.
• Demonstrates strong computer software skills by serving as point of contact for other functional users in the event users have a question, acting as a liaison between IT and the end user. Demonstrates proficient understanding of MS Excel through the ability to use and develop formulas, fix spreadsheet errors and improve efficiencies through software tools. Actively participates in ERP upgrades, process improvements and training.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge/skills by using the performance appraisal system to assess personal strengths and development needs to accomplish the strategic goals of the organization. With supervisor, establishes a development plan which may include, but not limited to, attending educational classes, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and/or mentors and participating in professional societies.
• Supports Continuous Improvement efforts by identifying and implementing process improvements and efficiencies within the Accounting department and driving the efforts to make the department a more paperless environment. Actively participates in technology improvements and training.
• (Performs other assignments or duties as required.)

Requirements
Requirements listed represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability, mental/physical demands and work environments required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experience:

• Excellent knowledge with five-seven years experience in a finance or accounting position in a manufacturing work environment (lean manufacturing environment a plus)
• Ability to lead and manage staff.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.
• Excellent proficiency in computer spreadsheets and financial software applications.
• Understanding of interrelationship of the organization's departments, the impact of decisions, the ability to investigate data and make logical recommendations based on findings.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of English, grammar, punctuation, spelling, style, etc. with the ability to write reports, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate one-on-one and with small groups, to facilitate meetings, to listen actively, and persuade others to accept recommendations.
• Ability to be detail oriented, work on multiple projects, and ensure accuracy.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to be self-motivated and results oriented to accomplish objectives on schedule.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with many different departments to gain support in accomplishing goals.

Education/Licensure
Bachelor's degree in business with a major in accounting. Plus, a CPA, CMA, or advanced business degree.
Certifications/Licenses/Registrations: Must possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license that is not under suspension or revocation and possess current automobile insurance coverage.
Physical Demands: The work is generally sedentary but requires the ability to move from office to office. May be required to use commercial transportation for travel to meetings.
Benefits
Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package.