Accounting Manager - Manufacturing
Position Summary
The Accounting Manager position is responsible for managing the day-to-day accounting operations for a multi-location manufacturing organization. This role ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial records, oversees month-end close, supports cost accounting and inventory processes, and maintains strong internal controls across all manufacturing facilities.
Equally important, this role is expected to advance how the accounting function works. Linzer is actively modernizing its finance operations, and we are looking for a candidate who is comfortable using AI and automation tools to streamline manual processes, reduce cycle times, and improve accuracy. The ideal candidate approaches recurring, manual work as an opportunity to automate — and brings the curiosity and adaptability to help lead that shift rather than simply maintain the status quo.
Financial Reporting & Accounting
- Manage the monthly and annual financial close process, continually looking for ways to shorten the close through automation.
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation of financial statements.
- Support maintaining the general ledger, account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules.
- Review financial results and investigate significant variances.
- Assist with preparation of management reports and key performance indicators.
Manufacturing & Cost Accounting
- Assist with supporting standard costing, inventory accounting, and cost accounting functions.
- Coordinate physical inventory counts.
- Work with operations to improve inventory accuracy and manufacturing efficiencies.
Multi-Location Accounting Oversight
- Coordinate accounting activities across multiple manufacturing plants.
- Ensure consistent accounting policies and procedures are followed company-wide.
- Provide financial support and guidance to plant managers and local administrative teams.
Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Cash Management
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions.
- Monitor customer collections and vendor payments.
- Review cash management activities.
- Ensure proper reconciliations of bank accounts and balance sheet accounts.
Internal Controls & Compliance
- Maintain strong internal controls to safeguard company assets.
- Assist with annual financial statement audits.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, GAAP, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Process Automation & Continuous Improvement
- Identify manual, repetitive, or spreadsheet-heavy accounting tasks that are candidates for automation, and lead efforts to streamline them.
- Use AI and automation tools to improve the speed, accuracy, and consistency of accounting processes.
- Partner with the CFO, IT, and operations to design and roll out improved and automated workflows.
- Help build a team culture that treats process improvement and thoughtful adoption of new tools as part of everyday work.
Leadership & Team Development
- Supervise and mentor accounting staff.
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting efficiency through automation and technology, and coach the team on adopting new tools.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
- CPA preferred.
- 3+ years of accounting experience with practical working knowledge, preferably in manufacturing.
- Some supervisory or management experience.
- Experience transitioning manual accounting processes to automated workflows — ideally with the help of AI or other modern automation tools — is strongly preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Understanding of GAAP and financial reporting.
- Microsoft Office skills.
- A demonstrated comfort level with AI and automation tools to improve accounting functions. Linzer's internal environment currently includes tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Claude; hands-on experience with these or comparable tools is a plus.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
- Reports to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
- Minimal travel to support multiple plant locations.
Key Performance Indicators
- Timeliness and accuracy of month-end close.
- Measurable improvement in process efficiency through automation (e.g., reduced manual effort, faster cycle times).
