Senior Accountant | Manufacturing Finance
Location: Close to Quad Cities, IA (Hybrid)
Schedule: Hybrid work arrangement with regular onsite presence at a manufacturing facility at least 3 days per week
Travel: Up to 25% based on business needs
Overview
A well-established manufacturing organization is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its Finance team and serve as a key business partner to plant operations. This role combines cost accounting, inventory management, financial reporting, and operational analysis to support business performance and strategic decision-making.This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys working closely with operational leaders, driving process improvements, and contributing to finance transformation initiatives within a manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
Manufacturing & Cost Accounting
- Prepare and post journal entries related to production, labor, overhead, and inventory transactions.
- Analyze manufacturing costs and investigate variances against standards, budgets, and operational expectations.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities while ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Coordinate and reconcile production reporting, including units produced, scrap, and manufacturing variances.
- Provide financial insight and recommendations that support operational performance.
Inventory & Operations Partnership
- Maintain accurate accounting for raw materials, work-in-process (WIP), and finished goods inventory.
- Partner with production and operations teams to validate inventory movements and production reporting.
- Support physical inventories and cycle count programs while investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Monitor inventory reserves, obsolescence, and required adjustments.
- Identify opportunities to improve inventory accuracy and cost visibility.
Financial Reporting & Controls
- Prepare and analyze plant financial reports, including profit and loss statements, cost summaries, and variance analysis.
- Support account reconciliations, accruals, and plant-related accounting activities.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and audit requirements.
- Assist with continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reporting efficiency and financial processes.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Utilize ERP systems to support financial, inventory, and production activities.
- Participate in system enhancements and business transformation initiatives.
- Support process improvements and standardization efforts across manufacturing finance operations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of accounting experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of cost accounting, inventory accounting, and manufacturing operations.
- Experience with ERP systems.
- Experience with journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- High level of accuracy, accountability, and attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment with regular onsite presence in the East Tennessee area.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting manufacturing plants or multi-site operations.
- Strong knowledge of standard costing and variance analysis.
- Experience partnering directly with production and operations leadership.
- CPA or CMA designation, or progress toward certification.
What You'll Gain
- Opportunity to directly influence operational and financial performance.
- Exposure to manufacturing finance, cost accounting, and business partnership responsibilities.
- High visibility role with cross-functional collaboration.
- Involvement in finance transformation and process improvement initiatives.
- Collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Work Environment
- Hybrid position with regular onsite collaboration in the Quad Cities, IA area.
- Expected onsite presence of at least 3 days per week.
- Up to 25% travel to support operations, inventory counts, and cross-functional initiatives.
- Occasional extended hours during month-end close and inventory activities.
Apply today to learn more about this confidential opportunity.
Pay: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Application Question(s):
- Please list the ERP systems you have used in a manufacturing environment and describe your level of experience with each (e.g., end user, super user, reporting, inventory management, cost accounting, implementation, testing, training, etc.).
- What are your salary expectations for this opportunity?
Education:
Experience:
- manufacturing accounting: 5 years (Required)
- Cost accounting: 5 years (Required)
- inventory accounting: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Davenport, IA 52807
