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Position Id
EB-1053210264
City
Sugar Land
State
TX
  1. Title: Accounting Manager – Manufacturing (CPA Required)
  2. Salary: $120,000 – $130,000 + Bonus
  3. 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.
  1. Key Responsibilities – Accounting Manager

Month-End & Reporting

  • 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.

Cost & Inventory Accounting

  • 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.

Operational Support

  • 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.

Process & System Improvements

  • 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.

Team Leadership

  • Mentor and develop junior accountants within the team.
  • Provide guidance on cost accounting, inventory processes, and operational support.
Qualifications – Accounting Manager
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
  • 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.
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