Accounting Manager

Safe Fleet • Charlotte, NC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Join our fast-paced manufacturing finance team in Charlotte as a Senior Staff Accountant, where your attention to detail and passion for process improvement will make a measurable impact. You'll support core accounting functions including general ledger, cost accounting, fixed assets, and inventory while helping to streamline financial operations and drive accurate reporting. This is a high-visibility role ideal for an experienced professional who thrives in a hands-on environment and enjoys cross-functional collaboration. At Safe Fleet, we value curiosity, leadership, enthusiasm, accountability, and respect. The Accountant Manager will have 5+ years' experience partnering with Finance and Accounting in a Manufacturing setting. This role works to prepare balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. Responsibilities include extensive reporting via Excel, analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. Reports organization's finances to management and offers suggestions about resource utilization, process improvement and assumptions underlying budget forecasts. Responsible for day-to-day functions needed by Finance. Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within manufacturing accounting. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Reports directly to Controller.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a general accounting role for a manufacturing business
• 5+ years of experience in a cost accounting role in a manufacturing business
• Candidate must be experienced in creating pivot tables, writing macros, and analyzing complex data sets using Microsoft Excel
• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Finance, or related studies from an accredited University

Nice To Haves

• Managerial, Supervisory experience
• Experience in inventory management

Responsibilities

• Performs general ledger accounting tasks to support accurate financial reporting.
• Reviews general ledger transaction details for errors and takes appropriate actions to remedy identified errors.
• Reconciles general ledger and prepares work papers to support the financial statements.
• Prepares reporting for management.
• Analyzes business transactions and trends.
• Adheres to internal controls and segregation of duties.
• Adopts best practices to improve productivity and comply with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Maintains readiness to perform additional accounting functions by cross training with other accounting department team members.
• Assists Corporate shared service team with maintaining and processing AR and AP transactions.
• Assists with inventory management and reduction initiatives.
• Processes month end closing of inventory, fixed asset, AR & AP modules.
• Assists Controller with month end data extraction and analysis.
• Works with state and federal sales tax reporting.
• Processes cost roll requests.
• Maintains and processes weekly KPI's for Accounting and Operations.
• Offers suggestions for process improvement and implements when directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager