Accounting Manager

Veteran Hiring Solutions•Sedalia, MO

20d

About The Position

The Accounting Manager takes over the accounting supervisor function for a steel mill division, allowing the current supervisor to focus on HR. The role leads an established finance team, maintains timely and accurate monthly financial closes, supports internal and external audits, and identifies cost-improvement opportunities through analysis and relationships with plant personnel. The manager is expected to build trust with the existing team and production staff, develop employees, and learn the mill’s operations firsthand. The position is also a development path toward Controller. The Accounting Manager is expected to become a capable backup for the Controller, including taking responsibility for the division’s financial close and corporate reporting during an absence. The posting describes the role as a chance to join a stable team and contribute to its continued development.

Requirements

Must have served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force, Reserves, or National Guard.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business with an accounting emphasis.
Experience with financial reporting systems and analysis tools.
Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.; visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.
Must meet the company’s drug-free workplace requirement.

Nice To Haves

At least five years of accounting or finance experience.
Manufacturing and cost accounting experience.
Leadership or supervisory experience.
Desire and aptitude to become a Controller.

Responsibilities

Lead the accounting supervisor function and assume accounting decisions from the current supervisor.
Lead, retain, and develop the finance team, including creating written development plans for team members.
Close the books on time each month and submit required reporting to corporate.
Maintain accounting controls and support successful internal and external audits.
Identify and quantify cost-improvement opportunities across the business.
Build relationships with plant and production personnel and use knowledge of mill operations to understand costs.
Serve as backup to the Controller, including handling the division’s financial close and corporate reporting during an absence.

Benefits

Eligible for the company’s ROA bonus; structure, target percentage, and payout timing were not provided.
Company-funded profit sharing, with immediate 100% vesting on the first deposit; eligibility for the current plan year requires starting on or before December 1.
401(k) match on the first 7% contributed.
Employee stock purchase plan, with the company adding 10 cents per employee dollar; eligible after six months.
Company self-funded medical plan, dental plans, and vision plan.
Vacation, a personal day, and ten paid holidays, subject to the eligibility and service timing described in the posting.
Salary continuation for up to 13 weeks.
Paid parental leave: 12 weeks for birth parents and 4 weeks for non-birth parents.
Paid adoption leave of 12 weeks after six months.
Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.
Scholarships for children up to $5,000 per year for four years.
Spouse education assistance up to $2,625 per year for two years.
Free basic life insurance at 1x earnings, up to $150,000, with optional coverage tiers up to 6x earnings.
Voluntary long-term disability coverage at 50% or 60% of earnings.