Accounting Manager

WENGER CORPORATION•Owatonna, MN

40d•$100,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wenger Corporation is seeking an Accounting Manager to join our team in Owatonna, MN. As an Accounting Manager, you will contribute to Wenger Corporation’s strategy to provide an exceptional customer experience by providing comprehensive financial leadership by functioning as a lead accounting professional with oversight of all accounting activities. This includes timely and accurate financial statements to the board, executive management, and leaders. This position works closely with the CFO, FP&A Manager, and collaborates with management across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA/CMA certification or advanced degree a plus.
Five+ (5+) years’ of hands-on accounting experience with progression into leadership roles. Large accounting firm/Big 4 experience preferred.
Five+ (5+) years manufacturing organization experience
High proficiency with Microsoft office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Office)

Responsibilities

Overseeing all accounting functions to ensure timely and accurate completion of accounting activities, including period closing and reporting, inventory valuation, fixed asset management, product costing, budgeting/forecasting, compliance reporting including census reports, business licenses, etc., and overall asset, liability, and cost control
Managing and developing team to meet or exceed objectives and achieve corporate goals
Embracing ongoing team development and coaching to enhance team’s effectiveness as a strategic business partner
Understanding, analyzing, reporting and presenting financial performance and key metrics (recurring and ad-hoc) to both internal and external team members and business partners
Proactively monitoring and identifying financial variances and related implications; provide perspective on appropriate actions required to mitigate unfavorable variances
Understanding, interpreting, and communicating cost absorption impacts of decisions regarding expense and capital expenditures
Participating in financial consolidation and budget/forecast development
Providing support to departments on transactional research, accuracy, and reporting.
Analyzing existing accounting procedures to identify gaps and opportunities; streamline accounting operations to ensure quality service to internal and external customers
Generating and maintaining accounting processes and procedures for financial controls, product and job costing, and profitability analysis; maintain updated documentation of all processes and procedures performed by the team
Performing ad-hoc research and US GAAP and/or International accounting requirements as needed
Participating in insurance renewals
Serving as subject matter expert for all accounting matters and maintain accounting systems with decisions that comply with such standards
Coordinating year-end audits with public accounting firm to assure limited adjustments
Providing adequate cash forecasting to meet operating and capital expenditures
Participating in compliance reporting for 5500s
Reporting quarterly compliance to the bank