Divisional Accounting Manager

Nevada Heat Treating LLC•Longmont, CO

1d•$130,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for the day-to-day execution of cost accounting operations, inventory valuation, and manufacturing financial reporting. This role ensures accurate product costing, monitors inventory transactions, analyzes manufacturing variances, and supports operational leadership with financial insights to improve profitability and cost control. Commitment to and support of the Company Core Values are key to success in this position.

Requirements

Excellent attention to detail
Experience operating and servicing all plant maintenance equipment.
Capable of reading blueprints, specifications, and repair manuals.
Considerable knowledge of the tools, equipment, materials, methods, and standard practices of the trade.
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Must be adaptable to a changing work environment and competing demands.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
Minimum 5 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
Epicor ERP experience required.
Advanced competency in Excel required.
Experience managing inventory accounting and inventory account controls required.
Ability to speak and understand basic safety and manufacturing instructions.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers.
Ability to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Authorization to work in the United States.
To conform to U.S. export control regulations, you should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

Responsibilities

Own the month-end close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and accruals.
Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts within ERP systems across the C5ISR business unit, ensuring accuracy and proper classification of all transactions.
Prepare and review monthly financial statements and supporting schedules for Controller review.
Ensure close activities are completed on schedule; identify and resolve bottlenecks proactively.
Maintain and improve close checklists, reconciliation templates, and supporting documentation.
Manage all cost accounting activities for manufacturing operations including review of variances.
Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances and provide explanations to management.
Monitor cost of goods sold (COGS) and product margins.
Conduct product cost analysis and profitability reporting.
Identify and support cost reduction initiatives and operational efficiency improvements.
Oversee AP and AR functions, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, and collections.
Review and approve AP disbursements and vendor payment runs.
Monitor AR aging and support collections efforts; provide analysis of outstanding balances to leadership.
Ensure proper three-way matching, purchase order compliance, and expense coding across AP transactions.
Identify and implement process improvements in AP/AR workflows to improve efficiency and controls.
Prepare monthly manufacturing cost reports and variance analysis.
Manage inventory valuation reporting and reconciliation.
Support month-end and year-end close activities related to inventory and cost accounting.
Assist with internal and external audits related to cost and inventory controls.
Develop management reports and dashboards for operational performance.
Utilize ERP systems across the business unit for cost tracking, inventory management, and financial reporting.
Ensure accurate integration between manufacturing, inventory, and financial modules.
Develop and maintain Epicor financial and cost reports for leadership.
Own percentage-of-completion (POC) accounting for applicable long-term contracts and programs, ensuring revenue and cost recognition is accurate, supportable, and consistent with company accounting policies and applicable U.S. GAAP.
Review contract terms, performance obligations, funding, modifications, and other relevant program data to support appropriate revenue recognition and accounting treatment.
Partner with Program Management, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to develop, review, and maintain estimates at completion (EAC), estimates to complete (ETC), and program cost forecasts.
Analyze actual costs, committed costs, labor performance, material usage, and remaining program requirements to assess forecast accuracy and identify changes in estimated profitability.
Prepare and review monthly POC calculations, revenue recognition schedules, gross margin analyses, and related journal entries and account reconciliations.
Monitor contract assets, contract liabilities, unbilled receivables, deferred revenue, and other POC-related balance sheet accounts; investigate and resolve reconciling items.
Identify and communicate changes in program margin, loss positions, cost overruns, schedule impacts, and other financial risks to the Controller and business leadership on a timely basis.
Maintain detailed documentation supporting POC calculations, EAC changes, management judgments, and revenue recognition conclusions for month-end close and audit readiness.
Support internal and external audit requests related to contract accounting, revenue recognition, EAC assumptions, and POC calculations.
Develop and strengthen controls, reporting, and ERP processes supporting program accounting, contract profitability, and POC revenue recognition.
Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process, with primary ownership of manufacturing costs, inventory, and COGS projections.
Provide variance analysis comparing actual results to budget and forecast.
Partner with operations, supply chain, and program management teams to develop accurate cost assumptions for new programs and products.
DIRECTLY MANAGE A TEAM OF ACCOUNTING STAFF.
SET CLEAR PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS, PROVIDE ONGOING FEEDBACK AND COACHING, AND CONDUCT FORMAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.
DELEGATE EFFECTIVELY TO DEVELOP TEAM MEMBERS' SKILLS AND ENSURE WORKLOAD IS DISTRIBUTED APPROPRIATELY.
FOSTER A CULTURE OF ACCURACY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE ACCOUNTING TEAM.
PROVIDE TRAINING AND GUIDANCE TO SITE LEADERSHIP AND CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS ON ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.