Finance and Accounting Manager - Brockton
About The Position
Diamond Antenna and Microwave Corporation is seeking an Accounting Manager at our Antenna Associates, Inc. facility in Brockton, MA with Actual Cost and Cost Accounting expertise to support a growing defense-oriented manufacturing organization. This role will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, managing day-to-day accounting operations, and driving cost accounting discipline across manufacturing, inventory, labor, and program performance. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting knowledge with hands-on manufacturing finance experience in an engineered product environment. Experience with actual cost systems, inventory valuation, job costing, indirect rates, and government contracting environments is highly desired. This position will work closely with Operations, Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Executive Leadership to improve financial visibility, support operational decision-making, and strengthen internal controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
- 5+ years of accounting experience in defense manufacturing environments
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills required
Nice To Haves
- 3+ years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience preferred
- Experience implementing or optimizing an ERP system (Infor Visual, Costpoint, Epicor, LN, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar)
- CPA or CMA is a plus
- DCAA/FAR/CAS exposure
- Manufacturing variance analysis
- Inventory-heavy manufacturing operations
- Project or program accounting
- Multi-site manufacturing environments
- Continuous improvement / process optimization initiatives
Responsibilities
- Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities
- Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules
- Maintain general ledger accuracy and chart of accounts integrity
- Support preparation of financial statements and management reporting packages
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies
- Coordinate external audit support and tax-related deliverables
- Own and maintain the company’s Actual Cost accounting processes and methodologies
- Analyze material, labor, burden, and overhead absorption performance
- Review and monitor manufacturing variances, including: Labor variances, Material purchase price variances, Usage/scrap variances, Over/under absorbed overhead, Inventory valuation variances
- Maintain and improve job costing and manufacturing cost tracking systems
- Partner with Operations to ensure accurate labor reporting, inventory transactions, and production costing
- Analyze margins and profitability by product line, customer, and program
- Support standard-to-actual cost reconciliation activities where applicable
- Assist in development and monitoring of indirect rates (Overhead, G&A, etc.)
- Support DCAA-compliant accounting practices and government contract cost reporting as needed
- Monitor inventory valuation accuracy and reserves
- Support cycle count programs and annual physical inventory activities
- Review WIP balances and manufacturing close processes
- Improve financial controls surrounding inventory movement and manufacturing transactions
- Work with Operations leadership to improve financial visibility into production performance
- Support ERP system maintenance and financial process improvements
- Help drive automation and reporting enhancements
- Develop and maintain financial dashboards and KPI reporting
- Improve accounting workflows, controls, and documentation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
