Financial Accounting Manager

Momentec Brands•Kannapolis, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Financial Accounting Manager serves as the finance lead for U.S. inventory, distribution, and decoration operations. This position is responsible for ensuring financial information is accurate, properly accounted for, and compliant with U.S. GAAP while serving as a strong finance partner to operational leaders. The role works closely with distribution and decoration operations leadership and finance teams in the U.S. and internationally to analyze financial results, identify performance drivers, strengthen accounting processes and controls, and provide financial insight that supports informed business decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting.
Experience with inventory accounting, standard costing, manufacturing finance, or cost accounting.
Strong understanding of balance sheet and profit and loss statement analysis, with the ability to explain business performance drivers.
Strong Microsoft Excel and financial systems proficiency.
Ability to read, understand, and complete work-related documentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with manufacturing, distribution, or other operational teams preferred.
Public accounting experience combined with industry experience preferred but not required.
CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred, but not required.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Ability to work effectively with finance and operational leaders across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

Own the financial accounting for U.S. inventory, including inventory accounting, reconciliations, reserves, and controls.
Review key balance sheet accounts and profit and loss results to ensure accuracy, proper accounting, and compliance with U.S. GAAP while understanding and explaining the key drivers behind the results.
Analyze results against the annual operating plan, forecast, and prior year and explain the key drivers behind variances.
Lead the financial review of excess and obsolete inventory and ensure reserves are appropriate and compliant with U.S. GAAP.
Partner with operations on cycle counts, inventory adjustments, and inventory accuracy.
Review standard costs and manufacturing variances, including labor, overhead, productivity, utilization, absorption, scrap, and other key cost drivers.
Work with operations to understand the causes of variances and identify actions that may improve results.
Serve as a key finance partner to distribution and decoration operations leadership by providing financial insight related to cost, productivity, capacity, inventory, and operational performance.
Support the annual operating plan, forecasting, and other financial planning activities for distribution and decoration operations.
Partner with U.S. and international finance and operations teams to improve reporting, processes, and controls.
Support month-end and quarter-end close activities and work with accounting teams and auditors as needed.
Partner with operations and corporate finance to maintain appropriate controls across end-to-end processes, helping ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with U.S. GAAP.