Manufacturing Accountant

Blast Cleaning Technologies • West Allis, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Controller, the Manufacturing Accountant supports accurate financial reporting and operational decision-making. The role combines financial and cost accounting and analysis, business performance reporting, cross-functional project support, and forecasting and budgeting support. The position develops reliable financial and operational information, identifies trends and improvement opportunities, and translates analysis into practical recommendations for management.

The duties listed in the posting are not all-inclusive and may be expanded as management deems necessary. The position supports BCT’s Culture, Core Values, and PACT principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Detail-oriented and able to adapt to a fast-paced and changing work environment.
• Able to work independently, manage priorities, meet deadlines, and exercise sound judgment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to research, compile, validate, interpret, and communicate financial and operational data.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, cost concepts, budgeting, forecasting, and business performance analysis.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems and reporting tools.
• Effective written, verbal, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Able to translate complex financial information into practical business insights for non-financial stakeholders.
• Proficiency with ERP software, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office products.

Nice To Haves

• Three or more years of relevant accounting, cost accounting, financial analysis, or manufacturing finance experience.
• Manufacturing, project-based, or engineered-to-order business experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform cost accounting and profitability analysis for products, jobs, projects, customers, and business activities, including average and actual cost review.
• Develop, maintain, and validate cost models, assumptions, allocation methods, and financial data used for planning, pricing, quoting, and performance measurement.
• Analyze actual financial and operational results against budgets, forecasts, prior periods, and business expectations, explaining significant variances and underlying drivers.
• Perform item cost reviews and monitor changes in material, commodity, supplier, and surcharge costs that may affect margins or business performance.
• Support sales and operations with margin analysis, pricing support, make-versus-buy analysis, investment analysis, and other business case evaluations.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial analyses that support strategic initiatives, operational decisions, and continuous improvement activities.
• Support the annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, inventory accounting, and analytical review of financial statements.
• Prepare inventory roll forward and Work in Process (WIP) reporting; reconcile balances, review period-to-period changes, and research negative inventory, outliers, and other discrepancies.
• Monitor inventory valuation, reserves, usage, excess and obsolete inventory, cycle counts, physical inventories, and related financial controls.
• Support capital expenditure planning, approval analysis, project tracking, capitalization, and post-investment review.
• Prepare labor reporting and analyze labor activity, service labor, utilization, and significant trends or reporting discrepancies with operational teams.
• Prepare accounts payable aging summaries and review vendor balances, trends, unusual items, and follow-up needs.
• Extract, combine, validate, and analyze financial and operational data from ERP systems, spreadsheets, and other business sources.
• Develop and maintain management reports, dashboards, key performance indicators, and executive-level presentations that clearly communicate business performance.
• Identify data quality issues, process gaps, control weaknesses, and opportunities to improve reporting accuracy, timeliness, consistency, and efficiency.
• Support internal and external audit requests by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and organized supporting documentation.
• Help drive and support BCT’s Culture, Core Values, and PACT principles.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit plans and a 401(k) with a 50% employer match up to 6%.
• BCT covers 90% of insurance premiums; low deductibles, zero coinsurance, and extensive provider networks.
• Generous paid time off and paid U.S. holidays.
• Casual dress code and friendly workplace.
• Tuition reimbursement and investments in continued learning.
• Free coffee, popcorn, summer cookouts, and other amenities.
• Onsite HR and IT support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time