Manufacturing GL Accountant

The Manufacturing GL Accountant plays a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, with primary responsibility for managing North American cost accounting within the manufacturing (Proprietary Products) environment. This hands-on position requires strong analytical skills, close attention to detail, and active management of inventory and cost data to drive financial transparency for the North American Proprietary Products organization.

Reporting to the North America Controller, the role partners closely with operations and other internal stakeholders to support the month-end close process, perform detailed cost and margin analysis, and deliver timely, actionable financial insights.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily (other duties may be assigned). Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform month‑end and year‑end close activities across multiple entities.
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and general ledger analyses.
• Manage standard costing, inventory valuation, COGS, and variance analysis.
• Maintain and improve cost‑accounting policies and ensure compliance with GAAP and internal controls.
• Oversee inventory accounting, including reconciliations, valuation, and excess/obsolete reviews.
• Implement controls and best practices to enhance inventory accuracy and reduce waste.
• Develop business performance reporting and KPI tracking across multiple business units.
• Identify opportunities to streamline cost‑accounting processes, drive ERP automation and assess opportunities to utilize AI.
• Partner with manufacturing, supply chain and procurement teams to understand cost drivers.
• Support internal and external audits with timely documentation.
• Support other ad-hoc and special projects. This may include participation in global cost accounting efforts and integration of acquired business units.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field. Minimum five years of progressive cost accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Strong expertise in costing, variance analysis, forecasting and inventory accounting. Hands on experience leading or participating in software implementation.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

Achievement Focus - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles. Measures self against standard of excellence. Recognizes and acts on opportunities. Sets and achieves challenging goals. Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Business Acumen – Aligns work with strategic goals. Conducts cost-benefit analyses. Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition. Displays orientation to profitability. Understands business implications of decisions.

Business Ethics – Inspires the trust of others. Keeps commitments. Treats people with respect. Upholds organizational values. Works with integrity and ethically.

Problem Solving – Develops alternative solutions. Gathers and analyzes information skillfully. Identifies problems in a timely manner. Resolves problems in early stages. Works well in group problem solving situations.

Communications – Exhibits good listening and comprehension. Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form. Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally. Keeps others adequately informed. Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Dependability - Commits to doing the best job possible. Follows instructions, responds to management direction. Keeps commitments. Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines. Responds to requests for service and assistance. Takes responsibility for own actions.

Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge. Displays understanding of how job

relates to others. Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills. Keeps abreast of current developments.

Requires minimal supervision. Uses resources effectively.

Quality - Applies feedback to improve performance. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Displays commitment to excellence. Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Monitors own

work to ensure quality.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:

Read, analyze and interpret business, professional, technical or governmental documents. Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and the public.

Mathematical Ability:

Work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be:

• Proficient with ERP and consolidation platforms.
• Advanced Excel, Great Plains or Microsoft Dynamics strongly preferred.
• Interest in leveraging AI and automation tools to enhance efficiency.

Certificates and Licenses: CPA preferred.