Accounting Manager

LHH Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a growing manufacturing organization in Reading, PA to identify an experienced Accounting Manager to join their team.
This Accounting Manager will play a key role in supporting multi?plant operations, driving process improvements, and strengthening the financial foundation of a rapidly scaling, private?equity?backed environment.

Title: Accounting Manager
Location: Onsite — Reading, PA
Compensation: $100,000- $120,000 salary 
Preferred Certifications: CPA and/or MBA

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close for corporate and plant entities; prepare and review journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analyses.
• Manage cost accounting across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods; ensure accurate standard costs, BOM/routings, PPV tracking, and overhead absorption.
• Build and maintain budget-to-actual reporting; analyze trends, drivers, and risks; deliver executive-ready commentary.
• Partner with plant leadership on production metrics, scrap/yield, cycle counts, inventory accuracy, and physical inventories.
• Prepare and book payroll journal entries; reconcile payroll-related GL accounts and support payroll tax filings in coordination with third parties.
• Support external audit and review engagements—prepare PBCs, respond to audit inquiries, and implement control and process improvements.
• Liaise with outsourced CFO on cash flow, working capital, covenant tracking, and board-ready reporting packages.
• Assist with PE reporting cadence (monthly KPI packs, EBITDA bridges, operational dashboards) and ad-hoc analytics.
• Contribute to M\&A activities: financial diligence support, data room requests, integration checklists, opening balance sheets, and policy alignment.
• Enhance internal controls across revenue, payables, inventory, payroll, and closing cycles; document SOPs and drive compliance.
• Collaborate with Logistics on freight costing, landed cost accuracy, carrier accruals, and margin impacts; reconcile freight and accessorial charges.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to streamline order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and inventory processes; partner with IT on ERP/reporting improvements.
• Prepare sales, margin, and customer/product profitability analyses; identify pricing, mix, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Support tax partners with sales/use tax, payroll tax support, and annual provision inputs.
• Mentor staff and create scalable processes as the team grows; provide coverage for shared accounting responsibilities.
• Maintain GAAP-compliant records and ensure timely, accurate financial statements for corporate and plant operations.
• Manage fixed assets and capex tracking; oversee capitalization policy, asset tagging, and depreciation schedules.
• Oversee intercompany transactions and eliminations; ensure accuracy across multiple facilities.
• Generate executive-level materials for monthly reviews, lender/PE updates, and operational meetings.
• Drive continuous improvement across close timelines, accuracy, and reporting quality.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of progressive accounting experience in manufacturing (polymers, packaging, or discrete/continuous process preferred).
• Strong cost accounting, inventory, and standard costing experience.
• Private equity reporting exposure and comfort with fast-paced, change-oriented environments.
• Advanced Excel; ERP experience in a multi-plant setting.
• CPA and/or MBA strongly preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance


 

Pay Details: $100,000.00 to $120,000.00 per year

Search managed by: Cassandra Coakley

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.