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Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Employment Type: Full-Time | On-site or Hybrid
Reports to: Controller or CFO
Industry: Manufacturing / Consumer Goods

Position Overview:

We are looking for a skilled Manufacturing Accounting Manager with experience in both traditional cost accounting and advertising/marketing cost tracking. This role will oversee the financial operations of our manufacturing business, ensuring accurate reporting of production costs, inventory, and advertising spend. A key focus will be aligning product cost data with marketing expenditures to support true profitability analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage general accounting operations, including cost accounting, inventory control, accounts payable/receivable, and fixed assets.

• Oversee the month-end close process and prepare financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

• Develop, analyze, and maintain standard costs; monitor variances including PPV, labor, overhead, and scrap.

• Track and analyze advertising and promotional spend by product, customer, and campaign.

• Collaborate with marketing and sales to assess ROI of ad campaigns and their impact on product margins.

• Prepare profitability reports by SKU, customer, and channel that include both production and marketing costs.

• Maintain accurate records of co-op advertising, trade spend, and rebates.

• Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including SG&A and marketing budgets.

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and external audit requirements.

• Supervise and mentor accounting team members.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA/CMA a plus).

• 6+ years of accounting experience in manufacturing; experience with consumer packaged goods (CPG) or product-based businesses preferred.

• Solid background in standard costing, inventory, and margin analysis.

• Experience tracking marketing/advertising spend and allocating costs across products or business units.

• Strong ERP and Excel skills; experience with NetSuite, SAP, or similar preferred.

• Excellent analytical and communication skills with a collaborative mindset.

Preferred Traits:

• Ability to interpret and communicate the impact of marketing decisions on financial performance.

• Experience working closely with marketing, sales, and operations leaders.

• Familiarity with marketing attribution models or performance dashboards (optional, but a plus).
  
  

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