Accounting Manager at EBS Recruiters LLC – St. Louis, Missouri

The Accounting Manager oversees core accounting operations within a manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on cost accounting, inventory, and month-end close. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting while partnering closely with operations to identify issues, improve processes, and strengthen systems. The ideal candidate is hands-on, solutions-oriented, and comfortable working both in the office and on the floor to resolve inventory and operational challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Manage cost accounting, inventory accounting, and related analysis
• Partner with operations to address inventory discrepancies and improve accuracy
• Identify and resolve accounting and process issues across systems and workflows
• Drive process improvements and enhance accounting systems and controls
• Support overall accounting operations and ensure compliance with accounting standards

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
• 10+ years of accounting experience, including a minimum of 5 years in a manufacturing environment
• Strong experience with cost accounting, inventory, and month-end close
• Experience working with ERP systems
• Hands-on, problem-solving mindset with a focus on process improvement
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing setting, including time spent on the floor with inventory
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills