Finance & Accounting Manager

Lindsay Precast Master is seeking a Finance & Accounting Manager in Canal Fulton, OH to lead the monthly close, reporting, and financial analysis efforts. This role partners closely with plant and operational leadership to strengthen budgeting and forecasting, manage AP and AR processes, and translate operational results into actionable financial insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a finance business partner to plant and operational leadership, delivering financial insight and recommendations to improve business performance.
• Partner with operational leaders to evaluate cost drivers, identify improvement opportunities, and support decisions that enhance profitability and efficiency.
• Support monthly close, budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting activities in partnership with plant and functional leadership.
• Own the AP and AR processes, partnering with plant teams to maintain accurate and timely processing.
• Review and approve journal entries and prepare account reconciliations.
• Analyze financial results, KPIs, and operational performance, converting variances and trends into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Use financial reporting, dashboards, and analytical tools to provide leadership with ongoing visibility into business performance.
• Partner with plant teams on inventory analysis, including physical count variances, inventory turns, valuation, usage, and opportunities to improve inventory accuracy.
• Manage, coach, and develop Plant Accountants to ensure accurate, timely, and consistent financial processes and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement across accounting processes, systems, and reporting, including support for ERP initiatives and automation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience overseeing AP and AR functions, including billing, collections, and vendor payment processes.
• Practical understanding of the month-end close process, cost accounting, inventory analysis, and plant-level financial operations.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Excel.
• Working knowledge of GAAP as it applies to manufacturing and inventory accounting.
• Proven ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Industry experience in precast concrete or manufacturing.
• Experience supporting ERP implementations or process automation initiatives.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong business partnering and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills.
• Comfort working cross-functionally with plant operations teams.

Travel

Ability to travel to plant locations as needed, approximately 25%.