Finance & Accounting Manager

Lindsay Precast is seeking a Finance & Accounting Manager for an onsite role in Franklinton, NC. The position will lead monthly close, reporting, financial analysis, and budgeting activities while partnering closely with plant and operational leadership. This role also owns AR and AP processes and manages a small team of Plant Accountants.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a finance business partner to plant and operational leadership by delivering financial insight and recommendations to improve business performance.
• Partner with operational leaders to assess cost drivers, identify improvement opportunities, and support decisions that strengthen profitability and efficiency.
• Support monthly close, budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting activities in collaboration with plant and functional leadership.
• Own AP and AR processes, working with plant teams to ensure accurate and timely processing.
• Review and approve journal entries and prepare account reconciliations.
• Analyze financial results, KPIs, and operational performance, translating variances and trends into actionable insights.
• 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 while maintaining accurate, timely, and consistent financial processes and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement across accounting processes, systems, and reporting, including support for ERP initiatives and automation.

Required Qualifications

• 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.
• Working knowledge of month-end close, 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.
• Demonstrated ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.

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 collaborating cross-functionally with plant operations teams.

Technology Stack

• ERP systems
• Excel
• Dashboards

Travel

The role requires the ability to travel to plant locations as needed, approximately 25%.

Compensation and Experience

• Salary: USD 85,000 - 105,000 per year
• Minimum experience: 5 years