Finance Manager

Metal Powder Works is hiring a Finance Manager to lead day-to-day finance and accounting and to support both U.S. and group reporting needs. The role is onsite in Clinton, PA and offers a $80,000 to $110,000 base salary, a target 10% performance bonus, and benefits designed to support your health and long-term planning.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: $80,000 to $110,000 per year (based on experience)
• Target performance bonus: 10% of base salary, paid annually based on achieving CEO-approved revenue, order-intake, and margin goals
• 401(k) plan: company match on the first 4%
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): offsets medical expenses tax-free

What You’ll Do

The Finance Manager owns the company’s month-end and core accounting operations in QuickBooks, driving accurate reporting, forecasting, cash planning, and compliance. You will also partner with outside accounting and tax providers while supporting group audit and reporting requirements.

• Own the monthly close in QuickBooks, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and review of work prepared by others
• Prepare monthly U.S. GAAP financial statements
• Maintain the fixed asset register and post periodic depreciation
• Own inventory valuation across raw material, work in progress, finished powder, and machine-build components
• Maintain the accounting cost model using engineering inputs, including yield reporting, cost variances, and per-alloy margins
• Track R&D spend and support R&D tax credit claims
• Build the annual budget and a rolling forecast, and produce monthly management reporting
• Maintain a weekly rolling 13-week cash forecast and a monthly 12-month cash forecast covering material purchases, machine builds, and major commitments
• Manage payment runs and approve ACH and wire payments within delegated authority
• Lead the finance setup of the company’s ERP system, including inventory costing and ERP-to-ledger reconciliation
• Design and document finance processes and internal controls, including segregation of duties
• Own sales and use tax compliance (registrations, exemption certificates, and filings) with the external CPA firm
• Coordinate year-end, tax filings, and R&D credits
• Manage outside accounting and tax providers and review AP, AR, and payroll processing
• Recommend which finance work to keep in-house versus outsource as the company grows
• Support the Australian parent company’s half-year and annual financial reporting needs, including preparation of supporting information in line with group reporting deadlines and accounting policies
• Assist the Group CFO and external auditors with group audit and compliance obligations, including reconciliation of U.S. GAAP financial information to AASB/IFRS where required
• Serve as the primary contact for auditors

Requirements

• U.S. Person eligibility: U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent residence (“Green Card” holder), or status as a “protected person”
• B.S. in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 5+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience; public accounting or audit followed by industry strongly preferred
• Hands-on ownership of a month-end close
• Inventory and cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, advanced Excel, and experience with QuickBooks and an ERP system
• IFRS knowledge is desirable but not required
• Ability to explain financial results clearly to engineers and executives
• Preferred: CPA or CMA (or progress toward one), ERP implementation experience, and multi-state sales tax experience

Technology

• QuickBooks
• ERP system
• Excel

Location: Onsite in Clinton, PA 15026. Work type: In person.