Associate Director, Operations Accounting

• Lead North America operations accounting for revenue, COGS, inventory, product costing, and gross margin analysis
• Manage and develop the Operations Accounting team (including cost accounting manager), providing hands-on leadership
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close for operations accounting areas
• Review and approve complex journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, reserves, and estimates
• Perform balance sheet and P&L variance analysis, identify drivers, and recommend actions
• Oversee product costing, absorption analysis, and manufacturing variance reporting
• Review PPV, cycle count reporting, and excess/obsolete inventory analysis
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation and reserve methodology across all sites
• Provide SME support for revenue, manufacturing costing, cost of sales, and inventory accounting
• Act as the primary contact for internal audit, external audit, and statutory reporting
• Prepare audit schedules, accounting memos, and position papers as needed
• Own and maintain operations accounting policies, procedures, and SOPs
• Partner with IT on SAP S/4HANA enhancements, automation, and data quality improvements
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and ad hoc transformation projects
• Review monthly excess and obsolete inventory analysis and support related ad hoc initiatives

• 10+ years of accounting/cost accounting experience (preferably distribution & manufacturing) with demonstrated process improvement results
• 7+ years supervisory experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Advanced Excel skills
• SAP experience preferred (FI/CO/SD/BI)
• open to comparable ERP experience (e.g., Oracle, JD Edwards)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to translate complex accounting topics for non-finance stakeholder
• Strong presentation skills and ability to review/abstract information

German GAAP/HGB