Accounting Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026. G-3 Chickadee Purchaser scores A on the Alion truth index.
About us
Nexomer Engineered Materials (G-3 Chickadee) is a standalone specialty chemicals manufacturer with production sites in Houston and Beaumont, Texas, and an R&D center in Akron, Ohio. Following our carve-out from a global manufacturer, we are building our own finance organization and implementing SAP S/4HANA, with go-live planned for mid-2027. This is a rare chance to shape a finance function from day one: the processes, controls and team you build will be the ones the company runs on.
About the role
Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close for our operating company and holding entities, and produce audit-ready financial statements. You will design and run the close in S/4HANA from go-live, lead the general accounting team, and be the day-to-day owner of the external audit and lender reporting files.
We are standing up S/4HANA with no legacy SAP team in place to train or support new hires, so we need people who have already done this work in S/4HANA and can operate independently from their first week.
What you will do
- Own the close calendar and lead the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close in S/4HANA, including posting period control
- Review journal entries, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations; run the reconciliation standard and escalate aged items
- Prepare consolidated financial statements and footnotes under US GAAP, and monthly lender reporting packages
- Coordinate the external audit: PBC list, schedules, walkthroughs and auditor meetings
- Lead and develop the Senior GL Accountant, GL Accountant and Fixed Asset GL Accountant
- Take part in S/4HANA testing, mock closes and hypercare; write desk procedures for every recurring task
- Partner with FP&A, Treasury, Tax and the plant controllers on accruals, cut-off and reporting
What you will bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA required or strongly preferred
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years leading a close and supervising accountants
- 3+ years of hands-on SAP S/4HANA Finance experience (General Ledger, period-end close, Fiori apps, Universal Journal), including at least one full go-live and hypercare
- Strong US GAAP knowledge; experience preparing audited financial statements
- Proven ability to build close checklists, reconciliation processes and controls from scratch
Nice to have
- Manufacturing or chemical industry experience
- Public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) background
- Experience with reconciliation or close tools (BlackLine, FloQast, Trintech) and SAP Advanced Financial Closing
- Private equity-backed or lender-reporting environment
Why join us
- Build it right the first time: a new S/4HANA system, new processes and a new team, with real influence on how they are designed
- Visible, high-impact role reporting into a lean, hands-on finance leadership team
- Competitive base salary, annual bonus and a full benefits package