
Manufacturing & Distribution Director, Mid Market Outsourcing
Armanino
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dallas • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $177,000 - $208,200 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Provide strategic leadership for the M&D Outsourcing practice, guiding vision, priorities, and long-term goals in alignment with firm objectives.
- Lead, develop, and mentor Managers and staff supporting multiple clients, fostering a high-performance culture centered on accountability, growth, and collaboration.
- Oversee engagement delivery across the M&D client portfolio, ensuring accurate, timely, and high-quality accounting and finance operations.
- Serve as the senior subject matter expert for M&D operational accounting, including inventory processes, costing, three-way match, and supply chain-related workflows.
- Act as the executive-level advisor to clients, providing strategic insights, identifying operational improvements, and supporting decision-making.
- Oversee full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, and compliance with US GAAP across the client portfolio.
- Review and sign off on periodic management-use financial statements and supporting analyses.
- Lead relationships with external auditors, internal firm stakeholders, and cross-functional partners on behalf of clients.
- Direct the onboarding of new clients, including scoping, resource planning, transition oversight, and risk mitigation.
- Partner closely with professional sellers and solution architects to drive business development activities—including go-to-market strategies, pricing, proposals, and client presentations.
- Sponsor and support system implementation and optimization projects, guiding teams through operational accounting challenges in ERP environments (NetSuite, Dynamics, SAP, Intacct).
- Develop future leaders through coaching, performance management, and ongoing skills development initiatives.
- Navigate complex or ambiguous situations, set priorities for the team, and make sound decisions independently.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 12 years of progressive accounting or finance experience, ideally combining public accounting or consulting with hands-on M&D industry experience.
- Minimum of 4 years leading managers and teams in a fast-paced, client-service environment.
- Expertise in financial reporting, operational accounting, and US GAAP compliance.
- Strong experience resolving complex operational accounting issues within M&D environments.
- Proficiency with ERP systems (NetSuite, Dynamics, SAP, Intacct) relevant to manufacturing and distribution.
- Demonstrated success driving relationships and growth.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- Generous PTO plan and paid sick time
- Flexible work arrangements
- 401K with Profit Sharing
- Wellness program
- Generous parental leave
- 11 paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial reportingoperational accountingUS GAAP complianceinventory processescostingthree-way matchsupply chain workflowsfull-cycle accountingperformance managementcoaching
Soft skills
strategic leadershipmentoringhigh-performance cultureaccountabilitycollaborationdecision-makingrelationship buildingnavigating ambiguitysetting prioritiesdriving growth