About the role:
An international manufacturing company is seeking a Senior Accounting Manager to lead accounting operations, controllership, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance activities across manufacturing entities located across multiple European countries.
The role is responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant reporting while maintaining strong governance across inventory, standard costing, fixed assets, manufacturing controls, and balance sheet management. The position partners closely with Plant Leadership, Operations, Finance, Shared Services, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit, external auditors, and regional accounting leadership.

Key Responsibilities:
Manufacturing Accounting & Controllership:
• Lead day-to-day accounting and controllership activities for the manufacturing entities in scope, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, corporate accounting policies, and local statutory requirements.
• Manage accounting judgments, accruals, provisions, reserves, and key close activities while partnering closely with Plant Leadership, Operations,



and Finance teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and operational alignment.
• Drive accountability across local accounting teams, regional controllership, and shared service organizations.

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting:
• Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close coordination activities.
• Ensure all close deliverables are accurate, complete, and submitted on time.
• Review journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and close analytics.
• Manage reporting packages, supplemental schedules, intercompany reporting, and validation activities.
• Communicate accounting risks, significant variances, and escalation topics to management.

Inventory, Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Controls:
• Oversee inventory accounting, standard costing, manufacturing variances, overhead absorption, and inventory reserves.
• Ensure physical inventory and cycle count processes are properly controlle

📌 Senior Accounting Manager (Padova)
🏢 Azienda Anonima
📍 Padova