Accounting Manager

As Charm continues to expand our operations and financial systems, we're looking for an Accounting Manager to own day-to-day accounting operations and help scale our financial infrastructure for the next phase of growth. Reporting to the Controller, you'll collaborate with cross-functional partners across all aspects of the business to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting and a high standard of operational excellence. You'll oversee the month-end close, develop internal controls across multiple facilities, and help integrate accounting data into Charm's evolving ERP and carbon accounting systems.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-growth, mission-driven manufacturing environment where accuracy, process improvement, and cross-team communication drive success.

This is a hybrid role based at our Fort Lupton, CO office (Denver metro area).

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring GAAP compliant reporting and accurate consolidation and intercompany elimination across Charm’s entities.
• Coordinate annual audits and tax filings with external partners, ensuring timely submission and compliance.
• Reviewing general ledger account reconciliations and ensure accounts are properly maintained in accordance with GAAP standards.
• Supervise and develop a small accounting team responsible for AP, AR, and GL functions.
• Contribute to the monthly close process including journal entries, variance analysis and review, balance sheet reconciliations, and other tasks as needed to stay on track.
• Partner with the Production and Engineering teams to develop standard cost models for bio-oil production and facility operations, and improve or implement tracking methods for manufacturing overhead, labor utilization, and capital spend.
• Implement processes to accurately capture inventory movements and COGS estimates in real time.
• Collaborate with the MRV (Carbon Accounting) team to align production and emissions data, designing and implementing improvements that enhance data quality and reduce manual workload.
• Help design and maintain internal control procedures.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities through data analysis and report development.

You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CPA eligible preferred, but not required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years in a managerial role.
• Passion for high-growth, frequently changing environments.
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
• Proven ability to implement process improvements and drive efficiency.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment with cost accounting and inventory management.
• Familiarity with multi-entity operations and intercompany consolidations.