Location: Hamptonville, NC              

Compensation: $150k

Lydech is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Lydech offers a full line of innovative engineered products to assist in noise and heat abatement within the automotive and industrial markets. The business manufactures acoustical damping and thermal insulating solutions comprised of fiber and metal based composite product constructions. These products are typically found in the interior (dash insulators), underbody (wheel well, fuel tank, exhaust) and under hood (engine compartment) of passenger vehicles, heavy duty trucks, recreational vehicles as well as in other industrial applications. The segment employs approximately ~1400 employees with operations in the U.S., Germany, France, and China.

Job Summary:

Manage some or all of the functions responsible for general and property accounting, payroll and benefit accounting, accounts receivable and payable accounting, internal auditing, cost accounting, financial reporting and analysis, and budgetary controls.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Direct and coordinate the preparation of budgets, financial statements, and all related activities.


• Ensure that the division accounting procedures are in compliance with corporate policies and procedure.


• Oversee the preparation of statistics for financial statements, including the analysis and reporting of results to provide forecasts and identify problem areas.


• Interpret operating results as they affect the financial aspects of the business unit.


• Make specific recommendations to result in cost reductions and profit improvement.


• Develop financial data necessary for the preparation and evaluation of business plans and the allocation of funds.


• Establish and implement related methods and procedures.


• Ensure the correct and accurate accounting classification of all expenditures and documents.


• Provide timely, thorough evaluation of all CARs (capital expenditures).


• Supervise, train and evaluate staff.


• Provide advice and counsel to Senior Management regarding the organization’s financial objectives and management fiscal policies.


• Prepare and make presentations to Senior Management of the Group and Executives of the Corporation.

Required Experience, Education, Skills, and Abilities for Consideration as a Candidate:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.


• Five to seven years of experience in accounting and finance in a manufacturing environment including two years of supervisory experience.


• Experience with ERP systems is required


• Experience in SOX 404 Compliance required.


• Strong verbal, written, analytical and interpersonal skills.


• Thorough understanding of all accounting functional areas

Preferred or Additional, Experience, Education, Skills and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of GAAP required. A working knowledge of US Federal income tax regulations, state taxation, and SEC reporting requirement desired.


• Continuous improvement experience is a plus (in particular Lean Enterprise)


• A CPA is desired with 2-3 years of experience in public accounting and/or publicly held companies