[Hiring] Lead Feed ERP & Accounting Implementation Specialist @Datacor

Role Description

As a Senior Implementation Specialist on the Animal Nutrition team, you will lead customers through the configuration, validation, and go-live of our feed mill and formulation software with a particular focus on getting the accounting side right. This role is for someone who has actually closed a month, reconciled an inventory sub-ledger to the GL, and can sit across the table from a controller and speak their language. This is a remote position that requires periodic travel to customer sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Implementation Delivery
  • Lead installation, configuration, testing, training, and go-live support for Datacor Animal Nutrition products at customer sites and remotely.
  • Partner with Delivery Managers to execute project plans, hit milestones, and manage scope across concurrent implementations.
  • Analyze customer business processes and consult on best practices for system configuration, workflow design, and process optimization.
  • Support cutover, go-live, and hypercare, including opening-balance loads, cutover inventory counts, and first-close support.
• Accounting Configuration & Financial Integrity
  • Design and configure the accounting foundation of each implementation: chart of accounts mapping, GL posting accounts, account segmentation, and integration setup between mill operations and the financial system.
  • Configure and validate inventory costing methodology (standard, average, FIFO/LIFO as applicable), cost roll-ups, variance accounts, and work-in-process treatment for batch manufacturing.
  • Set up and test AR, AP, and GL integration points between Feed Mill Manager / Pennent Mill Manager and accounting systems, including batch posting, distribution accuracy, and error handling.
  • Validate that manufacturing, shipping, receiving, and billing transactions produce correct financial results, and lead reconciliation of sub-ledgers to the general ledger during parallel testing.
  • Advise on pricing, contract, freight, discount, and tax configuration and their downstream accounting impact.
• Training, Documentation & Team Contribution
  • Deliver end-user and administrator training across operational and financial workflows, tailored to mill operators, office staff, controllers, and executives.
  • Develop and maintain training documentation, user guides, configuration workbooks, and internal knowledge base materials.
  • Troubleshoot configuration, process, and data-related issues with clear, timely customer communication.
  • Contribute implementation insights and lessons learned back to the delivery and support teams to improve methodology.
  • Manage multiple engagements simultaneously while completing administrative responsibilities time entry, status updates, taskray and recap documentation accurately and on time.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on accounting experience such as staff/senior accountant, cost accountant, assistant controller, or controller.
• Demonstrated depth in one or more of: inventory accounting and valuation, cost accounting in a manufacturing environment, general ledger management, or AR/AP operations.
• 3+ years of ERP experience as an end user, implementation consultant, or both, including at least one full-cycle implementation or major system conversion.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Strong understanding of how operational transactions, production, inventory movement, shipping, receiving, billing - translate into financial entries.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to explain financial and technical concepts clearly to both plant-floor and executive audiences.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Proven ability to manage time effectively and work independently in a remote environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel to customer sites as required.

Requirements

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP, particularly the Financials, Inventory, Purchasing, and Sales Order Processing modules.
• Background in agriculture, feed milling, food manufacturing, or another process/batch manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Datacor Animal Nutrition products (Feed Mill Manager, Pennent Mill Manager, Brill, ARA, Feed Tags).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and the ability to write or read basic SQL for data validation and reconciliation.
• Experience with data migration, opening balance conversion, or parallel testing during a system cutover.
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent certification.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, especially advanced Excel.
• Proficiency with AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT.

Benefits

• Own the accounting backbone of implementations that directly affect how our customers cost, price, and profit.
• Work with a collaborative delivery team supporting impactful, real-world manufacturing solutions.
• Gain exposure to complex ERP implementations across a specialized and growing industry.
• Grow your ERP and accounting expertise while helping customers succeed from implementation through go-live and beyond.

EOE Statement

Datacor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis or race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Use of AI During Interviews

At Datacor, we value thoughtful problem-solving and authentic perspectives. To ensure a fair and consistent evaluation process, we ask that candidates do not use generative AI tools or outside assistance during live interviews unless explicitly stated otherwise. We're interested in hearing your experience, your approach, and how you think through challenges.