<p><strong>Position:</strong> Controller</p><p><strong>Reports To:</strong> Chief Financial Officer (CFO)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Detroit, MI</p><p><strong>Minimum Experience:</strong> 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Opportunity</strong></p><p>Our client, a manufacturer of premium, high-end products, is seeking a dynamic and experienced Controller to join their leadership team. This position plays a critical role in overseeing accounting operations, driving process improvements, and ensuring compliance and accuracy across all financial activities. The Controller will report directly to the CFO and partner with leadership across the organization to deliver strategic financial insights that support growth and operational excellence.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Day-to-Day:</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee accounting operations including AP, AR, payroll, and general ledger management.</li><li>Ensure accuracy, compliance, and timeliness of all financial transactions.</li><li>Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accounting professionals across multiple business lines.</li><li>Partner cross-functionally with leadership to deliver financial insights and drive process enhancements.</li></ul><p><strong>Month-End:</strong></p><ul><li>Manage month-end close, including reconciliations and preparation of accurate financial statements.</li><li>Analyze variances and deliver clear commentary to leadership.</li><li>Monitor cash flow and working capital performance.</li></ul><p><strong>Year-End:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead the annual close process and external audit coordination.</li><li>Oversee tax preparation and compliance through third-party providers.</li><li>Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning cycles.</li></ul><p>If you have questions or would like more information please call Jeff Sokolowski directly at (248)365-6131. For immediate and confidential please apply today.</p>
<p><strong>Workday Finance Product Lead</strong></p><p><strong>Department:</strong> Corporate Finance Systems</p><p> <strong>Confidential Search</strong></p><p> <strong>Location:</strong> Remote (Quarterly travel to Michigan headquarters)</p><p><strong>Role Overview</strong></p><p>Our client, a global leader in its industry, is seeking a Workday Finance Product Lead to serve as the finance-facing owner of its Workday Financial Management platform. This role sits at the intersection of accounting, finance operations, and enterprise systems, with primary responsibility for ensuring Workday supports accurate financial reporting, scalable processes, and strong internal controls across a complex, international organization.</p><p>This position is ideal for a finance professional with deep accounting experience who has led Workday Financials implementations and served as a Workday administrator. The role partners closely with global accounting and finance leadership to translate financial requirements into effective system design and execution.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Act as the finance product owner for Workday Financial Management, representing accounting and finance priorities across the organization</li><li>Lead and support Workday Financials implementations, enhancements, and ongoing system administration</li><li>Partner with accounting and finance leadership to align Workday functionality with close, reporting, procurement, expense, and project accounting processes</li><li>Develop and maintain a finance-driven roadmap that supports reporting accuracy, operational efficiency, and future growth</li><li>Translate accounting and finance requirements into detailed functional designs and Workday configurations</li><li>Oversee functional delivery of initiatives, ensuring adherence to financial controls, timelines, and quality standards</li><li>Provide guidance on Workday integrations, data flows, and downstream reporting dependencies</li><li>Serve as a key escalation point for system-related accounting issues, driving root-cause analysis and sustainable solutions</li><li>Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to support compliance, audit readiness, and risk management</li><li>Support governance, documentation, and change management related to financial systems</li></ul><p>For immediate and confidential consideration please apply today. If you have questions, or if you would like more information, please call Jeff Sokolowski directly at (248)365-6131.</p>
<p>This role partners closely with global Finance stakeholders to evaluate, redesign, and continuously enhance the organization’s Workday Financial Management platform. The Workday Finance Product Lead blends deep knowledge of financial processes with strong Workday expertise to improve efficiency, data integrity, and overall user experience across the enterprise.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Gain and maintain a deep understanding of the current Workday Financial Management environment and its global deployment.</li><li>Build strong, trusted partnerships with Finance leadership and key stakeholders.</li><li>Translate Finance business objectives into technology-driven solutions by identifying gaps, risks, and optimization opportunities within Workday.</li><li>Create and present a clear, actionable roadmap that aligns Finance and IT priorities with business goals.</li><li>Define initiative scope, gather and document business requirements, and design appropriate Workday and related system solutions.</li><li>Collaborate with Program Management to plan and sequence upcoming initiatives.</li><li>Own and lead the functional delivery of active Workday Finance initiatives.</li><li>Proactively communicate risks, limitations, and challenges, maintaining a solution-oriented mindset.</li><li>Investigate Workday application issues, clearly communicate findings, and coordinate resolution efforts with internal teams and Workday as needed.</li><li>Advise team members on Workday configuration decisions and support the design of integrations with Finance and enterprise systems.</li><li>Support compliance activities and contribute to risk assessment efforts related to financial systems.</li></ul><p>Qualifications & Experience</p><ul><li>5–10 years of experience designing and delivering Workday Financial Management solutions within a global organization.</li><li>Hands-on experience with Workday Finance modules such as Core Financials, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Adaptive Planning, Expenses, Projects, and Reporting.</li><li>Familiarity with Workday integrations (native and middleware-based); exposure to Extend and Accounting Center is a plus.</li><li>Strong understanding of global finance processes, reporting requirements, and operational challenges (CPA or similar finance certification is highly desirable).</li><li>Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels.</li><li>Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.</li><li>Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver results.</li><li>Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to navigate complex or unfamiliar environments.</li></ul>
• Maintains subsidiary ledgers for company activities in accordance with statutory accounting principles (SAP) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Prepares monthly analyses and reports. • Analyzes computer output to determine discrepancies and errors and initiates corrective action to ensure integrity of ledger system. Verifies that account balances are reported accurately and that reconciling items are cleared on a timely basis. • Balances and audits accounting transactions for multi-company/multi-state operations. • Participates in modification of new and existing data systems to ensure compliance with area specifications and financial integrity. • Prepares audit schedules for use in internal and independent external audits. • Develops and maintains job documentation and procedures. • Prepares and maintains reconciliations of general ledger accounts. • Processes and creates complex financial calculations for analysis or input into the general ledger. • Reconciles deposit and disbursement accounts to bank statements and corporate product systems. • Processes and analyzes internal and external reinsurance transactions. • Interacts with other operating departments and management to define current procedures, research alternatives and develop efficiencies in existing processes and procedures. <br> Core Competencies • Achieves Results/Has Bias for Action - Achieves stretch results. Strong bias for action with sense of urgency and efficient. Practices collaborative working environment to achieve more. • Customer Focus - Has ability to look from customer’s view. Viewed as business partner by external and internal customers. Anticipates customer needs to ensure no barriers to doing business. • Uses Effective Communication Skills - Candid, clear and concise in communication. Effectively matches style, tone and method to audience. Connects with intended audience. Manages communication and feedback within the organization. • Displays Team Orientation - Works collaboratively to achieve organization’s success. • Technical/detail oriented Skills - Strives to stay ahead of technical/detail oriented expertise, is proactive and inspires others to stay current in areas of technical expertise. <br> <br> Required Education/Experience <br> • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant, equivalent experience required. • Two to four years’ experience in an accounting department • Basic data processing • Balancing of ledgers to support system • Account analysis and reconciliation • Preparing bank reconciliations • GAAP and/or SAP • Automated accounting systems • Spreadsheet software • Communicate effectively with others in a work environment • Work effectively on project teams
<p>Sales & Business Development Manager — Commercial Tree Revenue Program</p><p>Would you like to help build and scale a <strong>first-of-its-kind, industry-defining commercial program</strong>? Are you energized by pioneering new markets, opening entirely new revenue channels, and being early to an idea before the rest of the industry catches on? Are you motivated by direct access to executive leadership and the opportunity to shape a business from its formative stages?</p><p><strong>Our client</strong> is an <strong>industry-leading, high-growth start-up</strong> that has created a <strong>first-in-market commercial tree revenue model</strong>, redefining how mature trees are valued within commercial real estate and land management. As a true pioneer in this space, the company is transforming what was once viewed as a liability into a scalable, monetizable asset—uniting sustainability, preservation, and profitability in a way the market has not seen before.</p><p>This is not an incremental improvement on an existing concept. It is a <strong>category-creating platform</strong>, built by leadership with a bold vision and proven execution.</p><p>About the Role</p><p>As the Sales & Business Development Manager, you’ll step into a highly visible, growth-critical role with direct exposure to the CEO. You will help <strong>define go-to-market strategy, establish commercial standards, and scale a repeatable sales engine</strong> for a program that is setting the benchmark for an entirely new segment.</p><p><strong>Your mission:</strong></p><p>Open new markets, establish early-adopter relationships, and build long-term partnerships that position our client as the unquestioned leader in this emerging industry.</p><p>What You’ll Do</p><ul><li>Pioneer new client relationships while creatively expanding value within existing accounts</li><li>Lead market education efforts around a first-in-class commercial offering</li><li>Establish innovative sales targets and execute growth strategies that define industry standards</li><li>Identify, structure, and close complex, consultative business opportunities</li><li>Build scalable, repeatable sales programs that support rapid national expansion</li><li>Educate property owners, developers, and industry leaders on the financial and environmental upside of preserving mature trees</li><li>Develop tailored valuations, proposals, and executive-level presentations</li><li>Represent the company at industry conferences, trade shows, and executive meetings</li><li>Collaborate closely with field teams and external partners to ensure consistent delivery</li><li>Act as a thought leader and evangelist for a newly emerging asset class</li><li>Deliver creative, solution-oriented approaches in a dynamic, fast-moving environment</li><li><br></li><li>Mission-driven, entrepreneurial culture where innovation is expected and rewarded</li></ul><p>If you’re ready to help <strong>build the standard for an entirely new commercial market</strong> and want a seat at the table as it scales, this is a rare opportunity to do exactly that.</p><p><br></p><p>For immediate and confidential consideration, please call Jeff Sokolowski directly at (248)365-6131 or apply directly today.</p>
