<p>Robert Half Madison is looking for an <strong>Accounting Manager</strong> to lead all finance and accounting operations for a construction company on the east side. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for both <strong>transactional accounting </strong>and <strong>strategic financial oversight</strong>. Preferred experience will include strong construction accounting experience, including a deep understanding of AIA billing. For consideration, please apply with your most up to date resume and call 608-716-5643!</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Responsibilities</u></strong></p><ul><li>Oversee the full finance and accounting function, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger, month-end close, and financial reporting.</li><li>Manage and review AIA billing processes, ensuring accurate application billing, lien waiver support, and timely customer invoicing.</li><li>Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, and provide leadership with meaningful analysis on company performance, job profitability, and cash flow.</li><li>Partner with project managers and operational leaders to monitor project costs, budgets, work-in-progress schedules, and contract performance.</li><li>Maintain internal controls, ensure compliance with accounting policies, and support external audits, tax preparation, and regulatory reporting requirements.</li><li>Lead cash management, forecasting, and budgeting efforts while identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and support business growth.</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to support strategic transactions and serve as a key finance partner for corporate development initiatives in Waukesha, Wisconsin. This role will guide financial planning, diligence, and post-close activities across acquisitions, divestitures, and investments while collaborating with accounting, treasury, tax, legal, and audit stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, transaction experience, and the ability to coordinate complex finance workstreams in a public company environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Serve as the central finance contact for corporate development activities, aligning deliverables across accounting, treasury, FP&A, and business unit finance teams.<br>• Lead finance priorities for acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investment projects, ensuring key milestones are supported according to transaction schedules.<br>• Evaluate deal-related accounting, financial reporting, and control considerations during diligence and transaction planning, and help resolve related issues.<br>• Work closely with treasury to assess funding strategies, liquidity needs, cash flow effects, and capital structure implications tied to transactions.<br>• Coordinate contributions from tax, legal, internal audit, and external advisory partners to help drive efficient execution and regulatory compliance.<br>• Support public company reporting and governance expectations by maintaining adherence to internal accounting policies, reporting standards, and control requirements.<br>• Oversee post-close finance activities such as inventory verification, purchase accounting updates, general ledger alignment, working capital reviews, and integration into recurring close cycles.<br>• Monitor transaction-related items including earn-outs, escrows, holdbacks, and transition service accounting, ensuring accurate tracking, reconciliation, and reporting.<br>• Partner with internal audit and finance leadership to incorporate acquired businesses into the company’s control framework and address identified control gaps.<br>• Identify opportunities to improve processes, standardize transaction support activities, and enhance financial analysis for post-transaction performance monitoring.
<p>We are looking for a strategic finance leader to support operations and supply chain performance for a growing architectural metals business based in Waukesha, Wisconsin. This role partners closely with cross-functional leaders to guide planning, improve visibility into financial results, and turn complex data into practical business recommendations. The position offers the opportunity to influence decision-making across multiple sites and brands within a well-established public company environment.</p><p><br></p><p>For immediate consideration call Bill Johannes at 414-662-3416 or connect on Linked-In . All conversations will be confidential. If you or someone you know would qualify for any of the positions listed below feel free to have them call me as well. Thanks for any consideration and I look forward to helping you. God Bless.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct annual budgeting, recurring forecasting, and long-range financial planning activities for operations and supply chain functions across a multi-site organization.</p><p>• Deliver timely analysis of spending, productivity, and business performance to help leaders make informed decisions and improve financial outcomes.</p><p>• Build and refine reporting tools, dashboards, and data models using Power BI and related systems to strengthen insight into key operational and financial trends.</p><p>• Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, and finance leadership to identify cost improvement opportunities, monitor performance drivers, and support operational efficiency initiatives.</p><p>• Lead monthly and quarterly financial reviews, highlighting variances, risks, and opportunities with clear recommendations for action.</p><p>• Oversee and develop a small team that includes finance managers and controllers, fostering accountability, collaboration, and strong analytical execution.</p><p>• Support system and reporting integration efforts, including the use of SAP and related planning platforms, to improve consistency, accuracy, and accessibility of financial information.</p><p>• Contribute financial leadership to strategic projects such as business assessments, process improvement efforts, and potential acquisition-related analysis when needed.</p>
We are looking for an experienced accounting leader to oversee shared services operations and provide dependable financial support for the broader finance organization in Wisconsin. This position guides key transactional accounting activities, strengthens month-end close performance, and partners with finance leadership to improve how work is delivered across teams. The role also plays an important part in building efficient processes, supporting accurate reporting, and developing a high-performing staff.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Shape and carry out a shared services roadmap that aligns staffing, workflows, and systems with finance department goals.<br>• Direct daily operations across accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash application, expense administration, and general ledger support to ensure reliable service delivery.<br>• Lead the transition of appropriate accounting activities into a centralized service structure by creating consistent procedures, communication practices, and service expectations with plant locations.<br>• Oversee monthly close activities, including review of subledgers, general ledger accuracy, and maintenance of the chart of accounts within the ERP environment.<br>• Ensure vendors are paid accurately and on schedule while resolving invoice discrepancies, approval issues, and period-end cutoff matters.<br>• Manage payroll administration and related compliance responsibilities, including tax filings, retirement funding support, and annual testing requirements.<br>• Supervise treasury-related tasks such as cash position monitoring, bank reconciliations, wire activity, and intercompany balancing while identifying opportunities to streamline banking practices.<br>• Maintain fixed asset and lease accounting records, monitor capital project capitalization, and prepare related journal entries and reconciliations.<br>• Establish performance measures and drive process improvement initiatives that increase standardization, accuracy, and operational efficiency across shared services.<br>• Recruit, coach, and develop team members while partnering with plant controllers, purchasing, and finance leaders to resolve issues and support strong cross-functional alignment.
We are looking for an accomplished Payroll Manager to oversee a high-volume, highly regulated payroll operation supporting a diverse hourly workforce in Waukesha, Wisconsin. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for a leader who brings deep experience with union payroll, prevailing wage requirements, and multi-state compliance in skilled trades or construction environments. The role will guide payroll strategy and day-to-day execution, strengthen processes for growth, and partner across teams to build a scalable and reliable payroll function.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Direct weekly payroll operations for hourly employees across multiple business entities, ensuring every payroll cycle is completed accurately, on schedule, and in compliance with applicable regulations.<br>• Lead and develop a payroll team, setting priorities, improving accountability, and creating efficient workflows that support a complex union and non-union workforce.<br>• Oversee payroll administration tied to numerous collective bargaining agreements, including proper handling of union deductions, fringe benefit calculations, and required reporting.<br>• Manage multi-state payroll compliance, including prevailing wage obligations and labor-related reporting requirements associated with construction and skilled trades employees.<br>• Review and strengthen payroll procedures, controls, and documentation to improve accuracy, reduce risk, and support long-term operational scalability.<br>• Serve as the primary owner of the payroll technology environment, helping optimize system performance, resolve process gaps, and support future enhancements or implementations.<br>• Partner with HR, finance, operations, and compliance stakeholders to address payroll issues, interpret labor requirements, and align payroll practices with business needs.<br>• Support organizational growth initiatives by contributing payroll expertise to acquisitions, onboarding of new entities, and expansion into additional geographic markets.
We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst- FP&A-Operations to support financial planning, performance analysis, and reporting for operations and supply chain activities in Waukesha, Wisconsin. This position works closely with plant and business leaders to turn financial data into practical recommendations that improve cost efficiency, productivity, and working capital results. The role also contributes to budgeting, forecasting, month-end close activities, and the development of reporting tools that strengthen visibility into operational performance.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Partner with operations, supply chain, and plant leadership to evaluate financial results and identify opportunities to improve margins, efficiency, and cash flow.<br>• Contribute to annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and longer-term planning by compiling inputs, reviewing assumptions, and aligning financial targets with operational priorities.<br>• Assess plant performance through analysis of labor, overhead, productivity, inventory, freight, and cost of goods sold, then communicate meaningful drivers behind results.<br>• Prepare clear variance reporting against budget, forecast, and prior-period performance, offering actionable insights to support business decisions.<br>• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools in Power BI to give leaders timely visibility into key operational and financial metrics.<br>• Support month-end close by extracting data from enterprise systems and subledgers, preparing schedules, and recording journal entries related to manufacturing and operations activity.<br>• Review cost-reduction initiatives and capital-related analyses to help quantify business impact and distinguish realized savings from estimated opportunities.<br>• Assist with reconciliations, compliance-related activities, and process reviews to improve reporting accuracy and financial control.<br>• Work with cross-functional teams to strengthen data quality, standardize reporting practices, and improve consistency across business units and plants.
We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst-Sales/Commercial to strengthen commercial finance operations for a construction-focused organization in Waukesha, Wisconsin. This position combines reporting, performance analysis, commission support, and cross-functional financial partnership to help leaders make informed business decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong technical skills, sound financial judgment, and the ability to organize complex data while balancing recurring deliverables and urgent requests. This role also offers the opportunity to grow into broader commercial planning, forecasting, and strategic analysis responsibilities over time.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead recurring commercial reporting activities across daily, weekly, monthly, and on-demand cycles, ensuring deliverables are accurate and timely.<br>• Administer and improve business intelligence reporting tools by managing user access, resolving reporting issues, and enhancing reliability of financial data.<br>• Combine, reconcile, and standardize information from multiple platforms to create consistent reporting views for sales and finance stakeholders.<br>• Analyze data irregularities, investigate reporting variances, and implement process improvements that reduce manual work and strengthen data quality.<br>• Partner closely with sales leadership to provide insight into revenue, bookings, billings, backlog, and overall commercial performance.<br>• Support commission operations through calculation reviews, payout validation, reporting, inquiry resolution, and related journal entry preparation.<br>• Contribute to forecasting, target-setting, annual planning, and sales variance analysis by comparing results against plan, forecast, and prior periods.<br>• Build financial models and scenario analyses that identify risks, uncover opportunities, and support commercial decision-making.<br>• Assist with incorporating newly acquired businesses into standardized reporting structures and scalable finance processes.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Tax Manager to join a client-focused accounting team in Janesville, Wisconsin. This role is suited for a detail-oriented tax specialist who can oversee return reviews, guide client engagements, and lead staff development with confidence. The position offers the chance to contribute to a collaborative environment while helping improve efficiency, service quality, and long-term departmental success.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Oversee the review of individual, business, fiduciary, and related tax filings to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable regulations.</p><p>• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients by addressing tax-related questions, requesting outstanding information, discussing planning strategies, and presenting completed returns.</p><p>• Coordinate engagement flow by assigning work across team members, balancing priorities, and keeping projects moving efficiently through completion.</p><p>• Provide coaching, feedback, and day-to-day guidance to tax team members to support skill development and strengthen team performance.</p><p>• Evaluate client situations to uncover tax-saving opportunities and deliver practical recommendations aligned with their financial goals.</p><p>• Track filing calendars and engagement milestones to help maintain on-time delivery during both peak and non-peak periods.</p><p>• Contribute ideas that enhance internal procedures, increase operational efficiency, and improve the overall client experience.</p><p>• Partner with firm leadership to manage workload distribution, maintain strong client relationships, and support departmental objectives.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced enterprise applications leader to guide the strategy, delivery, and ongoing optimization of business-critical systems for an organization near New Berlin, Wisconsin. This role partners closely with stakeholders across functions to turn operational needs into practical technology solutions that improve performance and support growth. The position also leads a team responsible for application delivery, modernization, and governance across a complex enterprise environment. <strong>This role is a Direct Hire opportunity and does not offer sponsorship at this time. Candidates must local and available for a full-time onsite schedule. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct and mentor a team responsible for enterprise applications, encouraging strong execution, collaboration, and focused growth.</p><p>• Work closely with leaders across finance, HR, marketing, legal, and other business areas to understand priorities and convert them into actionable technology plans.</p><p>• Oversee application initiatives from initial scoping through deployment, keeping timelines, budgets, and business objectives in clear alignment.</p><p>• Manage the health, enhancement, and long-term roadmap of enterprise systems to maximize reliability and business value.</p><p>• Coordinate cross-functional resources and external partners to deliver integrated solutions that improve connectivity across platforms.</p><p>• Champion Agile ways of working by supporting planning sessions, removing delivery obstacles, and promoting consistent team practices.</p><p>• Identify opportunities to streamline processes through system improvements, new capabilities, and modernization of legacy applications.</p><p>• Partner with leadership to evaluate new initiatives, develop business cases, and support informed decisions on technology investments.</p><p>• Monitor project outcomes and value delivery, providing stakeholders with clear updates on progress, risks, and results.</p>
We are looking for a detail-oriented Business Intelligence specialist to create clear, reliable financial reporting that helps leaders understand past performance and make informed decisions. This Long-term Contract position is based in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, and centers on analyzing approximately 2.5 years of financial activity across U.S. and European operations. The ideal candidate will turn complex historical data into practical Power BI dashboards and reports that are accurate, accessible, and useful for a range of business stakeholders.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Design and develop Power BI reports and dashboards that present historical financial results in a clear and actionable format.<br>• Analyze financial data from multiple business units across the United States and Europe to identify trends, variances, and performance insights.<br>• Partner with finance and operational stakeholders to gather reporting needs and translate business questions into effective BI solutions.<br>• Organize, validate, and structure legacy financial information so it can be used confidently for reporting and analysis.<br>• Create reporting outputs that account for regional accounting differences and country-specific requirements across European operations.<br>• Support visibility into historical performance by building user-friendly reporting tools that improve decision-making.<br>• Work with data related to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and other source systems to ensure consistent reporting outputs.<br>• Document reporting logic, calculations, and data definitions to promote accuracy and ongoing usability.