<p>We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to oversee financial operations related to accounts receivable and accounts payable in Waukesha, Wisconsin. This role involves managing daily transactions, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and maintaining accuracy across all financial processes. The ideal candidate will work closely with the Controller to uphold strong internal controls and drive efficient workflows.</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>• Supervise accounts receivable and accounts payable operations to ensure timely and accurate processing of transactions.</p><p>• Prepare and analyze financial reports, including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other key documents to assess the company’s financial position.</p><p>• Develop and implement internal control procedures to enhance financial reliability and compliance.</p><p>• Lead month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring accurate journal entries and reconciliations.</p><p>• Collaborate with the Credit/Collections Analyst to manage overdue accounts and maintain effective collection strategies.</p><p>• Identify and implement process improvements to optimize workflows and enhance system automation.</p><p>• Facilitate sales tax audits and ensure compliance with exemption certificate records.</p><p>• Assign and review tasks for accounting staff, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures.</p><p>• Provide training and guidance to team members to improve performance and maintain high standards.</p><p>• Address additional duties as required to support financial operations.</p>
<p>We are looking for a Pricing Manager for a growing manufacturing company.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><p>Price Calculation & Execution</p><p>• Calculate customer and item level pricing based on pricing direction established by executive leadership, including list prices, customer specific prices, and contractual pricing.</p><p>• Build and maintain pricing models that incorporate: </p><p>o Raw material and input cost changes</p><p>o Manufacturing and logistics costs</p><p>o Target contribution margins, gross margins, and EBIT objectives</p><p>o Volume, mix, and customer profitability considerations</p><p>• Support pricing actions such as price increases, surcharges, cost pass throughs, and customer specific adjustments.</p><p>2. Margin & Profitability Analysis</p><p>• Analyze contribution margin, gross margin, and customer profitability by SKU, customer, and segment.</p><p>• Quantify financial impact of pricing scenarios (e.g., requested price reductions, volume trade offs, reformulations).</p><p>• Partner with Finance to ensure pricing outputs align with budget, forecast, and long range plan assumptions.</p><p>• Support leadership discussions with clear “what if” analyses and financial sensitivity views.</p><p>3. Pricing Governance & Discipline</p><p>• Help enforce pricing discipline by: </p><p>o Ensuring pricing decisions are consistent with approved strategy</p><p>o Reducing unnecessary price leakage and ad hoc discounting</p><p>o Documenting assumptions, approvals, and rationale for pricing actions</p><p>• Maintain pricing documentation, approval workflows, and audit trails.</p><p>• Serve as a neutral analytical counterweight between Sales, R&D, Operations, and Finance.</p><p>4. Cross Functional Collaboration</p><p>• Work closely with Sales to support customer negotiations with data backed insights.</p><p>• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to understand cost drivers and capacity implications.</p><p>• Support executive leadership with concise, decision ready pricing summaries for key customers and initiatives.</p><p>• Coordinate with ERP, Product Vision, and Finance systems to ensure pricing accuracy and data integrity.</p><p>5. Continuous Improvement & Tools</p><p>• Improve pricing models, templates, and dashboards over time.</p><p>• Identify opportunities to standardize pricing logic and reduce manual effort.</p><p>• Support the evolution toward more structured, scalable pricing processes as the business grows.</p><p>________________________________________</p><p>Key Deliverables</p><p>• Customer and SKU level pricing calculations</p><p>• Margin impact and sensitivity analyses</p><p>• Pricing support materials for customer negotiations</p><p>• Executive level pricing summaries and dashboards</p><p>• Ongoing monitoring of pricing realization vs. plan</p>