We are looking for an experienced Assistant Controller to join our team in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. In this role, you will work closely with plant leadership to drive financial excellence, identify opportunities for improvement, and provide insightful analysis in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Your expertise in cost accounting and ability to communicate financial data effectively will be critical in supporting decision-making and fostering operational success across multiple facilities.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Build strong relationships with plant leadership, team leaders, and production members to align financial goals with operational objectives.<br>• Translate financial data into actionable insights by explaining trends, drivers, and opportunities for improvement, while recommending next steps.<br>• Develop and maintain clear, user-friendly dashboards and reports that effectively communicate financial performance.<br>• Support the Multi-Site Plant Controller in standardizing reporting and processes across the campus plants to ensure alignment with company-wide practices.<br>• Lead month-end close activities for plant operations, ensuring accurate and timely deliverables.<br>• Manage forecasting and annual budgeting processes, ensuring consistency and efficiency across all campus plants.<br>• Oversee cost savings initiatives, ensuring they meet current and future expectations.<br>• Collaborate with leadership to evaluate new business opportunities, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives, providing financial insights and recommendations.<br>• Identify and implement best practices in financial management and inventory control across the network.<br>• Provide informal leadership and financial coaching to operational teams to enhance their understanding and use of financial data.
<p>We are looking for an Assistant Controller to support daily accounting operations and help maintain accurate, timely financial reporting for the organization in Wadsworth, Illinois. This position plays a key role in cash management, month-end close, account reconciliation, tax compliance, and internal control review. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting experience, advanced Excel capabilities, and a careful, analytical approach to resolving discrepancies and meeting deadlines.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Oversee the preparation and review of financial records and supporting reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards.</p><p>• Monitor daily banking activity, build cash flow reporting, and reconcile cash-related transactions across multiple locations while investigating irregularities.</p><p>• Record credit card processing charges each day and resolve variances by tracing activity and coordinating with appropriate parties.</p><p>• Review site-generated documentation for accuracy and compliance with established procedures and internal control expectations.</p><p>• Maintain real estate tax schedules, process payments by required deadlines, and record related accrual entries in the general ledger.</p><p>• Support accounts payable administration by setting up new vendors and maintaining account information for AP activity as needed.</p><p>• Lead monthly close tasks by preparing and posting journal entries, including accruals and other recurring adjustments, within established deadlines.</p><p>• Reconcile balance sheet and receivable-related accounts, research outstanding differences, and work with management to bring issues to resolution.</p><p>• Prepare and submit recurring tax filings, including motor fuel and sales tax returns, while tracking rate updates and applying changes accurately.</p><p>• Assist with annual accounting activities such as 1099 reporting, audit support, insurance renewal documentation, and other controller-led initiatives.</p><p><br></p><p>Benefits:</p><p>• Profit Sharing plan</p><p>• Dental insurance</p><p>• Health insurance</p><p>• Life insurance</p><p>• Paid time off</p><p>• Vision Insurance</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Controller to oversee financial leadership, strengthen accounting operations, and deliver accurate reporting for the organization in Racine / Kenosha, Wisconsin. This position plays a key role in budgeting, forecasting, cash planning, and performance analysis while helping leadership make informed business decisions. The role also partners across departments to enhance processes, improve data quality, and support the effective use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and reporting tools.</p><p><br></p><p>For immediate consideration call Michelle Phillips at 414-204-7306 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. </p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Direct the day-to-day accounting and finance function, guiding team members through coaching, performance feedback, and regular planning discussions to keep priorities on track.</p><p>• Maintain reliable financial operations by enforcing internal controls, upholding accounting standards, and ensuring adherence to applicable regulatory and company requirements.</p><p>• Design and refine policies, approval structures, and reporting practices that improve accuracy, reduce risk, and support timely financial close activities.</p><p>• Oversee the budgeting and forecasting cycle, including cash flow projections, working capital needs, receivables, payables, inventory, and project-related funding requirements.</p><p>• Produce and evaluate recurring financial reports and formal period-end statements, highlighting trends, profitability, backlog, liquidity, and other performance indicators for leadership review.</p><p>• Advise senior management with financial insights such as variance reviews, cost analysis, project margin evaluation, and recommendations for operational efficiency and resource allocation.</p><p>• Lead and support the ongoing use and optimization of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, including testing, workflow alignment, reporting improvements, control design, and user adoption efforts.</p><p>• Work closely with operations, project teams, purchasing, sales, engineering, and service functions to align financial processes with inventory activity, job costing, manufacturing, and project accounting needs.</p><p>• Strengthen data integrity by promoting timely and consistent transaction entry across departments and by using tools such as Microsoft Office and Power BI to support reporting and decision-making.</p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Interim Controller to provide financial leadership for a manufacturing organization. This Long-term Contract position will serve as the senior finance leader at the location, partnering closely with local leadership while coordinating with the broader corporate finance organization. The role is well suited for someone who can balance hands-on accounting work with high-level review, analysis, and reporting responsibilities.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead the monthly accounting close for the site, ensuring timely completion of financial statements, accruals, and supporting schedules.</p><p>• Review general ledger activity, balance sheet reconciliations, and profit and loss results while stepping in on complex accounting matters as needed.</p><p>• Prepare accurate financial reports for management and corporate stakeholders, including monthly performance summaries and operational highlights.</p><p>• Analyze budget-to-actual and period-over-period results to identify key drivers, explain variances, and support business decisions.</p><p>• Provide guidance to accounting staff by reviewing work completed by team members and resolving escalated issues related to entries, reconciliations, and reporting.</p><p>• Support detailed accounting areas such as accruals, product costing, and other analytical tasks that require advanced financial judgment.</p><p>• Maintain strong financial controls and help ensure accounting practices align with company policies and reporting standards.</p><p>• Partner with site leadership to deliver clear financial insight and support day-to-day business operations with sound accounting oversight.</p>
<p>We are looking for a General Accounting Manager to support financial operations and reporting for a manufacturing-focused organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This position plays a key role in maintaining accurate accounting records, guiding close activities, and delivering analysis that helps leadership make informed decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong general ledger expertise, a hands-on approach to financial review, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, team-oriented 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 daily general ledger activities to ensure financial records are complete, accurate, and aligned with company reporting expectations.</p><p>• Record and review journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations while helping drive timely month-end and year-end closing activities.</p><p>• Prepare financial reporting schedules and performance summaries, including variance analysis and explanations for management review.</p><p>• Monitor fixed asset activity, reconcile supporting schedules to the ledger, and help forecast related cash requirements.</p><p>• Complete bank reconciliations and oversee routine banking tasks such as daily cash activity reporting and payment control processes.</p><p>• Partner with audit teams by assembling requested documentation and supporting both internal and external review procedures.</p><p>• Contribute to weekly and monthly operational reporting by analyzing sales results, inventory variances, productivity trends, and cost performance.</p><p>• Provide financial support for budgeting and forecasting across sales, labor, materials, packaging, and departmental spending.</p><p>• Assist accounts receivable and accounts payable workflows as needed while serving as a resource for ERP users, master data maintenance, and system-related issue resolution.</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.