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 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>
<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.
<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 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 detail-oriented Financial Analyst II to support accounting operations for a Long-term Contract position based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this role, you will help maintain accurate financial records by reviewing account activity, investigating discrepancies, and supporting month-end and recurring ledger processes. This opportunity is well suited for someone who is comfortable working with accounting data, applying GAAP concepts, and managing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Review and reconcile balance sheet accounts to confirm transactions are properly recorded and balances are accurate under company policy and accounting standards.<br>• Analyze general ledger and supporting subledger activity against source records, identify inconsistencies, and take action to resolve discrepancies.<br>• Carry out recurring ledger-related processes, including scheduled entries and updates tied to billing, fixed assets, investments, cost activity, and other accounting subsystems.<br>• Investigate accounting exceptions by researching financial records, journal activity, vendor information, expense items, and related documentation.<br>• Organize daily and periodic workload based on business needs, adjusting priorities as necessary to complete assignments efficiently and on time.<br>• Prepare spreadsheet-based analysis to explain account movements, validate financial data, and highlight unusual balance or variance trends.<br>• Support accurate financial reporting by ensuring transactional activity aligns with internal controls, compliance expectations, and established accounting practices.
<p>We are looking for an experienced Business Operations Manager to oversee financial, administrative, and people operations of a school community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This position plays a central role in maintaining sound business practices, coordinating employee benefits and leave administration, and ensuring day-to-day operations run efficiently. The successful candidate will partner closely with school leadership to strengthen compliance, manage resources responsibly, and help create an organized environment where educators and staff can focus on student achievement.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a permanent placement opportunity offering full health insurance package, paid time off and 403b retirement match. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Direct financial and operational activities for the school, including budget oversight, accounting coordination, payroll administration, and purchasing processes.</li><li> Manage employee benefits programs, compensation-related administration, and leave of absence coordination while helping ensure accurate and timely staff support.</li><li>Prepare financial reports, monitor cash flow, and contribute to annual budgeting efforts to support informed planning and responsible use of resources.</li><li>Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, maintaining accurate records and supporting strong internal financial controls.</li><li>Coordinate vendor relationships, service agreements, and operational contracts to promote cost-effective services and dependable support.</li><li>Partner with leadership on compliance matters, board-facing reporting, audit preparation, and follow-up actions related to operational or financial reviews.</li><li>Prepare, review, and submit all required DPI reports accurately and on time.</li><li>Maintain compliance with charter school reporting requirements and funding-related documentation.</li><li>Serve as a key liaison for state reporting and financial compliance matters.</li><li>Support school operations by coordinating building services, technology-related vendors, and food service administration.</li><li>Assist with enrollment-related processes, serve as a point of coordination for before- and after-school programming, and provide operational support to the Principal as needed.</li><li>Contribute to long-term planning, policy development, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen school operations and service delivery.</li></ul>