SkyWater is thrilled to partner with a rapidly growing, family-owned company on their search for a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA). This entrepreneurial and innovative middle-market company specializes in manufacturing products you use every day and has experienced impressive growth, expanding from $300M in revenue to $1.3B in just under 5 years. This role offers a unique opportunity to have a direct impact on the business by improving processes, implementing new reporting systems for leadership, and driving critical financial insights.
The hiring leader is passionate about developing her team, and she is looking for someone that loves to take initiative, lead projects independently, and has the desire to grow into a senior leadership role.
Located in the city with a hybrid environment (2x/week onsite), I’m partnering with a long time client where I’ve placed the hiring manager for this position along with their Head of Technical accounting, Head of SEC reporting and others within Treasury and Controllership so know them well.
We are targeting a sitting Manager who is ready to step into a Senior Manager role. Ideal background is someone who made senior/manager in public accounting and has been in industry for 1-2 years.
This role will help the Senior Director build out world-class processes so need someone strong in cross functional collaboration and driving transformational change.
This is a role best for someone looking for career growth and advancement as it will be a feeder into other parts of the business. Market/above market compensation.
Our client is a Chicago-based independent hospital who is looking to add a Staff Accountant to their team.
High-level details: – Staff Accountant role – Journal Entries for Month-end and Year-end close – Participation in Financial Audit – Small team of 4 – Relaxed culture and great W/L balance – Fully on-site (8-4pm) in Chicago – Lots of opportunity for growth internally
Requirements: – 4y Accounting degree required – 1y of Accounting experience required – must have participated in one full Accounting cycle – Experience using an ERP system – Experience with Journal Entries, ME-close, YE-close and participation in Financial Audit
SkyWater is thrilled to be partnering with a new client of ours to help them find their next VP of Finance due to an upcoming retirement.
As the top accounting and finance person, you will have the opportunity to get in the weeds with the accounting team, while also driving forecasting and budgeting, as well as working in tandem with the President to drive strategy and growth.
The company recently changed ownership structure so a lot of change is coming – new systems, new processes, new reporting, etc. We need someone who not only embraces change, but THRIVES in it.
SkyWater has been engaged by a well known, high growth Chicago based global public company looking to add a strong leader to corporate accounting team. This role will report directly to the VP Corporate Controller and work closely with the Chief Accounting Officer and other executives throughout the company. This will be a hybrid role with a lot of flexibility.
They have more than doubled in size in the last 7 years and targeting 20% YOY organic and inorganic growth for the next 3 years. We’ve successfully several leaders here and have known the CAO for almost 5 years and placed leaders in their prior organization so know the leadership and culture well and can talk about their best in class products, collaborative team and their mission/plans to continue to scale their accounting and finance functions.
Ideal candidate with have a strong foundation in public accounting and experienced with ME close but wants to focus on process improvement initiatives and building out a road map for how to be more efficient and scale the function.
Must have a track record of leading transformative growth, building strong relationships up and down the organization and coaching/developing talent.
I have been retained by Winnebago Industries to help them find a Vice President of Tax & Treasury that will work at their headquarter location and report directly to the Chief Financial Officer.
At Winnebago Industries, they help their customers explore the outdoor lifestyle, enabling extraordinary mobile experiences as they travel, live, work and play. They are looking for people who are as passionate about their work as they are about the outdoors. They seek fresh minds and skilled hands that can bring new perspectives, ways of working and technology to deliver exceptional experiences. They do this best when they allow themselves the time to enjoy the environment — so they seek to keep a healthy balance between work and play. Be part of a team that treats each other with the respect, trust and humility needed to create extraordinary outdoor experiences for their customers. Their Finance team strives to develop leaders who are skilled at driving the business and leading high performing teams, and to create an employee experience that fuels passion and commitment to their company purpose. This role is part of the Enterprise Finance Key Leadership team, responsible for supporting all tax and treasury-related programs and strategies.
Our privately held client is in slow-sustainable growth mode looking for a Controller to oversee the accounting function and build a team. This role with work closely with the CFO and collaborate cross-functionally to provide value throughout the organization.
If the requirements below align with your experience, please apply!
Background requirements: – 7 years of experience: 3-4 years in public accounting, 3-4 years in corporate accounting – Multi-unit retail/tech experience – Ability to act as a business partner and undertake an ERP implementation
SkyWater Search Partners is excited to partner with a reputable Commercial Real Estate/ Construction company who is looking to add a strong accountant to their team. It’s an exciting time to join this growing company, and as the Senior Construction accountant you will be integral part of the construction accounting organization, as well as a trusted business partner to the regional construction Vice Presidents. This role will almost be like a “Mini Controller” of sorts for assigned regions. Our ideal candidate will possess a solid foundation of construction industry experience and will be an exceptional communicator.
Please reach out if you’re interested in hearing more – jtenney@skywatersearch.com | 952.592.7196
Our client is a growing Biopharmaceutical firm who is looking to add a Staff Accountant due to growth. This is an Operational Accounting role that will also support TE expenses.
Highlights of the position: – Small company and team with great company culture – Work-life balance – Growth opportunities within the company – 3x/week hybrid (Monday and Friday WFH) in Northern Chicago suburbs with additional flexibility during ME-close – Extremely generous PTO (23 days + 5 personal days + 9 holidays + closed office the last week of the year!) – Competitive base comp + bonus!
Requirements: – 2+ years of experience – Degree in Accounting – Strong communication skills – Experience with Revenue, Accruals, and Cash Management – CPA a plus, but not required – Experience with TE expenses preferred
SkyWater is thrilled to be exclusively partnering with one of our best manufacturing clients to add an Assistant Controller to their team! We’ve placed a ton of people at this company and can’t say enough amazing things – truly an incredible company with a mission that resonates with its employees. Plus, leadership is all about promoting from within and helping their employees grow – case in point – the Controller is looking for this hire to be his successor!
Note that you will have flexibility for your life, but this role isn’t for someone looking to find more ways to work from home – this role is for someone looking to find more ways for C-suite level exposure and elevate.
