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Controller-CPA
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-09-17
Listing for:
Brilliant®
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-17
Job specializations:
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Cost Accountant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Our manufacturing client is looking for their next Controller. Path to the CFO seat is close.
- Onsite 5 days in Bolingbrook
- CPA is Required
- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close across all locations, including consolidation and intercompany eliminations
- Produce consolidated GAAP financial statements with supporting schedules and variance analysis
- Deliver plant-level and consolidated reporting to leadership with commentary explaining the drivers, not just the results
- Own standard costing, BOM and routing accuracy, labor and overhead absorption, and variance analysis (PPV, material usage, labor, overhead)
- Manage inventory accounting across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, including reserves, cycle counting, and physical inventory
- Partner with operations on margin analysis, product profitability, and cost roll updates
- Translate yield, scrap, batch loss, and production efficiency into financial impact
- Standardize chart of accounts, close procedures, and reporting formats across all sites
- Serve as the finance partner to each plant manager
- Ensure consistent application of accounting policy regardless of location
- Support the integration of future acquired locations
- Assess the current team, identify gaps, and recruit, hire, and onboard to fill them
- Coach and develop staff - build bench strength rather than concentrating knowledge
- Create cross-training and documented procedures so the function survives any one departure
- Document, standardize, and improve accounting processes across all locations
- Design and enforce internal controls; identify and remediate weaknesses
- Own SAP configuration, master data integrity, reporting, workflow, and user training
- Drive automation and eliminate manual workarounds, shadow spreadsheets, and duplicate data entry
- Manage the annual audit and tax preparation as primary contact for external partners
- Oversee AP, AR, payroll accounting, fixed assets, and general ledger
- Support cash management, forecasting, budgeting, and lender reporting
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