Controller, Accounting, Financial Compliance

Controller

Our client is an organization in the Milwaukee area that's looking for a Controller. This company is looking for someone with 8+ years of experience, who is motivated, and has excellent communication skills. This company offers a competitive benefits, a collaborative culture, and a strong, tenured team. This position is onsite.

The salary for this job is $160k – $185k.

The Controller will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Own end-to-end transactional accounting operations, including AP, AR, billing, collections, payroll accounting, cash management, etc.
• Manage account reconciliations across inventory, accruals, and intercompany accounts, resolving variances timely and maintaining a complete reconciliation process
• Optimize working capital through effective management of payables, receivables, DSO, cash application, and treasury operations
• Design, document, and maintain scalable internal controls over transactional processes to support audit readiness, compliance, and future growth
• Serve as a key audit contact for transactional and balance sheet areas, supporting external audits, compliance reporting, and transactional tax matters
• Lead accounting integration for acquisitions, including AP/AR/payroll/GL onboarding, chart of accounts mapping, and systems alignment
• Lead, develop, and scale the transactional accounting team while improving processes, documenting SOPs, and driving automation

The Controller will possess the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including Controller-level experience leading transactional accounting operations
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining scalable internal controls and supporting external audits
• Strong ERP, systems, process improvement, and automation experience; exposure to multiple ERPs preferred
• Proven leadership experience managing accounting teams, with strong communication skills and the ability to partner across finance and non-finance teams

Equal Opportunity Employer

The compensation philosophy reflects the Company's reasonable expectation at the time of posting. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including, but not limited to skills, experience level, and overall qualifications. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to the rule governing the program.