Manager, Accounting & Shared Service

Lead the accounting engine behind a complex manufacturing business.

Metal Tek International is seeking a hands‑on Manager, Accounting & Shared Services to lead our corporate Shared Services team in Waukesha, WI. This is a key accounting leadership role responsible for payroll, accounts payable, cash application, expense reporting, general accounting, account reconciliations, accruals, month‑end close support, financial controls, and service delivery across Metal Tek's four manufacturing divisions.

This role is built for a practical, no‑nonsense business leader who knows how to lead people, improve processes, solve problems, and create accountability. The right person will bring strong accounting knowledge, manufacturing business sense, and the ability to work directly with Controllers, Finance leaders, Operations, HR, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and dependable financial execution.

As the Manager, Accounting & Shared Services, you will lead and develop a team responsible for critical corporate accounting and shared services activities. You will set expectations, manage priorities, remove roadblocks, strengthen controls, improve service levels, and ensure deadlines are met. This role will also support ERP improvements, finance transformation initiatives, process standardization, reporting accuracy, and continuous improvement across people, processes, systems, and technology.

This is not a passive management role. We are looking for a leader who is willing to dig into the details, understand the work, coach the team, address issues directly, and help build a stronger finance function for the future.

• Lead the corporate Shared Services team supporting payroll, accounts payable, cash application, expense reporting, general accounting, reconciliations, accruals, and month‑end close activities.
• Manage, coach, and develop employees while creating clear expectations, accountability, and follow‑through.
• Partner with divisional Controllers, Finance leadership, HR, Operations, and business leaders to support accurate and timely financial execution.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, reporting support, and close‑related activities are completed accurately and on time.
• Strengthen internal controls, standard work, documentation, service levels, and compliance across accounting and shared services processes.
• Identify and resolve accounting, payroll, AP, cash application, and service delivery issues in a practical and timely manner.
• Use financial data, ERP systems, Excel, and reporting tools to provide accurate information, analysis, and business support.
• Drive continuous improvement, process standardization, automation, and finance transformation initiatives.
• Support ERP implementation, ERP upgrade, system optimization, and technology improvement projects.
• Build strong working relationships across a multi‑site manufacturing organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• 5+ years of accounting leadership, accounting management, shared services management, or corporate accounting experience.
• Experience leading employees, setting expectations, managing performance, and developing team capability.
• Strong knowledge of payroll, accounts payable, general accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, accrual accounting, journal entries, month‑end close, financial reporting support, and internal controls.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical ability.
• Experience working in an ERP environment.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, solve problems, and communicate clearly with accounting and non‑accounting stakeholders.
• Direct, practical leadership style with the ability to address issues, make decisions, and drive accountability.
• Manufacturing accounting, cost accounting exposure, or multi‑site manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• CPA license strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation, ERP upgrade, finance transformation, automation, or process improvement initiative preferred.

Metal Tek is a leading manufacturer of high‑performance metal castings that support critical industries and demanding applications. This role gives you the opportunity to lead an important finance function, improve how work gets done, and make a direct impact on a business that depends on accurate financial execution, strong controls, and practical leadership.

You will bring Metal Tek's values to life by Choosing to Be Safe through strong financial controls and compliance,
Making an Impact through ownership and execution,
Pushing the Limits through better processes and technology, and Serving Each Other through responsive support and trusted partnerships.