Location: Lake Forest, IL
Work Schedule: Hybrid
Compensation: $100,000 - $110,000 + Bonus
Responsibilities:
- Partner with controllers and finance leaders across business units to oversee the monthly close process, analyzing cost trends to project monthly outcomes.
- Oversee the review of facility balance sheets, ensuring accuracy, and deliver detailed inventory reports to senior management.
- Lead and drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline the month-end close process, including exploring automation opportunities such as bot integration and utilizing system tools like HFM.
- Prepare financial reports related to costs, inventory, net realizable value, and other ad hoc analyses.
- Ensure accurate and timely responses to internal and external audit inquiries.
- Participate in or lead cross-functional teams on special projects of varying scope.
- Identify and implement improvements over accounting processes, policies, and procedures.
- Make informed decisions on the accounting treatment of financial transactions and provide solutions for complex issues.
- Provide specialized accounting treatment and reporting for internal operations or divisions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- MBA or CPA preferred
- 4+ years of professional accounting experience in a manufacturing or operations environment.
- Proficiency with an ERP system.
- Advanced skills in MS Office, especially Excel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across all levels.
- Self-driven, capable of managing multiple responsibilities in a dynamic environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong problem-solving capabilities.
- Team-focused with a collaborative and high-performance approach.
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