Controller | Multi-Site Manufacturing
connect searchBatavia (IL)
Controller | Multi-Site Manufacturing
Posted 2 days ago
connect searchBatavia (IL)
SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
About the Opportunity:
Connect Search is partnering with a Chicago-based investment portfolio that acquires and grows manufacturing businesses. This is an ideal next step for an Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, or Plant Controller ready to own the finance function and work directly with ownership and operators.
What You'll Do:
Own the monthly close and financial reporting for multiple small manufacturing companies Manage cost accounting, inventory, and ERP-based perpetual inventory processes Build budgets and forecasts and deliver budget-to-actual analysis Partner with business presidents on margins, cash, and working capital Oversee centralized AR/AP and payroll, and support audits and tax deliverables
What You Bring:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA preferred 5+ years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, including cost accounting and inventory Hands-on close experience; multi-entity exposure a plus Comfort with Sage, Quick Books, or similar ERPs and strong Excel skillsA self-starter who thrives in a lean, entrepreneurial setting
Before you apply
Applying takes about a minute. These four things decide how fast it moves after that.
Your profile is current
It's what we read first. Occupations, seniority and locations matter more than a long history.
Two examples you can talk through
Not a portfolio — just two pieces of work where you can explain the decisions and what you'd change.
A number in mind
What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.
Your notice period
Employers plan around it, and it's the question that stalls offers most often.
Once you apply, someone reads it and calls you before anything reaches the employer — usually within two working days.
More like this