Controller

SCALIS; Bloomingdale (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

LTD insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Korpack in Bloomingdale, IL is seeking a Controller to own the monthly close, costing and internal controls for a high-mix food-grade co-packing operation. You will lead a small finance team, partner with leadership, and drive automation across processes.

The role requires hands-on manufacturing cost accounting, ERP expertise, and a track record shortening close timelines. Strong governance and analytical partnering with the CFO are essential.

Qualifications

• HANDS-ON manufacturing cost accounting experience with standard costs, BOMs and routings.
• Proven track record owning the monthly close and shortening cycle times.
• Strong ERP implementation/optimization background and familiarity with automation.
• Ability to manage and mentor a small finance team from day one.

Responsibilities

• Own the Monthly Close process and reduce cycle time to six business days.
• Own costing and inventory valuation with BOM and routing accuracy in ERP.
• Build internal controls and scalable processes across finance.
• Develop the team including a Senior Accountant and an Intern.
• Support the CFO with forecasting, cash flow visibility, and budget-to-actual analysis.

Skills

Cost accounting

Monthly close ownership

ERP systems

AI automation

People management

Tools

Acumatica

NetSuite

Sage

Epicor

ERP optimization

Job description

Our mission is clear: to be North America’s premier packaging solutions provider, simplifying client operations with innovative, technology-driven solutions. We are fueled by the values instilled by Nick Novy, aiming to not just meet but exceed industry benchmarks. Our purpose is to empower our customers with smarter business decisions through our expertise.

Korpack’s Promise: FAST and Beyond

Korpack stands for more than just speed. Our F.A.S.T methodology – Fearless, Adaptable, Simplistic, and Technology-driven – is a testament to our approach toward complex challenges. We’re not afraid to dive deep and tackle the toughest packaging puzzles with agility and clarity, all while harnessing the power of technology.

Culture: The Korpack Difference

In the heart of Korpack, there’s a culture that thrives on agility, innovation, and relentless pursuit of excellence. We’re not your typical packaging company. Our start-up spirit combined with our industry experience makes us uniquely dynamic. We embrace challenges, turning them into opportunities to innovate and grow. Our team, akin to a close-knit family, is dedicated to achieving success for our clients. We believe in building relationships based on trust, integrity, and mutual respect.

About the job

ABOUT THE JOB

This is not a role for someone who closes the books and calls it a month. AtKorpack,we'relooking for a Controller who treats thecloseas a product with a shipping date, costing as the source of truth the whole company runs on, and manual processes as problems to be automated out of existence.Korpackis a food-grade (SQF) co-packer for leading consumer brands — doubling into350,000 sq ft, running high-mix production where scrapvaries,weights convert to quantities, and margin lives or dies on BOM and routing accuracy in Acumatica.

Our CFO is building the financial engine that scales this company, and this seat is its foundation:accurate, fast, GAAP-compliantfinancials; costing the leadership team never has to second-guess; and controls that make growth safe. Ifyou'veowned acloseand made it faster, and you get genuinely annoyed watching someone re-keydataa system should have handled — keep reading.

THE JOURNEY

1. Own the Monthly Close

• Cut close time to 6 business days —accurate, GAAP-compliant, every month. The close has an owner now: you.

2. Own Costing & Inventory Valuation

• Reliable COGS and margin data through BOM and routing accuracy in Acumatica, with variance analysis that explains — not just reports — what moved.
• Our world includes catch-weight conversions, reason-coded scrap, and per-work-order costing for brand customers. Costing here is a craft, notarollforward.

3. Build Internal Controls & Scalable Process

• Documented procedures, segregation of duties, audit-readiness — the control environment of the companyKorpackis becoming, built inside the company it is today.

4. Develop the Team

• Manage and grow a Senior Accountant and an Intern from day one — rigor, ownership, and a bench that scales with the function.

5. Support the CFO

• Reporting, forecasting, cash flow visibility, and budget-to-actual analysis that make leadership faster — the CFO's analytical partner, not a report generator.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Close lands in 6 business days and nobody breaks a sweat getting there
• Leadership quotes your margin numbers in decisions without a second source
• Variances come with causes attached; surprises get rarer every quarter
• An auditor could walk in any month and find documented, followed processes
• Your Senior Accountant is visibly better every quarter — and the manual work list keeps shrinking

THE REQUIREMENTS

Required

• Hands-on manufacturing cost accounting experience — standard costs, BOMs, routings, variances — not just general accounting at a manufacturing company
• A proventrack recordOWNING monthly close (notparticipatingin it), with a history of shortening close timelines you can walk us through
• Strong ERP implementation/optimization background (NetSuite, Sage, Epicor, or similar — we run Acumatica)
• Fluency and comfort with AI tools and automation — you question manual processes byreflexandusetechnology to work smarter, not just harder. We use AI daily atKorpackand expect you to
• People management and mentorship experience —you'llsupervise a Senior Accountant and an Intern from day one

Preferred

• CPA, CMA, and/or MBA

This is a full-time, on-site position based in Bloomingdale, IL.

THE CHALLENGES

• Shortening the close while simultaneously building the controls — the plane gets faster whileyou'rerebuilding the engine
• Costing a high-mix co-packing operation where scrap varies, weights convert to quantities, and every customer's product runs differently
• Inheriting manual processes in a fast-moving, founder-led company — and having the judgment to fix the right ones first

THE REWARD

$130,000–$150,000 plus performance bonus. Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and LTD benefits; 401(k) with company match; generous PTO. A CFO who is building — notmaintaining— and wants a Controller who builds with him; real budget for tools and automation; and the foundation seat of a finance function scaling into a national platform.

OUR CORE VALUES

We'relooking for someone who lives these every day: D – Determined · I – Innovative · S – Smile · R – Responsive · U – Understanding · P – Proactive · T – Teamwork. DISRUPTisn'ta poster in our lobby —it'sthe bar.

FOR THOSE WHO WANT MORE THAN JUST A JOB

Korpackis on a mission to become North America's premier packaging solutions provider — and every decision on that path runs on numbers this seat produces. Ifyou'rea builder with an accountant's discipline and an engineer's impatience for manual work — we want to hear from you.

Health Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Our Commitment to You

At Korpack, customer delight is not just a goal; it’s our way of doing business. We are committed to delivering quality services consistently, on time, and maintaining enduring relationships. Our endeavor is to continually enhance our performance and adhere to the highest statutory and regulatory standards.