Corporate Financial Controller

Vika Talent Solutions; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vika Talent Solutions is seeking a Finance Department Manager to lead a team of Staff and Senior Accountants, oversee financial reporting, and support strategic decision-making.

You will partner with business leaders to improve profitability, strengthen controls, and streamline processes, while coordinating internal and external audits and developing KPI dashboards. Travel up to 5% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• 3+ years of experience leading or managing employees.
• Strong experience with financial reporting, month-end close, and year-end close.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including PivotTables, lookups, and financial modeling.
• Strong analytical, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Staff and Senior Accountants.
• Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes and financial statement preparation.
• Review journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and manage audit documentation.
• Develop KPI dashboards and executive reports covering sales, margins, labor, and overhead.
• Perform financial analysis to identify business risks, opportunities, and performance improvements.
• Partner with business leaders on profitability, revenue, expense, pricing, and margin analysis.
• Improve financial processes, internal controls, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
• Support standardization and automation of financial reporting across business segments.
• Travel occasionally, with overnight travel of up to 5%.

Skills

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Year-end close

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Management Reporter

Job description

The Finance Department Manager will lead a team of Staff and Senior Accountants while overseeing financial reporting, month-end and year-end close, audits, financial analysis, and KPI reporting. This role partners with business leaders to improve profitability, strengthen financial controls, streamline processes, and support strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Staff and Senior Accountants.
• Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes and financial statement preparation.
• Review journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Coordinate internal and external audits and manage audit documentation.
• Develop KPI dashboards and executive reports covering sales, margins, labor, and overhead.
• Perform financial analysis to identify business risks, opportunities, and performance improvements.
• Partner with business leaders on profitability, revenue, expense, pricing, and margin analysis.
• Improve financial processes, internal controls, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
• Support standardization and automation of financial reporting across business segments.
• Travel occasionally, with overnight travel of up to 5%.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• At least 5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• At least 3 years of experience leading or managing employees.
• Strong experience with financial reporting, month-end close, and year-end close.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookups, complex formulas, and financial modeling.
• Strong analytical, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing accounting or finance experience.
• Experience with multi-entity and/or foreign currency reporting.
• Experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, and margin analysis.
• Experience developing KPI dashboards and executive-level reports.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Management Reporter, or similar ERP and financial reporting systems.
• Experience with Power Query, Power Pivot, or financial data extraction and analysis tools.