Manufacturing Financial Controller & Costing Lead

Savage Bros Co; Elk Grove Village (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Savage Bros. Co. seeks an experienced Controller to own end-to-end accounting in a build-to-order manufacturing environment. You will run the close, manage job costing for custom equipment, and maintain ERP integrity to inform pricing and capacity decisions.

The role is hands-on, on-site in Elk Grove Village, with leadership responsibilities over the accounting team and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, production, and sales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years in manufacturing accounting with job costing and standard costing.
• Full monthly close and GAAP financial statement prep.
• Hands-on ERP in manufacturing; shop floor to GL knowledge.
• Multi-state sales/use tax experience.
• Advanced Excel and ERP reporting.
• CPA or CMA preferred.
• Epicor Kinetic experience or migration.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close with GAAP compliance.
• Own job costing across long-lead builds and WIP.
• Maintain ERP data integrity and BOM/routing accuracy with operations.
• Coordinate audits and tax filings with advisors.
• Oversee inventory accounting, cycle counts, and depreciation schedules.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost modeling for pricing decisions.
• Provide management with variance analysis and reporting for leadership.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

GAAP

Job costing

ERP data flow

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CMA

Tools

Epicor Kinetic

Avalara

Job description

Savage Bros. Co. seeks an experienced Controller to own end-to-end accounting in a build-to-order manufacturing environment. You will run the close, manage job costing for custom equipment, and maintain ERP integrity to inform pricing and capacity decisions.

The role is hands-on, on-site in Elk Grove Village, with leadership responsibilities over the accounting team and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, production, and sales.