S Financial Controller Savage Bros Co Elk Grove Village, Illinois On-site →

ZipApply; Elk Grove Village (IL); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Job summary

Savage Bros. Co. is seeking an experienced Controller to own accounting and financial operations end to end in a hands-on leadership role.

You’ll lead the close, own job costing for custom builds, and ensure ERP data integrity. This role reports to a leadership team and interacts with engineering, production, and sales to drive pricing and capacity decisions. You will manage multi-state tax compliance, audits, and financial planning processes while mentoring the accounting staff on GAAP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of accounting experience in manufacturing with job costing and standard costing.
• Ownership of full monthly close and GAAP financial statements.
• Hands-on ERP experience in manufacturing; shop floor to GL data flow.
• Multi-state sales and use tax experience.
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, modeling) and reporting.
• Ability to work with non-financial colleagues in engineering, production, and sales.
• CPA or CMA (preferred).
• Epicor Kinetic experience or ERP migration experience.
• Avalara or similar sales tax automation.
• R&D tax credit documentation experience.
• ASC 606 revenue recognition for long-lead or custom-build contracts.
• Prior supervisory experience.
• Power BI or comparable reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close with GAAP-ready statements.
• Prepare management reporting packages and variance commentary for leadership.
• Coordinate external audits, 401(k) audit, and insurance audits.
• Own job costing for long-lead custom equipment builds, including WIP and billings.
• Develop labor, fringe, and overhead rates; run annual standard cost rolls.
• Analyze variances and translate into margin and pricing insights.
• Oversee inventory accounting, cycle counts, and physical inventory.
• Administer multi-state tax compliance and R&D tax credits.
• Manage cash, bank reconciliations, and credit control.
• Lead budgeting, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Partner with operations on ERP data integrity and reporting.
• Coach and develop the accounting team.

Job description

About Us Savage Bros. Co. has designed and built industrial confectionery and bakery equipment for more than 170 years. The Role We're looking for an experienced Controller to own accounting and financial operations end to end. This is a hands‑on leadership role in a build‑to‑order manufacturing environment — you'll run the close, own job costing for custom equipment, keep the ERP honest, and give leadership the numbers they need to price work and plan capacity. If you want a seat where your analysis visibly changes decisions, this is it. What You'll Own Financial Close & Reporting

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close; deliver GAAP-compliant financial statements on a predictable calendar
• Prepare management reporting packages and variance commentary for ownership and leadership
• Coordinate the annual external review/audit, 401(k) audit, and insurance audits Cost Accounting & Inventory
• Own job costing across long-lead custom equipment builds, including WIP and progress billings
• Develop and maintain labor, fringe, and machine overhead rates; execute annual standard cost rolls
• Analyze purchase price, labor, and overhead variances and translate them into margin and pricing insight
• Oversee inventory accounting, cycle counts, and physical inventory Tax & Compliance
• Administer multi-state sales and use tax compliance through Avalara, including exemption certificate management
• Calculate and document R&D tax credits
• Coordinate federal, state, and local filings with outside tax advisors
• Maintain fixed asset records and depreciation schedules Treasury, Credit & Controls
• Perform bank reconciliations and manage cash positioning and credit card controls
• Review and approve customer credit applications; oversee collections and AR aging
• Design, document, and enforce internal controls across the transaction cycle Planning & Analysis
• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and cash flow projections
• Support pricing, make-vs-buy, capital expenditure, and capacity decisions with cost modeling Systems & Team
• Own the financial modules of our Epicor Kinetic ERP and partner with operations on data integrity, BOM/routing accuracy, and reporting
• Support ongoing ERP optimization and integration work across finance, sales, and production systems
• Lead, coach, and develop the accounting team First-Year Priorities
• Deliver a reliable close calendar with statements issued within 7 business days
• Rebuild and validate labor, fringe, and overhead rates against actuals
• Stabilize and extend financial reporting in Epicor Kinetic
• Tighten AR aging and credit review discipline
• What You Bring Required
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, including job costing and standard costing
• Demonstrated ownership of a full monthly close and GAAP financial statement preparation
• Hands-on ERP experience in a manufacturing setting; strong understanding of how transactions flow from the shop floor to the general ledger
• Multi-state sales and use tax experience
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, modeling); comfort building reports from raw ERP data
• Ability to work effectively with non-financial colleagues in engineering, production, and sales Preferred
• CPA or CMA
• Epicor Kinetic experience, or experience through an ERP implementation or migration
• Avalara or comparable sales tax automation
• R&D tax credit documentation experience
• Revenue recognition experience with long-lead or custom-build contracts (ASC 606)
• Prior supervisory experience
• Power BI or comparable reporting tools Work Environment On-site in Elk Grove Village, with regular time on the manufacturing floor. Standard office environment with periodic exposure to plant conditions; must be able to move about a manufacturing facility.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) with company match; paid time off and holidays; life insurance. Savage Bros. Co. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Pay

From $120,000.00 per year

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing Work Location: In person