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Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Accounts Payableunmatched
- Accounts Receivableunmatched
- Budget Reportingunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Business Administrationunmatched
- Capital Analysisunmatched
- Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)unmatched
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Expense Analysisunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Analysisunmatched
- Financial Controlunmatched
- Financial Planningunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- General Ledger Accountingunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Inventory Costingunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Investment Analysisunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Operations Managementunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Payroll Managementunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Profit & Lossunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Return on Investment (ROI)unmatched
- Revenue/Sales Reportingunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
Description
Controller
Salary: $120,000 - $140,000 + Bonus
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
• Lead the accounting function across three affiliated companies with broad operational exposure.
• Partner directly with executive leadership, including the VP of Finance, on key financial decisions.
• Play a strategic role in budgeting, forecasting, and business performance analysis.
• Gain visibility into manufacturing operations, inventory management, and job costing.
• Influence process improvements and strengthen financial controls across the organization.
• Lead, mentor, and develop an accounting team while helping shape future growth.
• Work in a company that values innovation, integrity, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in capital investment analysis and business initiatives that directly impact profitability.
• Enjoy a position that blends operational accounting leadership with strategic financial planning.
Key Responsibilities for the Controller:
• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, AP/AR, inventory costing, payroll coordination, and month-end close.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, account reconciliations, and budget-to-actual variances.
• Lead annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes.
• Manage inventory accounting, job profitability reporting, and sales reconciliations.
• Evaluate capital expenditures and analyze return on investment.
• Coach, develop, and lead the accounting team while maintaining strong internal controls.
Qualifications for the Controller:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience with 3+ years of leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and account reconciliations.
• Manufacturing, inventory accounting, and job costing experience strongly preferred; CPA is a plus.
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Salary: $120,000 - $140,000 + Bonus
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
• Lead the accounting function across three affiliated companies with broad operational exposure.
• Partner directly with executive leadership, including the VP of Finance, on key financial decisions.
• Play a strategic role in budgeting, forecasting, and business performance analysis.
• Gain visibility into manufacturing operations, inventory management, and job costing.
• Influence process improvements and strengthen financial controls across the organization.
• Lead, mentor, and develop an accounting team while helping shape future growth.
• Work in a company that values innovation, integrity, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in capital investment analysis and business initiatives that directly impact profitability.
• Enjoy a position that blends operational accounting leadership with strategic financial planning.
Key Responsibilities for the Controller:
• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including general ledger, AP/AR, inventory costing, payroll coordination, and month-end close.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, account reconciliations, and budget-to-actual variances.
• Lead annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes.
• Manage inventory accounting, job profitability reporting, and sales reconciliations.
• Evaluate capital expenditures and analyze return on investment.
• Coach, develop, and lead the accounting team while maintaining strong internal controls.
Qualifications for the Controller:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience with 3+ years of leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and account reconciliations.
• Manufacturing, inventory accounting, and job costing experience strongly preferred; CPA is a plus.
#Controller #AccountingJobs #FinanceJobs
#LI-MC2
#INJUL2025
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Villa Park, IL |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $120,000–$140,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
