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Controller

CFS
  • Westmont, IL
    1 day ago
    CFS

    Job Description

    Our client, a leading distributor of CPG products, is seeking a Controller to join the growing team. This is a great opportunity to work with a strong leadership team and make an impact from day one!

    What we like:

    • Great work/life balance, no overtime. Flexible start times.

    • Lots of long-term employees, family environment

    • Opportunity to learn, grow and advance

    • Strong benefits, 401k, , Holiday bonus,

    • Great stability, financially secure

    • Successful strategic plan



    Top Responsibilities:

    • Supervise all daily accounting activity

    • Assign and/or audit work of general accounting clerks engaged in accounts payable, payroll, billing and general accounting activities.

    • Manages and supervises assigned operations to achieve goals within available resources

    • Conduct special financial projects; prepare financial statements, and other management reports as directed. Exercise all normal supervisory functions within general accounting. Maintain official accounting records for the company. Communicates official plans, policies and procedures to staff and others dealing with financial issues of the company.

    • Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, expedites workflow and standardizes and improves procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of operations

    • Supervises preparation and prepares, as required, periodic reports

    • Responsible for preparation of monthly financial statements package and internal financial reports to department managers and analysis thereof as required

    • Directs the Accounting department in providing and directing procedures and system necessary to maintain proper records and to afford adequate accounting control and services

    • Directs, consolidates and analyzes all accounting procedures together with statistical and routine reports, including any desirable analysis of monthly departmental reports.

    • Proposes policies for the establishment and maintenance of inventory levels.

    • Prepares year-end reports and responsible for all general accounting year-end audit items.

    • Insure the general ledger and financial statements are maintained and prepared in conformance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) applied on a basis consistent with other periods reported/presented.


    Experience Preferred:


    • 5+ years of management experience

    • Distribution industry experience is a plus

    • Bachelors in Accounting or Finance




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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWestmont, IL
    IndustryFinancial Services
    Company Size500 to 999 employees
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://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.

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    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounts Payableunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Billingunmatched
    • Consumer Packaged Goodsunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Controlunmatched
    • Financial Statementsunmatched
    • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
    • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
    • Inventory Levelsunmatched
    • Inventory Managementunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Operational Strategyunmatched
    • Operations Managementunmatched
    • Policy Developmentunmatched
    • Procedure Developmentunmatched
    • Record Keepingunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched

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