Business Unit Controller

LHH is hiring a Business Unit Controller in Downers Grove, IL for their PE owned business who can lead the accounting functions and build out the team. This requires a minimum of 7+ years of experience in accounting and a proven success record. This candidate is expected to meet the demands of PE working with acquisitive and organic growth. The company offers competitive salary and benefits.

Job Description

• Oversight of all accounting functions including financial reporting
• Month end, quarter end and annual close
• Seek areas of improvement in financial and operational metrics
• Support transactional accounting
• Support HR
• FP&A for the BU
• Assist with M&A integration
• Annual Audit
• Partner with Finance for budget process
• Capital planning
• Consolidations

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in accounting with multilocation
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• CPA+
• Public Accounting+
• M&A integration+
• Someone who has shown leadership and process improvements
• Strong manager
• Solid Excel skills (pivots, vlookups)
• Proficient with systems
• Highly effective, good with time management and project management
• Comfortable being hands on with preparing and reviewing/oversight/wear lots of hats
• Reliable to be timely and self-sufficient
• Positive attitude, good work ethic, friendly, nice
• Small sized company wearing lots of hats