Assistant Controller

ITW • Lincolnshire, IL

4d • $110,000 - $120,000

About The Position

E.H. Wachs, an ITW company, is seeking an Assistant Controller to join its accounting team. The role combines accounting leadership, business partnership, and process improvement. The Assistant Controller helps ensure accurate and reliable financial reporting while working with business leaders to support decision-making, improve processes, and strengthen business performance. The position leads and develops an accounting team, connects financial results to operational outcomes, and supports initiatives that affect the business. It offers exposure to operations, finance, and business leadership, with opportunities to contribute beyond traditional accounting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
• At least five years of broad accounting experience.
• ERP and financial reporting software experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities, align work with business objectives, and follow through on commitments.
• Experience identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, controls, reporting, and operational effectiveness.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with attention to accuracy and quality.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of projects, and drive initiatives from concept through completion.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to varied audiences and build productive relationships across the organization.
• Comfort navigating changing priorities and willingness to travel occasionally as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or equivalent designation.
• Great Plains experience.
• Experience supporting or leading ERP system migrations.
• Manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial closing process.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording, analysis, and reporting of financial transactions in compliance with applicable accounting guidelines.
• Prepare management reporting and communicate financial results and key business insights.
• Analyze financial performance and business trends, providing insights and recommendations for operational and strategic decisions.
• Partner with business leaders to turn financial results into actionable insights supporting planning, resource allocation, and performance improvement.
• Use available tools and technologies to analyze data, improve processes, and enhance business decision-making.
• Help employees understand the financial impact of business decisions, identify key business drivers, and strengthen financial awareness across the organization.
• Lead and develop the accounting team through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career development.
• Partner with the Business Unit Controller to plan, prioritize, assign, and direct departmental work.
• Create opportunities for team learning, growth, and increased responsibility.
• Simplify processes, reduce complexity, and improve efficiency.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on business initiatives, continuous improvement efforts, and organizational objectives.
• Build relationships across the business to understand challenges, identify opportunities, and support informed decision-making.
• Contribute financial and operational perspectives to help teams evaluate alternatives and make sound business decisions.

Benefits

• 401(k) match and an additional retirement contribution.
• 11 paid holidays, 5 sick days, and vacation time.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• Four weeks of paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level