We’re excited to be partnering with a long-standing SkyWater client to help them identify their next Controller. Our client is a growing, private-equity-backed manufacturing organization to identify a Controller who will lead the accounting and finance function for a high-volume production facility. This role will serve as the senior finance partner to site leadership and play a key role in strengthening financial processes, reporting, and cost visibility as the business continues to scale. This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with operations in a manufacturing environment.
Why this one stands out! – Senior finance leadership role at the site level – Exposure to private-equity ownership and growth initiatives – Opportunity to improve processes and build structure – High visibility with leadership – Stable and growing manufacturing environment
A family-owned $50M distribution company serving Northern MN, ND, and Northeastern WI is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their corporate team. This organization has been in business for 60+ years and is entering a leadership transition as several long-tenured executives (30+ years) prepare for retirement.
This is a high-visibility opportunity with clear growth into a future Controller/CFO role.
This organization values:
Loyalty
Long-term commitment
Community involvement
Work ethic
Collaboration
The right candidate will be comfortable rolling up their sleeves, stepping into a company with deep history, and helping shape the next 20+ years.
Skywater is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to develop CNC machining processes, optimize productivity, reduce scrap, and improve overall product quality.
This role is ideal for a candidate with machine shop experience ready for the next step in their career. If you’ve got experience setting up mills & lathes, know your GD&T, quoting jobs, documenting manufacturing processes, and can take a print and instruct a programmer how to manufacture the part, this is the role for you.
Have you ever wanted to be right-hand to help lead 100x growth over the next 5 years? This is an opportunity to work directly under a CFO with a track-record of scaling/building businesses and be a strategic advisor across the organization.
This hire will be responsible for building and operating a top-class accounting function for a growing organization. It will partner closely with the CFO and leadership to optimize processes, systems, and workflows for the entire organization, and lead a small team. This hire will also lead month-end close, financial reporting, and be a subject-matter expert on complex accounting issues.
Ideal candidates have 8+ years of accounting experience, ideally in financial services or wealth management, and strong technical skillset in lease accounting, equity compensation, and purchase accounting. CPA preferred but not required.
This role is hybrid, 2-3x per week on site in Downtown Chicago.
Have you ever wanted to be right-hand to a CFO and help lead 100x growth over the next 5 years? This is an opportunity to work directly under a CFO with a track-record of scaling/building businesses and be a strategic advisor across the organization.
This hire will be responsible for complex FP&A/Financial Analysis for a heavily acquisitive organization — scope of this role includes M&A, process and system implementation, strategic decision support, and defining key business drivers/levers to continue to push forward growth.
Ideal candidates have 5-8 years of FP&A experinece, ideally in PE-backed or high-growth environments. Strong modeling, business partnering, and team management are strongly preferred.
This role is hybrid, 2-3x per week on site in Downtown Chicago.
Fortune 500 company looking to bolster their already strong technical accounting team. You’ll join an industry leader as they continue to invest in products, infrastructure and scale and work with incredible leaders who are people first and mission focused.
Market rate cash compensation and above market benefits with a great focus on people and balance. This is a newly created position due to increased investment in back office and to strengthen partnerships across operations.
A well known mid sized full service law firm in the Twin Cities is looking for an estate planning attorney to join their team. They have openings for both a probate litigator and a transactional estate planning associate. This is a hybrid role in downtown Minneapolis with compensation starting at 125k+. If you are interested in this role, please apply here or email your resume griebel@skywatersearch.com.
A reputable boutique family law firm is looking to hire an associate attorney with 3-5 years of experience to join their team. Experience with trial preparation, managing clients, attending mediations, drafting pleadings and balance sheets, and more. This is a hybrid position with a flexible schedule, and the targeted compensation is $100k+. If interested, please apply here or email your resume to griebel@skywatersearch.com.
We are partnering with a fast growing law firm in New Jersey to help them find their next Senior Billing Specialist! This is a high exposure role reporting to the top finance person with the firm. They have been rated one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey for the last few years in a row! The are extremely proud of the culture they have built—where they foster an inclusive and collaborative environment and focus on recognizing and rewarding hard work, professional growth, and contributions that drive both individual and firm-wide success.
We are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to oversee and lead the quality function across two manufacturing sites. This role reports directly to the Vice President of Quality and is responsible for managing a small team of quality engineers and technicians.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automotive manufacturing, demonstrated leadership experience, and a proven ability to develop talent within the quality organization. The Quality Manager will drive the effective implementation of the quality system, ensure compliance with automotive standards, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
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