I’m thrilled to be partnering with a reputable financial services organization to add an Accounting Manager to their team.
I’ve known both the CFO and Controller for years and can say with full confidence they are phenomenal. High expectations, incredibly sharp, and the kind of leaders you actually want to work for and learn from.
This is not a “keep the lights on” accounting role. It’s tied directly to revenue and deal activity, working closely with the people who actually drive the business. If you’ve ever felt like you’re a step removed from how money is made, this puts you right in the middle of it.
This is an especially strong opportunity for an experienced senior out of public accounting who’s ready to step into a Manager title without sticking around for another busy season.
What You’ll Be Doing
Own revenue and deal-related accounting, including commissions and incentives
Support month-end close (journal entries, reconciliations, reporting)
Partner with internal stakeholders, including revenue-generating teams
Contribute to process improvement initiatives and strengthen controls
SkyWater is partnering with a well-known general contractor in the Chicago area to find an Assistant Project Manager for their growing team! Our client is a privately held GC with over 25 years of experience delivering a diverse portfolio of commercial construction projects across the Midwest. This role will support project leadership while gaining hands-on exposure to the full project lifecycle. The Assistant Project Manager will assist with day-to-day project coordination, communication, scheduling, documentation, and financial tracking across multiple commercial construction projects. The APM will work closely with Project Managers, Project Stakeholders, and field teams throughout the project lifecycle. We’re looking for someone with around 1–3 years of construction, project engineering, or project management experience within a general contractor. Our client is offering a competitive base salary, strong benefits, and a clear path for career growth within a stable, growing organization!
Boutique Investment Bank in the Greater Minneapolis area seeking an Investment Banking Associate for their team. This bank has a true family-feel, offers fantastic work-life-balance and upside, and is a great place to be for anyone who wants to have increased ownership over the deals they work on.
Average 50-60/hr work weeks and a “leave your laptop at home when on vacation” culture, this is a “no ego” firm where leadership prioritizes time with family. There are very few investment banking roles with this sort of balance and upside.
Ideal candidates have 1-3 years of investment banking, transaction advisory, FDD or valuations experience. If you are in TAS/FDD at an audit firm, this is your chance to break into IB.
Fantastic opportunity to join a multi-billion dollar AUM investment firm in downtown Minneapolis and make an impact on a growing business.
This is a newly created role due to growth and will be involved in FP&A, Fund Accounting, Investor Relations, and AI-initiatives. You’ll work on ad-hoc analysis and reporting for their portfolio, budgeting/forecasting, monthly accounting cycle for multiple funds, and support quarterly valuation processes. The firm leverages Claude and ChatGPT enterprise-wide and even has an “AI bonus pool” allocated to be distributed to employees who come up with new ideas/processes using AI.
The culture is fantastic — no ego policy, young and energetic leadership, and an agile business that encourages their people to “fail fast and fail often” — there are no bad ideas and is a great opportunity for someone who is excited by ambiguity.
The ideal candidate has between 2-5 years of experience in Public Accounting Audit with financial services clients or prior Fund Accounting/Analyst experience. CPA preferred.
We’re partnering with a well-established organization seeking a strong Senior Accountant to support complex accounting, month-end close, financial analysis, reconciliations, and reporting. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys owning key accounting processes, digging into variances, improving processes, and serving as a trusted resource across finance and operations.
This is a hybrid role, with 2-3 days per week onsite.
SkyWater Search is partnering with a highly successful, fast-paced organization to identify an experienced Administrative Assistant to support a senior leadership office. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a high-expectation environment and enjoys being a key operational partner behind the scenes.
This role will work closely with executive leadership and serve as a critical support resource, helping to manage day-to-day priorities, keep operations running smoothly, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. It’s a highly visible position that requires strong organization, attention to detail, and the ability to handle a wide range of responsibilities with professionalism and discretion.
This is an opportunity to step into a trusted role where your work will directly support senior leaders and contribute to the overall effectiveness of the organization. If you take pride in being the person who keeps everything running seamlessly, this could be a great fit.
SkyWater Search Partners is excited to be partnering with a leading alternative investment firm specializing in residential real estate and credit to identify an Operations Associate to join their growing team in the Twin Cities.
This firm is one of the most vertically integrated platforms in the residential credit space – originating mortgages, acquiring distressed and re-performing loan portfolios, managing residential rental properties, and running private equity funds and separately managed accounts across the full ecosystem. With assets under management that have scaled from $17 billion to $60 billion over the past several years, this is a firm that is still building and investing in the infrastructure and people needed to support that growth. The operations team this role sits on was recently carved out as its own dedicated function – a direct reflection of how seriously leadership is approaching operational excellence at scale.
This is a compelling opportunity for a candidate with an investment operations or fund accounting background who wants to be close to the deal, work with real data, and grow with a platform that is not slowing down.
The Opportunity
As an Operations Associate, you will sit at the center of the firm’s residential credit platform, supporting the full operational lifecycle of every deal they close. Reporting to the VP of Operations, you will manage and assist with the monthly remittance process, monthly financing administration across multiple investment banks, new mortgage pool closings, and new financing line setups including repurchase agreements and securitizations. You will work directly alongside fund controllers and the trustee/paying agent, and will have a hands-on role building and improving the processes that underpin the platform.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare and reconcile remittance information across residential credit funds and separately managed accounts, including monthly cash tie-outs and data validations
Support interim servicing reconciliation and liaise with IT and data teams to automate and enhance existing processes
Serve as settlement contact on all deal closings, including mortgage pool closings, repurchase agreements, securitizations, EBO repoolings, and wire setup
Complete all new account setups, including know-your-client requests and document management
Conduct monthly financing rolls across whole loans, securities, and swaps, and load all information into the internal SQL database
Provide fund administrators and fund accounting teams with supporting schedules for trial balance tie-outs
Support Selene remittance and investor reporting through data enhancement and automation initiatives
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or equivalent business experience
3 to 5 years of experience in investment operations, fund accounting, or a related field
Strong preference for candidates with residential mortgage loan or REO accounting and operations experience
SQL knowledge preferred; must be comfortable working directly with large, complex datasets
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and written and verbal communication
Self-starter who can operate independently in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
We’re partnering with a highly specialized, boutique B2B marketing agency that operates at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and commercialization, primarily within the medtech and healthcare innovation space. This is a tight-knit, senior team (?8 people) that works directly with some of the most innovative and well-funded companies in the world, helping bring complex, life-changing products to market. Unlike larger agencies, this team is:
Deeply embedded with clients (often acting as an extension of their marketing team)
Hands-on across the full lifecycle from strategy through execution
Known for precision, quality, and trust in a highly regulated environment
They’ve been around for 30+ years, are financially stable, and are intentionally staying small, nimble, and high-impact. The Opportunity This is an opportunity for an Account Manager (or strong Senior Coordinator) to step into a role where you’ll quickly become indispensable to both clients and internal teams. This is not a “sit back and observe” role. You’ll be:
At the center of client communication
Driving project execution across multiple workstreams
Ensuring nothing falls through the cracks in a fast-moving environment
Within 6 months, the goal is for you to:
Own day-to-day client interactions
Run meetings and manage communication confidently
Act as the operational backbone for key accounts
If you’re someone who wants real responsibility early and the chance to learn directly from senior leaders, this is that kind of role. What You’ll Do
Own day-to-day coordination across multiple client accounts and projects
Prepare for and help lead client meetings (agendas, notes, follow-ups, next steps)
Translate client feedback into clear direction for internal creative and production teams
Manage timelines, deliverables, and approvals across fast-moving workstreams
Open, track, and traffic projects to ensure work is moving forward efficiently
Review and proof deliverables with a high level of accuracy (critical in medtech)
Monitor scope, flag risks early, and help manage budgets and resourcing
Jump in on ad hoc client needs (presentations, materials, updates)
Support light social media and content coordination for select clients and internal marketing efforts
What Success Looks Like
Clients feel confident, supported, and never in the dark
Projects move forward smoothly, on time, and with minimal fire drills
Internal teams are aligned, clear, and set up for success
You become a trusted point of contact for day-to-day client needs
Ideal Background
1–5 years in account management, client services, or project coordination (agency experience strongly preferred)
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
Strong communication skills, comfortable interacting with clients directly
Experience working cross-functionally with creative, strategy, or production teams
Highly detail-oriented with strong proofing/editing instincts
Nice to have:
Exposure to healthcare, medtech, or other complex/regulated industries
Familiarity with tools like Basecamp, Asana, or Monday
Who Thrives Here This role is a fit for someone who:
Takes ownership, you don’t wait to be told what to do
Is highly organized and naturally detail-oriented
Cares deeply about doing things right, not just getting them done
Is comfortable in a role that blends account management + project management
Can balance being a client advocate with understanding internal constraints
Is proactive, communicative, and doesn’t let things slip
This is NOT the right fit if you:
Are looking for a highly structured, layered agency environment
Want a clear, fast track to promotion into leadership
Prefer to stay purely strategic or purely executional
Why This Role
Work directly with cutting-edge medtech companies and innovations
Gain exposure to high-level strategy and commercialization work
Be part of a collaborative, low-ego, supportive team
Learn from experienced leadership in a hands-on environment
Have meaningful impact in a small, nimble agency where your work matters
Hybrid flexibility (with strong team culture and in-person collaboration)
SkyWater is partnering with a leading building materials and millwork company that distributes their products nationwide. Our client has a strong reputation for customer service and operational excellence.
We are seeking a Customer Service Team Leader to continue the tradition of customer service excellence. This role balances people leadership with hands-on customer service, ensuring order accuracy, timely communication, and commitment to quality.
If you’re an accountant who wants more than just a checklist of recurring tasks, this is the kind of opportunity that changes your trajectory.
We’re partnering with a well-established, growth-oriented manufacturing company to find a hands-on, analytical Senior Accountant. This is a highly visible role on a tight-knit team where you’ll go beyond the close, diving into cost analysis, process improvement, and building smarter systems as the company evolves.
You’ll have the chance to step into a business that values ownership, transparency, and long-term growth, both for the company and for you.
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