Senior Manager -Pricing Strategy and Commercial Finance

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52041

Our client is a $100M PE- backed healthcare organization that is growing 30% YOY.  As such, they are looking to fill a newly created Senior Manager of Pricing Strategy and Commercial Finance.  They are looking for someone with experience building processes and pricing strategy from scratch.  This will require someone who is comfortable in an ambiguous environment, and who is proactive in creating process.  

Must have:
Bachelor’s Degree
7+ years of pricing strategy, commercial finance, or FP&A experience
Exposure to usage-based pricing or risk adjusted deal evaluation 

Director of Accounting and Finance

  • Location: Eagan, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52009

SkyWater is partnering with a privately held, diversified organization operating at scale across the United States to add a Director of Accounting & Finance during a dynamic period of growth and leadership evolution. This role will work closely with the CFO and have a meaningful hand in shaping, strengthening, and modernizing the finance function.

This role is being hired ahead of need and will assume meaningful day-to-day accounting and finance responsibilities, helping to streamline operations and enhance reporting while allowing the CFO to focus on broader strategic priorities.

The position offers flexibility to grow over time, with the opportunity to develop along a traditional controllership path or expand into broader finance leadership role, depending on experience and long-term interests.

What makes this opportunity unique? 

  • Direct partnership with a highly respected CFO who I’ve personally known for over a decade
  • Opportunity to take meaningful ownership and make an immediate impact
  • Flexibility to shape the role as the business evolves
  • Stable, values-driven organization with a long-term growth mindset
  • Competitive compensation, exceptional health benefits, and enhanced PTO offerings

Site Controller

  • Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51985

We are partnering with a profitable, privately backed manufacturing company in the Milwaukee area to hire a Controller to lead plant-level finance and accounting operations.

This is a critical newly created position due to the growth at this site. The business is stable, well-established, and entering a phase that requires stronger financial ownership, tighter reporting cadence, and closer partnership between finance and operations.

This role will serve as the senior financial leader onsite, owning the numbers and acting as a true business partner to plant leadership and corporate finance.

Why This position?

  • Profitable, stable manufacturing operation

  • High-visibility role with real ownership and influence

  • Direct partnership with senior finance leadership and exposure to PE partners

  • Opportunity to improve processes and reporting, not just maintain them

Compensation & Work Model

  • Base salary up to $140K

  • Bonus potential up to 15% 

  • Onsite preferred to start, ability to go hybrid after initial training period 

This role is ideal for a plant-level controller who wants meaningful ownership, operational impact, and visibility in a growing manufacturing business.

Interested candidates may apply directly or reach out for a confidential conversation.

Staff Accountant

  • Location: White Bear Lake, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51983

We are partnering with a growing manufacturing company to hire a Staff Accountant to support core accounting operations and the monthly close process.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on accounting work and wants to continue developing in a structured, team-oriented environment.

Why this opportunity

  • Broad exposure beyond basic staff accounting

  • Supportive Controller and team environment

  • Stable and growing business

  • Opportunity to improve processes and systems

Director of Treasury

  • Location: Edina, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51952

We are seeking a Director of Treasury to lead and execute all treasury operations for a newly created role within a dynamic, global, fast-paced organization. This hands-on leadership role requires deep treasury technical expertise, strong operational treasury experience, and ownership of liquidity management, cash forecasting, debt administration, and banking relationships. The role also requires at least 2 years of people leadership experience managing a small treasury team, and involves close partnership with senior finance leadership.

This is a unique opportunity to put your thumbprint on the treasury function, shape processes, and excel your career in a high-growth environment. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and brings both operational strength and strategic perspective to the treasury function.

Only candidates local to Minnesota will be considered.

AR Manager- Hybrid

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51951

We’re excited to be partnering with a family-owned holding company as they add an Accounts Receivable Manager to their team! This role will oversee the accounts receivable function across operating companies, with ownership of daily AR operations such as billing, cash application, collections, and revenue-related accounting. The AR Manager will also support month-end close and play a key role in maintaining accurate, timely financial records across the portfolio.

Local candidates only, this is a hybrid role 3 days a week in office.

Associate Director of Operations

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51945

A local non-profit organization with a $3B+ portfolio of sophisticated public and private investments is looking to add an Associate Director of Operations to their small, collaborative team.
This is an exciting opportunity to assist with all accounting aspects covering the life cycle of the firm’s investments.

The person will work side by side with senior leadership and will be involved in onboarding new investments, including the determination of appropriate US GAAP accounting treatment and reporting needs for investments. The candidate will participate and guide financial audits, ensure accurate investment capture of all transactions into the firm’s software.

*on-site 3 days a week, downtown Minneapolis

If you’re interested in hearing more, please reach out to jamende@skywatersearch.com

The company has competitive pay and fantastic benefits

Commercial Lines Account Executive

  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51922

SkyWater Search has partnered with a well-established insurance brokerage that is seeking a highly experienced Commercial Lines Account Executive to join their team. This role is responsible for managing client relationships, servicing multi-line commercial accounts, and supporting new business while upholding exceptional service standards.

This position is fully-remote, but does have monthly travel to the company office in California for team meetings

Senior Manager — CFO Services

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51910

Long-time SkyWater client looking to add a new leader to the business — This firm is a boutique M&A/PE Advisory firm that has experienced significant growth in the last 4 years — they are actively building out new services lines and offerings. Unmatched culture, meritocratic promotion, and entrepreneurial environment.

We are looking for a senior manager for what the firm calls their “FinOps” group. This person will be a high-level executor for office of the CFO/Controller projects for middle market PE-backed organizations. 

The ideal candidate is someone who has private equity controllership/CFO/Finance experience, skilled in value creation and portco optimization/growth.

7-15 years of experience is ideal, CPA preferred. Prior management consulting experience is a plus. 

 

Senior Accountant, Data Analytics

  • Location: Chicago
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51909

Come join a quickly expanding organization set to IPO in the next few years. We are looking for a senior accountant to join the corporate controllership team focused on operational accounting, FP&A, optimizing new data analytics tools, and overall process improvement and value creation through the accounting function.

This reports directly to someone we placed in the organization 1 year ago — they have already been promoted and are continuing to build their team. If you want to be CFO or Controller one day this is the perfect role for you.

Ideal candidates have foundations in public accounting (audit) and their CPA certification.

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