We are partnering with our client to find their Assistant Corporate Controller. This is a $250M PE backed company with nationwide operations which continues to grow organically and through acquisition. This is a highly visible role within the organization and will have direct interaction with C-Suite. We are looking for someone with high energy and an enthusiastic personality.
Job Category: Accounting & Finance
Senior Manager -Pricing Strategy and Commercial Finance
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
Site Controller
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?
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Profitable, stable manufacturing operation
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High-visibility role with real ownership and influence
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Direct partnership with senior finance leadership and exposure to PE partners
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Opportunity to improve processes and reporting, not just maintain them
Compensation & Work Model
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Base salary up to $140K
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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.
Commercial Lines Account Executive
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
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
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.
Controller
We’re been fully retained by a private equity-backed company with a long history, a lot of heart, and a caring leadership team to find their next Controller. The business is entering a major growth phase, targeting 5x growth, while being incredibly intentional about culture, collaboration, and bringing in people who are genuinely passionate about what they do.
They’re hiring a Controller because they want more than someone to keep the lights on. They want energy, curiosity, and pride in the work. This role is for someone who wants to build, improve, and be part of the story going forward, not just maintain what already exists.
Hard skills matter and an active CPA is a must. But the intangibles matter just as much. Leadership is looking for someone who is passionate, curious, growth-oriented, low ego, and excited by change. This is an opportunity to have a real voice, make an impact early, and help shape what the next chapter looks like.
The role is fully on-site with regular time spent partnering with a manufacturing facility. This is a hands-on, visible role within a collaborative leadership team that values showing up, doing great work, and enjoying the people you work with along the way.
If interested in hearing more, please reach out! CRabon@skywatersearch.com | 952.767.9025
Senior Corporate Accountant
The Senior Corporate Accountant plays a critical role in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting financial leadership through reliable reporting, analysis, and process improvement. This position partners closely with finance leadership and operational teams to ensure financial integrity, support planning initiatives, and strengthen accounting operations across the organization.
This position offers hands-on exposure to core accounting and finance functions, including reporting, forecasting, cash management, and systems optimization. The role reports directly to the CFO and is designed with a clear progression to Accounting Manager.
Accounting Manager
We’re partnering with a manufacturing company in the Twin Cities that looking to hire a Senior Accounting Manager to their team. This role will be key in helping the senior leadership build out the accounting process and procedures for the company.
This Senior Accounting Manager will serve as the technical accounting and government-compliance lead, owning complex accounting issues and assist senior leadership with
Why this role!
• High-visibility role with a lot of growth opportunities
• Direct impact on how accounting is built and scaled
• Equity opportunities
• Sustainable work/life (typically 45–50/week)
If interested, please apply today!
Global Corporate Controller
SkyWater SkyWater is excited to officially launch a Global Controller search with a privately held industrial technology manufacturer headquartered in Bloomington, MN. This is a newly created, high-impact role reporting directly to the CFO, designed to unify and elevate accounting operations across a growing global footprint that includes the U.S., U.K., France, India, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
Following a successful divestiture from a Fortune 100 parent, the company is entering an ambitious growth phase fueled by acquisitions and expanding international operations across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. The Global Controller will lead controllers and accounting teams across multiple countries, establish standardized global accounting practices, streamline close and reporting processes, and play a key role in integrating newly acquired entities (including Houston and Saudi Arabia).
Success in year one will include faster closes, consistent global policies, seamless acquisition integration, and stronger alignment across international teams. This is a rare opportunity to build global infrastructure from the ground up within a privately held organization known for strong leadership, an empowering culture, and long-term growth vision.
This is a high-visibility role with meaningful CFO exposure. If you’re a CPA with global manufacturing leadership experience and Big 4 roots, this is your opportunity to drive real impact on a global scale.
