Job Category: Accounting & Finance

Associate

  • Location: Edina, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52361

SkyWater Search Partners is excited to partner with a highly respected boutique investment bank in Edina, Minnesota, to identify an Investment Banking Associate to join their growing team. This firm stands out for its strong commitment to work-life balance, offering a sustainable environment with minimal weekend work – an uncommon advantage in the investment banking space.

As an Investment Banking Associate, you will play a key role in executing live M&A and capital raising mandates, supporting clients through every stage of the deal lifecycle. This role offers a unique blend of analytical rigor, client exposure, and hands-on deal execution.

This firm is known for delivering high-impact advisory services across mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, restructuring, and strategic consulting. Their client base spans public and private companies, private equity firms, lenders, and growth-stage businesses across a range of industries.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an entrepreneurial, high-performing team where you will work directly with senior bankers and gain meaningful exposure to live transactions, particularly within the renewable fuels and agribusiness sectors.

Construction Project Controller

  • Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52353

SkyWater is exclusively partnering with a leading construction and infrastructure company to find a full-time, onsite Project Controller based in the Twin Cities. Ideally, we are looking for candidates already local to Minnesota, but we are also open to candidates from outside the area who are motivated and ready to relocate.

In this role, you will be the key finance partner for large-scale construction and infrastructure projects. You will help project teams manage budgets, track cash flows, identify risks, and ensure accurate financial reporting. You will also mentor team members, improve processes, and play an important role in keeping projects running smoothly.

Director of Operations Finance

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52352

Skywater has partnered with this long-standing client for years, successfully placing more than 20 people across the business. We are now helping them find a Director of Finance Operations to lead plant-level financial management. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on accounting and operational finance. You will drive month-end close, variance analysis, forecasting, and AOP while partnering closely with plant operations to ensure financial discipline, cost optimization, and operational efficiency.

As the company grows, this role will evolve. You will pivot from hands-on accounting to broader oversight and leadership while still staying connected to the day-to-day financial operations.

Local candidates in Minnesota will only be considered.
 

Senior Financial Analyst

  • Location: St. Paul , Minnesota
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52351

Are you a data-driven problem solver who loves turning complex operational challenges into clear, actionable insights? We’re looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to drive workforce strategy and operational analytics across customer service and operational teams.

In this role, you’ll connect finance, operations, and workforce planning to help leaders answer questions like: Where are the bottlenecks? Are staffing, process, or productivity issues slowing us down? How can we optimize resources to improve service and revenue?

Only candidates located in Minnesota will be considered.

Senior Accountant

  • Location: Chicago , Illinois
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52314

I’m partnering with my PE-backed SaaS client to fill a critical Senior Accountant role.  This high growth organization is growing organically (thanks to 100% client retention) and through acquisition.  This individual will report to the Controller and will have direct interaction with the C-Suite and PE group.  There is abundant opportunity to learn, take on more responsibilities, and be promoted.

Senior Financial Analyst

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52284

SkyWater is excited to partner with a longtime client in the CPG space who is hiring a senior financial analyst. This role opened due to a promotion and comes at a time of strong company growth, over 2 billion this year through both organic growth and M&A. The team has a great culture and maintains a solid work-life balance.

This position is a great fit for industry financial analysts or public accountants in audit who are interested in moving into a more analytical, business-focused role. Only local candidates in the Twin Cities will be considered.

International Tax Manager

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52282

SkyWater is thrilled to be exclusively partnering with a publicly traded technology company headquartered in downtown Minneapolis to add an International Tax Manager to their growing team.

This company has achieved 100+ consecutive quarters of growth (!!!) As the organization continues expanding internationally, the tax team is evolving alongside it – creating an opportunity for someone to step into a highly visible international tax role within a collaborative and forward-thinking finance organization.

This position will play a key role in supporting the company’s global tax strategy, international compliance, and transfer pricing oversight, while partnering closely with teams across finance, treasury, legal, and accounting.

If you enjoy working on complex international tax matters while also helping shape processes within a growing global business, this is a fantastic opportunity to make an impact!

CRabon@skywatersearch.com | 952.767.9025

FP&A Manager

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52275

I’m partnering exclusively with my PE backed SaaS client to fill a newly created remote Manager of FP&A role.  This company has been growing through acquisition and organically thanks to their 100% client retention rate.  You’ll be working directly with the entire C-Suite and PE group, and reporting to a CFO who loves developing talent.

Senior Director, Internal Audit & Controls

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52130

I’m working with a publicly traded company in the city to help them find their next internal controls leader. This is open due to internal promotion and ideal for someone looking for an entry point in a company with a track record of developing talent and moving people from this role into Controllership. 

We are targeting a sitting Director/Managing Director in Big 4 audit or someone who is now a Director of Internal Audit for a public company 1-2 years removed from public accounting looking to join a company focused on building out world-class processes, strong in cross functional collaboration and driving transformational change.

This is a role best for someone looking for career growth and advancement as it will be a feeder into other parts of the business. Strong cash/equity compensation. Contact me for details!

Financial Analyst

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52125

Financial Analyst  – Technology Organization– Hybrid

A rapidly growing technology organization is seeking a Financial Analyst to support strategic decision-making across technology and infrastructure functions. This role offers strong visibility to cross-functional leaders and the opportunity to drive insights around spend, financial modeling, and operational performance. The Financial Analyst will partner closely with IT, Product, Sales, and Operations to deliver data-driven analysis that improves forecasting accuracy, cost optimization, and overall business performance.

***If this is something you would be interested in learning more about, please apply today!

Why Join:

Play a key role in shaping financial insights and cost optimization strategies within an innovative, mission-driven organization.

Partner directly with cross-functional leaders to influence planning, forecasting, and operational decision-making.

Opportunity to build expertise in cloud financial operations (FinOps) and advanced analytics tools.

Competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus potential, strong 401(k), and comprehensive benefits.

Hybrid work model: 3 days on-site and 2 days remote.

The ideal candidate for this role has:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

2+ years of FP&A or related finance experience, including exposure to budgeting and forecasting.

Experience with financial modeling, variance analysis, and data visualization tools..

Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities:

Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning through financial modeling and scenario analysis.

Deliver monthly reporting and variance analysis, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities.

Partner cross-functionally to provide financial insights that inform operational and strategic decisions.

Monitor and analyze spend to improve cost transparency and forecast accuracy.

Support business cases, KPI tracking, and continuous improvements to financial processes and reporting.

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