Senior/Lead Accountant

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #48264
  • Salary: 100000 - 120000 Per Year

Our client is a multi-billion dollar Medical Organization and is looking to add a Senior/Lead Accountant to help build out their Operational Accounting team. 

Details:
– 2x/week on-site in SW suburbs
– Operational Accounting with AdHoc responsibilities – supporting around 20 entities of varying sizes
– Opportunities for growth within Accounting, Revenue and Finance
– Great benefits – 401K, training and development, and affordable medical insurance
– $100K-$120K salary

Ideal Candidate:
– 3-10 years of Audit and/or Industry Operational Accounting experience
– Healthcare experience a plus
– CPA a plus
– ERP system experience (Oracle a plus, but not required)
– Must be a go-getter, self-started, and creative thinker
 

Senior Accountant through Manager – rotational projects w/Fortune 1000

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #48018
  • Salary: 140000 - 180000 Per Year

Overview

Are you an accounting professional with a public accounting background and have aspirations to become a CFO or Controller? If you’re not exactly sure what path is best for you (Controllership, Technical Accounting, Reporting, M&A?) and would like to be able to try a lot of different things within the same company and partner with Chicago’s best companies in the process our client could be a great fit. 

You will work on complex and high profile projects in a rewarding and dynamic culture that pays at least 30% more than public accounting does.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • 3-8 years public accounting and/ or corporate accounting in large publicly traded companies
  • CPA preferred
  • Proven track of career progression
  • Communicates well at all levels, with internal and external stakeholders
  • Enthusiastic attitude, ability to pivot and possess an entrepreneurial spirit!

Internal Audit Senior

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #47975
  • Salary: 0 - 85000 Per Year

Our client, a leading global organization, is expanding its Internal Audit team and is looking for a new team member to join. In this role, you will collaborate closely with leadership on a variety of projects, gaining both domestic and international exposure.

Role Highlights:

  • Work spans Financial, Operational, Compliance, and select IT audits
  • Occasional travel, primarily within the U.S., with some international opportunities
  • Internal Audit is viewed as a core talent development hub within the company
  • Hybrid work schedule with three on-site days per week in suburban Chicago (shuttle service provided)
  • Attractive salary and a performance-based bonus structure

This position offers a great opportunity for growth within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Sr. FP&A Analyst

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #47840
  • Salary: 120000 - 130000 Per Year

Seeking a motivated Sr. FP&A Analyst looking for growth in a fast-paced environment at a $1B+ PE-owned manufacturer located in the Chicago metro.

As a part of the BU decision support group, you will work closely with the CFO and Finance Director to strategize, optimize, and work with complexities.

This is a newly created position with an evolving team. If you thrive in ambiguity, want to touch all areas of finance, work cross-functionally, and are looking to earn a Manager title – please apply!

Requirements: 

– Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related fields.
– 3+ years of experience in Finance 
– MBA, CPA, Big 4 experience, and/or FLDP is highly desired

 

Director – (Controller/CFO advisory services)

  • Location: Chicago
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #47629
  • Salary: 130000

We are partnering with a local consulting firm that serves the lower middle market with a sweet spot of companies with annual revenues between $10-100M. Work is in the office of the CFO so you’ll be exposed to a mix of financial, operational, strategy finance and controllership responsibilities. 

Their people focused approach provides their team with a unique work/life balance that is tough to find elsewhere. They are project based and mostly remote (but need to live in the Chicagoland area). Zero overnight travel required. 

We are targeting entrepreneurial minded professionals with 5-10 years experience who want to add value and make an impact for their clients. Must have public accounting foundation to be considered. 

Corporate Finance Attorney

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #47611
  • Salary: 0 - 85000 Per Year

SkyWater Search Partners is assisting a top mid-size law firm in Chicago with their search for a corporate associate. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in a law firm focusing on high-level m&a deals, top law school credentials, and an active IL bar license. This firm is a top 5 mid-size firm in Chicago with Chamber’s band 1 and 2 rankings, former big law partners, and a shortened partnership track for associates.

If you’ve considered making a change in the New Year, please apply or contact Rylie Niebuhr at RNiebuhr@skywatersearch,com with interest.

Director of Portfolio Accounting

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #47576
  • Salary: 0 - 13000 Per Year

I am working with a privately-held investment firm in the city who has experienced consistent growth over the last several years and looking for someone to come in and joint their team! 

We’ve known the leadership team for a few years and have placed people here so can attest to their collaborative, team approach and strong culture! They are a dynamic, fast paced environment and entrepreneurial in nature.

The Director of Portfolio Accounting will be reporting up to their Principle in the hospitality group & will be working with multiple funds & JV’s. This role will be heavy in cross-functional work, collaboration with a focus on their hospitality business.

The ideal candidate is someone who has a deep understanding of business complexities within a PE environment and has had experience leading accounting and finance functions.

**MUST BE LOCAL TO CHICAGOLAND

Complex Litigation Associate

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #47504
  • Salary: 0 - 85000 Per Year

SkyWater Search Partners is assisting a prestigious litigation boutique law firm with their search for high-level associate attorneys of any level to join the Chicago office. The ideal candidate will come from a top law school with excellent academic credentials, ideally a judicial clerkship, and have experience with complex litigation. Associates will work under multiple partners and practice a variety of litigation areas – antitrust, consumer protection, product liability, commercial matters, and environmental.

This law firms pays market compensation including bonuses, offers a hybrid workplace, and promotes a cross-office collaborative culture. Candidates must be high performing attorneys with strong credentials and experience. Please apply or reach out to Rylie Niebuhr at RNiebuhr@skywatersearch.com with questions.

Senior Accountant — IPO

  • Location: Chicago
  • Remote: Remote
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #47330
  • Salary: 105000 - 110000

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, cross-partnership with operations, and c-suite partnership.

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.

Senior Manager of Tax

  • Location: Chicago, IL
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #47315
  • Salary: 175000 - 200000 Per Year

Real Estate has taken a hit, but this client has continued to grow by developing new properties, diversifying their portfolio and adding sharp talent along the way!

We’ve known the leadership team for a few years and have placed people here so can attest to their collaborative, team approach and strong culture! They are a dynamic, fast paced environment (while not burning their people out) and entrepreneurial in nature.

The role is a mix of consulting and compliance and looking for someone who likes to BUILD/CREATE processes as you won’t be “handed a playbook” on day 1.

We are targeting forward looking, strategic players who understand how to partner across the business while making sure to stay compliant and diligent.

Ideal background is 10-15+ years experience within a Real Estate (or PE-Backed) environment, leading their tax function. 

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