Assistant Controller

Job Description:

Interested in a role that combines accounting leadership, business partnership, and process improvement?

E.H. Wachs, an ITW company, is seeking an Assistant Controller to join its accounting team. In this role, you'll help ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting while partnering with leaders across the business to support decision-making, improve processes, and strengthen business performance.

 You'll lead a team, provide insights that help connect financial results to operational outcomes, and support initiatives that impact the business. The role offers broad exposure to operations, finance, and business leadership and is well suited for someone who enjoys understanding how a business works and wants to grow their responsibilities beyond traditional accounting.

 You'll join a team that values accountability, collaboration, and practical problem-solving, where thoughtful analysis, initiative, and continuous improvement are encouraged. In this role, you’ll gain experience influencing commercial results, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and developing the business acumen necessary for future leadership opportunities.

What You’ll Do and Impact

Accounting Management, Analysis and Reporting

You'll work closely with leaders across the business to help them understand financial performance and make informed decisions. In addition to ensuring accurate financial reporting, you'll provide analysis and insights that support operational improvements, resource allocation, and long-term business objectives.

• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial closing process.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording, analysis, and reporting of financial transactions in compliance with applicable accounting guidelines.
• Prepare management reporting and communicate financial results and key business insights effectively.
• Analyze financial performance and business trends, providing insights and recommendations that support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Partner with business leaders to translate financial results into actionable insights that support planning, resource allocation, and performance improvement.
• Leverage available tools and technologies to analyze data, improve processes, and enhance business decision-making.

Team Leadership and Development

Success in this role requires balancing strong financial oversight with effective people leadership. You'll play an important role in developing team members, strengthening processes, and creating an environment where people can do their best work and continue to grow.

• Help employees understand the financial impact of business decisions, identify key business drivers, and strengthen financial awareness across the organization.
• Lead and develop the accounting team through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career development while helping build both technical expertise and business knowledge within the function.
• Partner with the Business Unit Controller to plan, prioritize, assign, and direct departmental work while fostering accountability, engagement, and team success.
• Support the ongoing development of the team by creating opportunities for learning, growth, and increased responsibility.

Cross Functional Collaboration

This role works closely with teams across the business to understand challenges, identify opportunities, and support initiatives that improve both financial performance and operational effectiveness. Success comes from building strong relationships and developing a practical understanding of how different parts of the business operate.

• Demonstrate the ability to simplify processes, reduce complexity, and improve efficiency.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives, continuous improvement efforts, and organizational objectives.
• Build strong relationships across the business to understand challenges, identify opportunities, and support informed decision-making.
• Contribute financial and operational perspectives that help teams evaluate alternatives and make sound business decisions.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

Success in this role comes from balancing strong technical accounting fundamentals with business curiosity, sound judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset.

The ideal candidate enjoys understanding how financial performance connects to operational results and uses that insight to support better business decisions. You are comfortable moving between detailed financial analysis and broader business discussions, earning credibility through preparation, follow-through, and a collaborative approach.

• Business Curiosity and Continuous Learning: An interest in understanding how the business operates and a desire to continuously improve processes, financial performance, and decision-making.
• Ability to Prioritize and Execute: Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities, align work with business objectives, and follow through on commitments.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Experience identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, controls, reporting, and operational effectiveness.
• Attention to Detail: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a focus on accuracy and quality.
• Initiative and Ownership: Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership of projects, and drive initiatives from concept through completion.
• Effective Communication: Ability to communicate financial information clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences while building productive relationships across the organization.
• Adaptability: Comfortable navigating changing priorities and willing to travel occasionally as business needs require.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field along with a minimum of five years of broad accounting experience. CPA or equivalent designation is preferred.
• ERP and Financial Reporting software experience required; Great Plains experience is beneficial.

• Experience supporting or leading ERP system migrations is highly preferred

• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency required
• Manufacturing experience is a plus!

Compensation Information:

Why ITW?

Here’s what we offer to help you build the future you want:

·         Generous Retirement Benefits – 401(k) match PLUS an additional retirement contribution to help you plan for the future.

·         Paid Time Off – 11 paid holidays, 5 sick days, and vacation time to take time for what matters.

·         Company-Paid Insurance – Life, AD&D, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance to give you peace of mind.

·         Family-Friendly Benefits – 4 weeks of paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement to support your family journey.

·         Education Assistance – tuition reimbursement because we believe in investing in your personal and professional development.

The annual base salary range for this position is $110,000 – 120,000 annually. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. The company considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations. 

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ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

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