Accounting Manager

About Bio Fab Technologies

• Bio Fab Technologies (“BFT”), located in Pleasant Prairie, WI between Milwaukee and Chicago, is a stainless steel fabrication provider building custom vessels, equipment and components for equipment manufacturers and end users, backed by 30+ years of experience.
• BFT controls the full process in-house - engineering, laser cutting, rolling, forming, welding, polishing, mechanical assembly and quality control - holds ASME and PED certifications, and provides field services including ASME tank repair, process piping and installation for pharmaceutical, biotech, semiconductor, food and beverage, and industrial customers. BFT joined Holland Group in 2023.
• BFT generates ~$15-20M in revenue today, with strong growth momentum. To support it, BFT just added a second facility for major customer growth, including a large data center program, and FY27 is set to be its best year ever, with the potential to double the business in the next year. BFT is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to own the books, job costing and close through that growth - with a great culture and room to grow.

Position Summary

• Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Accounting Manager owns BFT's accounting end to end, working closely with the Director of Operations, the Director of Project Management, the project managers and shop supervisors.
• Scope: two facilities, ~42 shop employees; ~100 A/R and ~250-300 A/P invoices a month; mostly jobs under $100k plus occasional ~$1M jobs; M1 ERP; mutual backup with the Steridose Accounting Manager; supported by the Group Controller and CFO
• Why Now: BFT's growth and second facility need a dedicated Accounting Manager to backfill a long time employee that is retiring - a chance to own the full accounting function, build its processes and controls, and grow with a business that could double in size
• Time: ~50% transactions, 30% close and recs, 15% job costing, 5% admin and automation - with automation expected to shift time from transactions toward analysis over time

Outcomes to Accomplish (Problems to Solve)

1. Own the BFT Books and Close
   • Close on Time: hold the business day 5 close, with all balance sheet reconciliations brought current
   • Payables: PO discipline built with Operations; vendor setup with W-9s, COIs and call-back; weekly payment runs released by the Group Controller or the CFO; card and Concur recs
   • Receivables: customer deposits invoiced, tracked by job and applied at shipment; cash applied daily; collections owned directly
   • First 90 Days: runs the close, owns A/R and A/P with no misses and delivers the first MBR
2. Job Costing and Margin
   • Job Cost Accuracy: time accuracy and job closeouts with shop supervisors; revenue at shipment; WIP and inventory cleaned up and tied to the GL, with Operations' counts reconciled
   • Estimate v. Actual: monthly review of closed jobs with the Director of Project Management and the PMs, feeding quoting; M1 burden rates refreshed against actuals annually
   • Data Center Program: job cost, deposits, billing and margin tracked for the program
3. Results, Cash and Controls
   • Results and Cash: BFT MBR financials and commentary; actuals and cost detail for the Plan; weekly cash, A/R aging and 13-week cash flow
   • Controls and Tax: approval matrix by Q2-27; M1 and bank access matched to roles; sales and use tax filed on time
4. Second Facility and Automation
   • Second Facility: capex v. approved budget, move and startup costs, its own cost center, fixed assets and lease accounting
   • AI Automation: Claude, Microsoft Copilot and similar tools used to automate invoice capture and coding into M1, cash application, collections reminders and aging, and to end invoice printing and scanning

Competencies (Who We’re Looking For)

• Job Shop Accounting: hands-on close for a job shop or fabricator - job costing, WIP, inventory and reconciliations
• Business Partnering: works alongside operations, PMs and supervisors to explain the numbers
• Automation Mindset: eager to use AI and automation to take manual work out of the process
• Builder: brings structure to a fast-growing business - processes, controls and documentation - without slowing it down

Other Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA preferred
• Experience: 5+ years at a fabricator or job shop, or a senior role at a larger manufacturer; must have owned a month-end close and worked with job costing and inventory
• Systems: job-shop ERP (M1 by ECI preferred); advanced Excel; comfortable with AI tools such as Claude and Copilot
• Travel: less than 5% - occasional Holland Group meetings
• Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI On-site 100%

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and 10% annual bonus target, plus Company-subsidized health insurance, dental, life and disability insurance, HSA/FSA, parental leave and more
• 401(k): net 4% Company match, plus a 5% discretionary profit share target contribution - up to 9% total retirement contribution
• Career Growth: direct exposure to the CFO and Group Controller across a growing five-business group that is always looking for its next generation of leaders

Holland Group Summary

• Holland Group is a private, family-owned (but not family-operated) group of sanitary process businesses across the Midwest and East Coast. This is NOT private equity. The Company does not believe in short-term ownership and intends to build businesses for decades to come, grounded in integrity, passion for action, and meaningful opportunity for its employees. Holland Group prides itself on being nimble, entrepreneurial, and unencumbered by “big corporate” items like endless presentations and bureaucracy.
• Holland Group has grown organically and inorganically from ~$30M in sales in 2016 to ~$125M today, and endeavors to keep growing - organically and through acquisitions. The Group deploys a best-in-class profit share program and is always looking for its next generation of leaders.
• Holland Group’s mission is ‘to protect the lives of consumers by ensuring that every product produced is safe, pure, and dependable,’ with a vision ‘to be the most trusted family of sanitary process businesses in North America - companies known for technical excellence, integrity, and the quality of solutions they help bring to market.’
• Current Holland Group Businesses: Holland Applied Technologies (acquired 2016), Liquid Process Equipment (2020), Bio Fab Technologies (2023), W.A. Tompkins (2024), and Steridose (2025).

Hiring Manager / Role Reports To:  Alex Burt – Holland Group Chief Financial Officer

• Alex Burt is the Chief Financial Officer of Holland Group, a position he has held since April 2024. With extensive experience in financial management and strategic oversight, Alex brings significant expertise and industry knowledge to the company. Before joining Holland Group, he was CFO of the Indoor Air Quality group within Filtration Group Corporation, a Madison Industries (private equity) company. Filtration Group is a global leader in the development, design, and manufacturing of filtration products and systems. During his tenure he briefly lived in Canada and oversaw facilities and businesses across the USA, Canada, Netherlands, France, Japan and Czech Republic. Prior to being appointed Group CFO, he worked in Corporate Development at Filtration Group, working on acquisitions, syndicated debt financing, and portfolio company growth initiatives. He also spent time earlier in his career in public accounting and leveraged finance roles at Deloitte and Madison Capital Funding (now Apogem Capital), respectively. Alex earned both a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Accounting Science from the University of Illinois (Champaign). He later earned his Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University with a major in Managing Organizations. He also passed the CPA and CFA exams.

About Alex as a Manager:

• A self-described ‘relationship builder,’ Alex is an empathetic leader who cares about the people as much as the numbers. Alex believes in being humble and hungry, and that his ability to relate to individuals of all backgrounds makes him a more effective leader. He believes “the most important life events are decided not by what you know, but by how you think.”

How Alex Likes to Work:

• Trust - do what you say and say what you do. Give credit to others, let your team members know you have their back.
• Continuous Improvement - I love to challenge the status quo and constantly iterate processes and procedures.
• Caring About Each Other - I genuinely care about my colleagues (life is too short not to work with people you want to be around) and I am interested in learning about their life outside of work too. I realize not everyone likes to share this, but I am generally an open book and don’t mind sharing some insight into my personal life and hobbies!
• I appreciate the “Executive Summary” or “Bottom Line” - let’s spend less time talking about how we got here, and more time on how we’re going to proceed. Let’s be direct, and answer the question!
• If you are bringing a problem to my attention, please also follow with a recommendation or options to fix.
• Be a Simplifier, Not a Complicator -  I get excited when someone clearly identifies the issue (and proactively flags it – instead of waiting to be asked), recommends exactly what to do (or asks for a specific decision or approval), and then executes

Holland Group Accounting Team – Our Mission, Vision & Values

• Mission: We enable smart decision-making and value creation by delivering timely, objective, and accurate information while continuously improving our processes and capabilities
• Vision: To be recognized as a team that delivers trusted, high-quality insights through continuous improvement and proactive partnership
• Values:
  • Extreme Ownership: We are proactive in identifying issues and we treat problems as ours to solve - even when root causes sit outside of Accounting
  • Integrity & Credibility: We are the standard-bearers for the organization - objective, ethical, and trustworthy in every decision and output
  • Dependability: We Do What We Say and deliver reliable, accurate & high-quality work the organization can depend on, on time
  • Approachable Partnership: We enable outcomes across the organization and build trust through collaboration and low ego
  • Humble & Hungry: We are never "done." We question processes, adopt better tools, and reduce manual work - but do so by being approachable & with humility

 

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