Position Type: Full-Time or Part-Time (32 hours per week)
Location: On-Site downtown Milwaukee
Compensation: Up to $150,000, commensurate with experience
Benefits: Full benefits package, including paid indoor parking
About the Company
The company operates in the staffing and real estate agency sectors and is seeking a hands-on, business-minded accounting and finance professional to support continued operational discipline, financial clarity, and informed decision-making.
Position Overview
The Controller and Finance Manager will oversee core accounting functions while serving as a key financial partner to the owner and management team. This role combines hands-on accounting leadership with forward-looking financial analysis, budgeting, and clear communication of business insights to support operational decision-making.
Reporting to the owner and management team, the position will supervise the Senior Staff Accountant and take ownership of timely, accurate financial reporting. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a hands-on environment, can review the details while understanding the broader business context, and can translate financial results into actionable operational recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting Leadership and Financial Reporting
- Oversee the month-end close process to ensure timely, accurate, and complete financial reporting.
- Review accounting activity prepared by the Senior Staff Accountant and provide guidance, oversight, and follow-through.
- Maintain a strong understanding of monthly financial results, including key drivers of performance, unusual activity, and relevant trends.
- Review and present the monthly financial reporting package to the owner and management team.
- Support clear, consistent financial reporting that enables management to understand performance and make informed decisions.
Budgeting and Financial Planning
- Prepare budgets in coordination with ownership and the management team.
- Compare actual results to budget and prior expectations, identifying key variances and their operational implications.
- Help management understand financial trends, cost drivers, revenue performance, and areas requiring attention.
- Provide practical financial input to support planning, resource allocation, and operational priorities.
Financial Analysis and Business Partnership
- Analyze financial results and identify meaningful insights that go beyond reporting numbers.
- Clearly articulate recommended operational changes based on financial analysis and business performance.
- Partner with ownership and management to evaluate opportunities for improved efficiency, profitability, and accountability.
- Present financial information in a concise, practical, and decision-useful manner for both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Serve as a trusted internal resource for accounting, reporting, budgeting, and financial performance questions.
Team Supervision and Communication
- Supervise, support, and provide direction to the Senior Staff Accountant.
- Promote accuracy, accountability, and timely completion of accounting responsibilities.
- Communicate expectations clearly and follow up on deliverables in a professional, constructive manner.
- Collaborate effectively with ownership, management, and internal team members.
HR Partnership & Compensation Administration
- Partner with HR and senior leadership on the development, evaluation, and administration of company-wide compensation plans, incentive structures, bonus programs, and workforce budgeting
- Oversee payroll operations and provide financial analysis and oversight of compensation, benefits, retirement plan costs, and other employee-related expenditures
- Collaborate with HR on internal controls, policies, procedures, and employment-related compliance matters, partnering with outside employment counsel as appropriate
- Evaluate benefit plan costs, vendor contracts, and renewals, identifying opportunities to improve cost efficiency while maintaining competitive employee benefits
Desired Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in accounting leadership, financial reporting, budgeting, and financial analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to oversee accounting processes while also providing business-focused financial insight.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to present financial results clearly to ownership and management.
- Ability to identify issues, explain financial implications, and recommend practical operational improvements.
- Experience with employee benefits (401k, insurance), information technology, and incentive compensation plans.
- Experience supervising accounting staff or providing meaningful review and guidance to accounting team members.
- Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and ability to balance hands-on execution with strategic analysis.
- CPA preferred, but not required.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The successful candidate will be a proactive, hands-on finance professional who enjoys working closely with business owners and management. This individual will be equally comfortable reviewing accounting details, preparing budgets, analyzing results, and explaining what the numbers mean in plain language. You are a disciplined, logical thinker.
This role is well suited for someone who can bring structure, clarity, and insight to the finance function while maintaining a practical, service-oriented approach to supporting the business.
Compensation and Benefits
This full-time, on-site position offers compensation of up to $150,000, commensurate with experience. Generous corporate benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off and paid holidays; employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance; a 401(k)-retirement plan with safe harbor match; and paid Garage parking.
To Apply
Please submit your resume and 1-page letter of introduction at www.mahlermatch.com for consideration. Immediate interviews available.
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Our Story:
Mahler Private Staffing works with America’s leading families to find experienced private domestic staffing professionals for their homes and family offices. We take a personalized approach and work to get to know our candidates as well as we know our clients, so we can make lasting, long-term placements.
Due to the overwhelming number of applicants, we regret that we are unable to provide individual responses. Rest assured that selected candidates will be personally contacted for further consideration. We would like to emphasize that there are no fees associated with the application process for applicants.