ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $14.5 billion in 2021. The company’s seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW’s approximately 45,000 dedicated colleagues around the world thrive in the company’s decentralized and entrepreneurial culture. www.itw.com . **Are you an accounting leader hungry for the chance to collaborate across the business landscape and leave your imprint?** E.H. Wachs, an ITW company, is seeking to add an Accounting Manager to their team of accounting professionals. As the Accounting Manager, your responsibilities extend far beyond managing the financial records. You're a catalyst for efficiency improvements, working closely with the Business Unit Controller to streamline processes, contributing to Annual Planning, and dissecting key business metrics that inform our decisions. If you're seeking a role where your contributions directly shape our business's success, all while embracing innovation, this may be the position you have been seeking. **What you will do and impact:** **Accounting Management, Analysis and Reporting:** + 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 accurate management reporting and communicate the results effectively. + Monitor and analyze financial performance, identify trends, and provide meaningful insights to management for strategic decision-making. + Leverage available tools and technologies to analyze data to support process improvements and operational decisions. **Team Leadership and Development:** + Assist employees in understanding how decisions impact the financials, identify and communicate key business drivers, and provide training to enhance overall financial awareness. + Lead and develop the accounting team by providing guidance, training, and feedback. + Partner with the Business Unit Controller in planning, assigning, and directing work in the department. **Cross Functional Collaboration:** + Apply 80/20 thinking to reduce complexity and simplify processes. + Participate in cross-functional projects within the business. **What you need to do to be successful:** + **Cultivate Curiosity** : use a curious mindset and a strong desire for continuous learning, particularly regarding business processes and their influence on financial outcomes. + **Prioritize Effectively** : prioritization that aligns with business objectives. Exhibit high motivation, personal accountability, and coaching abilities to drive success. + **Drive Financial Improvements** : initiate and implement financial improvements that support and enhance business operations. + **Attention to Detail** : Be detail-oriented with robust problem-solving and organizational skills to ensure precision in financial management. + **Self-Starting Initiative:** Be an aggressive self-starter with the capacity to independently lead and execute projects with minimal direction. + **Effective Communication** : Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with customers, suppliers, and all team members, facilitating productive interactions. + **Flexibility** : Be open to minimal travel as required to fulfill job responsibilities. + Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field along with a minimum of five years of broad accounting experience. + ERP and Financial Reporting software experience required, Great Plaines expertise is beneficial + Advanced MS Excel skills All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. _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._ _All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. _ ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.