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Exclusively serving the Montana and Idaho markets, we provide top talent for established family firms to industry innovators and publicly traded powerhouses. We understand that you’re successful because you never settle for less than the best—in business and in the people you hire. Our clients come to us time and again because we have established ourselves as a trusted ally, consistently bringing talent and exceptional levels of service. We do this for every position we fill be it temporary or permanent, Staff Accountant or Accounting Manager, Associate or Controller, all the way to CFO.

Northwestern Top Talent

CFO

  • Bachelors in Business Administration
  • 20+ years in accounting | 6 years as an executive leader
  • Oversees all aspects of accounting and finance for a $200M institution with 35 locations
  • Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting and is the main point person for any strategic initiatives
  • Oversees a $100M payroll
  • Developed and oversaw accounting and finance operations and acted as a key liaison for the executive team
  • Experienced in PowerSchool, JD Edwards, QuickBooks, and Tableau
  • Target Compensation: $170K
  • Target Location: Billings

Controller

  • CPA
  • Started career in Big 4 public accounting
  • Experience in Fortune 500, publicly traded companies
  • Experienced in transforming accounting processes or creating infrastructure from scratch
  • Managed teams as large as 20
  • Experienced in QuickBooks, Excel, Oracle and more
  • Target Compensation: $140K - $150K
  • Target Location: Bozeman

Controller

  • MBA
  • Responsible for all aspects of accounting and finance in construction, nonprofit, and financial services industries
  • Built out the budget and forecast process for her companies
  • Established a new HR team from scratch including workers comp, 401k, payroll, and more
  • Supervised a team of 4
  • Experienced in QuickBooks Pro, Sage MAS 90, and Excel
  • Target Compensation: $115K
  • Target Location: Billings

Senior Financial Analyst

  • Bachelors in Economics
  • Generated a suite of models in Excel and SQL to manage inventory performance
  • Developed an Excel-based system in harnessing incremental margin dollars across all SKUs
  • Created P&Ls for Board along with strategic decision-making recommendations
  • Utilized Pro Forma analysis to evaluate brick-and-mortar opportunities and optimize profitability
  • Experienced in Advanced Excel, SQL, Power BI, Stata, and Python
  • Target Compensation: $100K
  • Target Location: Bozeman

Property Accountant

  • Bachelors Degree in Accounting
  • Has overseen 18 entities and all the accounting operations like general ledgers, AR/AP, reconciliations, month and year-end
  • Acted as a corporate accountant for a company’s parent entities' financials
  • Managed all vendors and costs by staying in communication with the property managers
  • Experience pulling monthly and quarterly reports for multiple entities
  • Systems: Various client ERPs, MRI, Avid, and Excel
  • Target Compensation: $90K - $95K
  • Target Location: Boise, ID

Senior Accountant

  • Bachelors Degree in Accounting
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Well-versed in all accounting operations including fixed assets, property taxes, inventory, and financial analysis
  • Experience leading ERP Implementations
  • Detail Oriented, Self-Starter, and Problem Solver
  • Systems: Great Plains, Oracle, and JD Edwards
  • Target Compensation: $75K - $85K
  • Target Location: Boise/Meridian, ID

Senior Accountant

  • Bachelors in Accounting
  • 8 years experience
  • Extensive payroll experience for multi-state companies
  • Implemented an automated AR system to increase revenue
  • Experienced in fixed assets including purchases, disposals, and retirements
  • Skilled in month-end close, reconciliations, AP/AR, and journal entries
  • Experienced in QuickBooks, PeopleSoft, Blackline, and Excel
  • Target Compensation: $80K
  • Target Location: Helena