Jobs at Paragon Micro Inc.

Leads daily Accounts Payable operations, supervises AP staff, oversees invoices, payments, expenses, vendor records, reconciliations, controls, compliance, and reporting. Supports month-end and year-end close, audits, ERP systems, process automation, and procure-to-pay improvements. Partners with Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Accounting, and business stakeholders to improve accuracy, efficiency, vendor service, and operational scalability.

Coordinate commercial and federal events from planning through execution and follow-up. Manage venues, vendors, registration, shipping, materials, sponsorships, budgets, attendee records, and onsite logistics. Partner with marketing, sales, customers, and vendors to deliver polished experiences, promotional materials, and timely follow-up. Track event performance, spending, and recommendations while resolving issues and improving processes. The role is onsite in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and requires travel plus occasional evening and weekend work.

Assistant Controller supports the Controller in overseeing multi-entity accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, technical accounting, and strategic financial initiatives. The role partners with Finance, Operations, Sales, Purchasing, and executive leadership to improve processes, develop KPIs, enhance financial visibility, and support new business ventures. Responsibilities include team mentorship, cross-functional project leadership, revenue and inventory accounting, tax compliance, ERP improvements, and providing financial analysis for growth decisions.

Partner with sales teams to conduct technical discovery, design customer-specific solution architectures, create customized demonstrations, lead proof-of-concepts and technical evaluations, and connect technology recommendations to business outcomes. Collaborate with Account Executives, Product, Engineering, Security, and Customer Success throughout the sales cycle. Address technical objections, support business cases and ROI discussions, facilitate customer decision-making, and ensure effective implementation handoff.