At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you’ll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that’s always looking ahead.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting expertise with a passion for developing people and improving processes. This role offers broad exposure across the organization and the opportunity to partner across finance to ensure complete, accurate and well-controlled accounting records that support enterprise reporting and decision making. What You'll Do
- Lead core accounting processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, inventory accounting, fixed assets, incentive compensation accounting, and reserve analyses.
- Owns the accounting close process and delivery of accurate accounting inputs that support enterprise consolidation and reporting.
- Oversee process-level internal controls, including execution, documentation, testing support, and remediation efforts.
- Review balance sheet accounts and fluctuation analysis, challenge explanations, identify risks and anomalies, and drive corrective actions when necessary.
- Investigate and resolve accounting issues, reconciling items, and process exceptions.
- Partner with cross-functional finance teams to ensure complete and accurate accounting records.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and strengthen financial controls.
- Establish and maintain process documentation, standard work and cross-training plans to improve consistency, reduce key-person dependency and support scalability.
- Coach, mentor, and develop accounting team members while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience leading or mentoring others.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial close processes.
- Experience with internal controls and maintaining accurate financial records.
- Ability to analyze issues, identify root causes, and implement practical solutions.
- Experience working within an ERP environment (JD Edwards experience is a plus).
- Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on process effectiveness and scalability.
What We Offer
At Rite-Hite, we take care of our people – because when you’re supported, you can do your best work. Our benefits are designed to support your health, your future and your life outside of work:
Health & Well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance. A robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.
Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.
Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.
Join us and build a career where you’re supported – at work and beyond.
Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans. We are also committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- 6-8+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
- Strong understanding of accounting processes, financial close, and internal controls
- Experience supervising or mentoring accounting staff
- Experience with an ERP environment
- JD Edwards experience
- Experience with process improvement initiatives
- Ability to design, execute, and monitor process-level internal controls
- Strong organizational skills to manage recurring deadlines and dependencies
- Ability to identify, investigate, and resolve accounting issues efficiently
- Process mindset focused on accuracy, consistency, and scalability
Rite-Hite Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Rite-Hite and has not been reviewed or approved by Rite-Hite.
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Retirement Support — Retirement program includes a 401(k) with company match alongside a separate profit‑sharing component. This combination is consistently positioned as a standout element of the total rewards package.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits materials describe multiple medical plan options with dental and vision, plus HSA/FSA support and company‑paid disability and life insurance. The breadth of core health coverage and protections enhances overall perceived value.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off offerings include paid vacation, paid holidays, personal days for eligible roles, paid parental leave, and company‑paid short‑term medical leave. The depth of leave programs contributes meaningfully to total compensation appeal.
Rite-Hite Insights
What We Do
Rite-Hite, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA is a world-wide leader in the development, manufacture, and sale of loading dock safety systems, industrial door solutions and in-plant products. All of our products are designed for maximum safety, productivity, efficiency and reduced energy costs at your facility. Rite-Hite's complete product line includes hydraulic, mechanical and air-powered dock levelers, vehicle restraints, light communication systems, truck levelers, dock seals and shelters, high speed doors, cooler/freezer doors, traffic/impact doors, machine safety doors, safety barrier systems, industrial HVLS ceiling fans and a complete line of aftermarket parts, accessories, and service. Rite-Hite is focused on providing solutions for you. From developing the Dok-Lok in 1980 to prevent premature trailer separation to the innovative Rite-Vu Light Communications system introduced in 2009 to protect pedestrians and forklift drivers, we're innovative to make you safer, more efficient and productive. Careers If you would like to explore career opportunities with Rite-Hite, please apply online at www.ritehite.com
