Accountant/Engagement Specialist

Accountant/Engagement Specialist Job Description Under the direct supervision of a member of the Precision and Performance Team, this position will handle all aspects of client billing for our Chicago office, prepare mid and month end reporting, aid with the maintenance and reconciliation of accounts, and provide general accounting support. The ideal candidate uses Microsoft excel on a daily basis to "dump" and analyze data, multi-tasks as a matter of fact, takes extreme pride in getting work done right the first time, seeks perfection and is able to interact with all levels of personnel. Essential duties and responsibilities include meeting with account staff on a weekly basis to discuss job status, reviewing weekly office reporting and analyzing ongoing trends, preparing monthly/ongoing client service billing invoices for the Chicago office, recognizing revenue on monthly billings using the percentage of completion revenue recognition methodology, reconciling deferred revenue monthly, conducting mid-month review of job status with account staff for the purpose of determining monthly revenue, meeting with account staff to complete month end review of open jobs to assess the validity of the forecast, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in execution of all assigned tasks, and being able to anticipate needs and facilitate work. The candidate must have reconciliation experience, be detail oriented and skilled at multitasking. Qualifications Qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance, 3 5 years of related accounting work experience, ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and common business documents, ability to write business correspondence, ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to employees, ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions, ability to calculate percentage of completion revenue and to calculate deferred revenue, high level of proficiency in excel, reconciliation and analytical experience, billing experience, ability to analyze financial data, prepare financial reports, statements and projections, general journal and ledger accounting experience, and good communication skills to create relationships/trust with account staff so their clients can be analyzed more efficiently. Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr Gyro