Staff Accountant

We have been retained by a well established construction and engineering firm that is seeking a Staff Accountant to handle the Accounts Receivables, invoicing and billing for a well established firm located in the south western suburbs of Chicago. This Staff Accountant role is perfect for an entry level finance or accounting college graduate who wants to get their start and gain valuable experience. The team boasts a stable, work friendly culture and many employees have been with the firm for quite some time and there is a history of promotions. The benefit package is amazing and this is a great opportunity for the Staff Accountant to work with a dominant play in this industry. $60,000 to 70,000 per year plus bonus Reasons To Work Here As Entry Level Staff Accountant Stability with firm, company has long term contracts with their clients Good working environment, CFO stated “they don’t take work too seriously/balance with life” Several examples of people moving up in the organization: Accounting Manager started off as a clerk and promoted Great employee retention CFO been on board for 10 years Small company where the owners really take care of their employees 3 benefit plans to choose from 401K plan: 4% Bonus Plan – discretionary but has paid historically Profile For The Entry Level Staff Accountant Entry level role someone directly out of college and ideally with 1 year experience in accounting Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred Soft skills are important and ability to work around distractions, stay focused Will be making calls to customers for collection calls, but very limited most customers paying on time Assist with reconciliations and variance support and construction draws Data entry of invoices into their system The Staff Accountant will be entering vendor invoices on a weekly basis AR side will include approximately 50 customers with multiple line items and will apply payments to various projects #J-18808-Ljbffr