Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant
Direct Hire | Lombard, IL
Schedule: Onsite 5 days/week initially; hybrid flexibility available after training
Compensation: $60,000 – $80,000 + discretionary bonus eligibility
Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Bonus Opportunity

About the Role
Our client is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their growing accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career accounting professional looking to build upon their experience in reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities within the mortgage banking industry.

• Monitor and manage the accounting department inbox

• Perform bank reconciliations and account reconciliations

• Prepare and post journal entries

• Assist with month-end close activities (5-day monthly close; approximately 9-day quarterly close)

• Escalate non-routine accounting issues to appropriate team members

• Support the Senior Accountant with ad hoc projects and reporting requests

• Utilize accounting and reporting tools including:

  • Fiserv Prologue (ERP)

  • Encompass (Loan Operating System)

  • Excel

  • Power BI

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting

• 1-3 years of accounting experience

• Hands-on experience with:

  • Bank reconciliations

  • Account reconciliations

  • Journal entries

• Strong Excel skills, including:

  • Pivot Tables

  • VLOOKUPs

• Mortgage industry experience required 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Power BI

If you're looking to take the next step in your accounting career and gain exposure to a dynamic mortgage accounting environment, we encourage you to apply!