Senior Staff Accountant
Robert Half
Job Description
Job Description
Excellent opportunity with company in growth mode with advancement and professional development in the Chicago land area
Hybrid - 3x week onsite
Seeking an experienced Accountant for a direct-hire role in the Chicagoland area.
Senior Staff Accountant
Position Overview
An expanding organization in Illinois is seeking an accounting specialist to manage day-to-day operations and lead critical financial cycles. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-moving environment focused on operational excellence. This individual will partner with multiple teams, drive process improvements, and maintain highly accurate financial records.
Key Qualifications
- Experience: Proven track record leading the month-end close process independently.
- Core Skills: Deep expertise in journal entries and general ledger maintenance.
- Location: Must be located in or commutable to the Chicagoland area.
Core Responsibilities
- Financial Closures: Lead month-end close activities, prepare journal entries, and perform deep-dive account reconciliations.
- Reporting: Compile financial data and assemble comprehensive reporting packages for leadership review.
- Ledger Management: Oversee general ledger work, review corporate card expenses, and confirm appropriate account coding.
- Transactional Operations: Manage accounts payable processing, invoice entry, payment coordination, and vendor statement reconciliation.
- Receivables & Billing: Record customer billing activity, apply incoming payments, and maintain accurate receivable balances.
- Platform Reconciliation: Review transaction activity from external payment and sales platforms, reconcile discrepancies, and post entries.
- Intercompany Accounting: Enter intercompany transactions and reconcile multi-entity balances on a recurring basis.
- Operational Analysis: Generate recurring reports for internal teams, including revenue tracking and commission support.
- Audit & Tax: Support audit requests, prepare tax-related workpapers, handle compliance notices, and document internal accounting procedures.
Benefits include 401K, insurance, vacation and holiday pay and more
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of accounting experience with hands-on exposure to general ledger activity and month-end close.
• Working knowledge of journal entries, reconciliations, accounts payable, and accounts receivable processes.
• Ability to analyze financial information accurately and maintain strong attention to detail in a deadline-driven setting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other standard business software applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaborate across teams.
• Experience with ERP systems.
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