Senior Corporate Accountant
- Military veterans preferred
2024-04-10 AppCast (https://www.appcast.io)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
Chicago Illinois 60654 United States
Summary: This role is in the Chicago-based Corporate Accounting team with responsibilities that include preparing monthly, quarterly, and year end schedules and reconciliations; assisting in the preparation of internal and external financial statements; assisting with data for financial statement disclosures; analyzing and recording recurring, non-recurring and/or technically complex business transactions; assisting in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of accounting policies and procedures; and assisting with various accounting projects.
Responsibilities:
Facilitate and complete monthly, quarterly and annual closing procedures
Prepare journal entries and gather support for recurring, non-recurring and/or technically complex accounting transactions
Prepare account reconciliations and complete analytical reviews of balance sheet and income statement accounts to ensure the accuracy and validity of transactions and balances
Support consolidation process of financial information with the use of consolidation tool
Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements and complete supporting analysis and reports
Support year end audits completed by external auditor firms
Participate in the continuous development and strengthening of internal controls
Participate in and lead special projects as needed
Assist with establishing, implementing and documenting policies and procedures
Utilize computer applications to compile, retrieve and summarize accounting information for analyses and reporting purposes
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
Minimum of 4 years of progressive accounting experience
Demonstrated technical accounting and analytical skills
Attention to detail and ability to complete tasks with high level of accuracy
Demonstrated skill in completing and recording financial transactions
Demonstrated ability to analyze and document information for financial statements and balance sheet reconciliations
Demonstrated proficiency using accounting software and highly skilled in Microsoft Excel
High level of organization and ability to manage to deadlines
Preferred Qualifications:
CPA certification (or in the process of obtaining certification)
Combination of public accounting and industry
Demonstrated ability to be versatile and strong work ethic
Demonstrated excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to work with all levels of management and employees
Demonstrated strong commitment to providing excellence in client service and a demonstrated ability of producing high quality results
Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities