Highlights
The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing all accounting and financial operations, including month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audits, tax compliance, and internal controls. This individual will work closely with leadership to provide financial insights, improve processes, support operational decision-making, and help drive overall business performance.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Lisle, Illinois |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $100,000–$115,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
Description
Accounting Manager
Reporting directly into the Controller with a dotted-line relationship to the President, this role will serve as a strategic business partner to one of the company's business units. The Accounting Manager will be responsible for overseeing all accounting and financial operations, including month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audits, tax compliance, and internal controls. This individual will work closely with leadership to provide financial insights, improve processes, support operational decision-making, and help drive overall business performance.
Accounting Manager Responsibilities:
- Oversee month-end close, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and general accounting activities for a designated business unit.
- Prepare and analyze financial results, budgets, forecasts, and key performance metrics to support leadership decision-making.
- Partner with operational leaders to provide financial insights, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive business performance.
- Maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with accounting standards, audit requirements, and company policies.
- Monitor cash flow, working capital, and overall financial health while helping identify risks and opportunities.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning initiatives across the business.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes, enhance reporting capabilities, and increase operational efficiency.
- Lead, mentor, and develop members of the accounting team while fostering a continuous improvement mindset.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
A successful Accounting Manager should have:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA preferred.
- Revenue recognition experience required.
- Prior leadership or supervisory experience.
- Experience presenting financial information to executive leadership.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Adaptable, hands-on professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
- High attention to detail with excellent organizational skills.
What's on Offer:
- Salary of $100,000 to $115,000 + discretionary bonus
- 3 weeks PTO
- Full Health Insurance Package
- 401k
Interested? Apply today.
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About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.