Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant
Location: Chicago, IL
Shift/Schedule: Full-time, onsite

About the Role
An established employer is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to support financial reporting, the general ledger, month-end close, accounts payable and receivable, and audit activity. The role reports to the CFO and has no direct reports.

The strong candidate is highly organized and detail-oriented, handles confidential information with discretion, and works well with other departments to provide insight into financial practices.

This is a permanent, direct-hire opportunity presented by The Employee Connect. Qualified candidates will be contacted promptly to review the role, answer questions, and discuss next steps in the interview process.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing and analyzing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
• Maintain the general ledger by reviewing, posting, and adjusting entries
• Assist with monthly financials and the month-end close process
• Conduct general ledger and bank reconciliations and reconcile other financial accounts
• Assist with budgets and forecasts and analyze variances between forecast and actual results
• Support internal and external audits by gathering documentation and addressing auditor requests
• Analyze account balances and transactions to identify and resolve discrepancies
• Enter vendor payables using a three-way match process, resolve vendor discrepancies, maintain vendor account data, and process the weekly check run
• Post cash receipts and electronic and paper checks, reconcile credit card transactions, resolve customer discrepancies, and contact past due customers
• Use accounting software and ERP systems to manage financial data
• Provide administrative support for special projects

Minimum Qualifications

• Significant accounting experience at the mid-senior level
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting, general ledger, month-end close, and reconciliations
• Accounts payable and accounts receivable experience
• Experience with accounting software and ERP systems
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organization while multitasking
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Flexible and adaptive to changing events

Preferred Qualifications

• MAS 90 / Sage 100 experience
• Crystal Reports experience

Screening Questions

1. How many years of accounting experience do you have?
2. Do you have experience with month-end close, reconciliations, and a three-way match process?
3. Are you able to work onsite in Chicago, IL?