Senior Accountant
CFS
Itasca, IL
About the Company:
Our client is a rapidly growing construction / manufacturing organization who are looking to add a Senior Accountant to their team. The organization has enjoyed incredible success in the last few years' and are seeking a candidate with a similar accounting background within a similar company to join their team as they continue their expansion.
Reasons to Work Here:
- Hybrid work schedule
- Firmly established business – 90 years’ old
- Strong growth – 19 acquisitions in three years’
- Strong medical / dental / vision – Blue Cross
- Bonus
- 401k match
- Attractive PTO
- Collaborative environment – working closely with the Controller and the CFO
- Growth plans to be a $1bn business in the next few years’
- Offices in 11 different States
- $100k - $110k
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Responsible for 5 sets of books & 16 operating/petty cash accounts. Bank/Balance Sheet reconciliation
• Prepare month-end journal entries, along with necessary supporting documentation
• Prepare various balance sheet reconciliations including cash, work in process, accrued liabilities, prepaids, among other accounts.
• Assist with analyzing job costs and closing jobs at month-end
• Analyze weekly cash and bank transactions to ensure properly recorded
• Research accounting questions from business unit personnel and Corporate
• Research and review reconciling items or accounting issues, recommend or resolve issues
• Assist with process improvement and documentation of procedures.
• Complete variance analysis and provide insights on changes in trend and period-over-period movements.
• Assist in preparation of internal monthly and year-end financial reporting
• Support annual audit procedures through data gathering, variance explanations, and documentation preparation.
• Ad-hoc requirements – supporting the business with any ad-hoc reporting or request. Such areas may include system implementation/enhancements, ad-hoc business analysis/ modelling, local tax reporting and compliance, acquisition and integration support and other special projects as assigned
Required Education/Experience:
• Undergraduate degree in accounting
• Minimum five years of senior experience
• Prior extensive ownership of the monthly close cycle in a multi-site environment ideally complex/growing.
• Financial reporting background
• Advanced Excel
• Acquisition experience in a PE-backed company is a strong bonus
• Organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbal
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About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.