Senior Accounting Manager
CFS
Chicago, IL
Senior Accounting Manager
Salary Range: $120,000 – $140,000
Key Responsibilities of The Senior Accounting Manager:
As a key leader on our finance team, you’ll shape the direction of our accounting function and drive financial excellence across the organization. You’ll mentor a talented team, streamline processes, and partner with leaders at every level to support smart, data‑driven decisions.
In this role, you will:
- Lead & inspire a high‑performing accounting team, providing mentorship, development, and a collaborative, growth‑focused culture.
- Own the month‑end close, ensuring timely, accurate financial reporting, reviewing statements, reconciliations, analyses, and key balance‑sheet accounts.
- Guide budgeting & forecasting, driving the annual budget process and delivering meaningful insights to department leaders.
- Strengthen internal controls, enhance reporting processes, and ensure year‑round audit readiness and compliance.
- Oversee operational accounting, resolving exceptions, monitoring receivables and payables, and ensuring timely closeout of key financial activities.
- Manage cash flow & treasury operations, optimizing working capital, forecasting needs, and ensuring smooth, accurate payment cycles.
- Support tax, year‑end, and regulatory tasks including sales & use tax accruals, 1099 processing, and yearly opening balance setup.
- Lead strategic financial initiatives that elevate performance, efficiency, and overall business impact.
Qualifications of The Senior Accounting Manager:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field (or equivalent experience/training).
- CPA required.
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibilities.
- Experience within a complex, project‑driven or fast‑paced business environment preferred.
Why work for our client as The Senior Accounting Manager
- Stable Company
- Great Leadership
- Close Knit Team
- Competitive Pay and Benefits
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MaxSalary: USD140000
MinSalary: USD120000
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.