Senior Accountant
Creative Financial Staffing, Arlington Heights, IL, United States
Senior Accountant
About the Company:
Our client is an industry leader looking to add a Senior Accountant to their team. The Senior Accountant is accountable for financial operations of the company, to include the production of financial reports, maintenance of accounting records, and implementation of sound financial controls designed to mitigate risk. Enhance the accuracy, timeliness and understanding of the company's reported financial results, and ensure compliance with State/Federal obligations and generally accepted accounting principles.
Reasons to Work Here:
- Hybrid
- Reporting to the CFO - High visibility
- Medical / Dental / Vision
- Strong progression opportunities
- Great atmosphere
- Collaborative environment
Specific tasks for the Senior Accountant
- The Senior Accountant ensures accurate and timely month end close, properly accounting for all income and expenses
- Analysis and challenge of financial results. Variance analysis
- Support accounts payable, billing, accounts receivable, payroll processes
- Maintain documented accounting policies and procedures and make change recommendations
- Accounting system, chart of account and cost center maintenance
- Comply with local, state and federal reporting and tax filing
- Maintenance and development of internal controls including bank and balance sheet reconciliations
- Production of client financial statements in accordance with contract requirements
- Assist in the creation of insightful financial reporting for presentation to management
- Support budget and forecast processes
- Provide ad hoc analysis as required
- Support ad hoc projects and change activity
Skills/ Experience of the Senior Accountant
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration
- 3 years plus of relevant experience.
- Current knowledge of accounting processes (payroll, payables, receivables, banking, expenses, sales tax) and systems that support with curiosity and ability to drive continuous improvement
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (e.g. lookups, pivot tables, data manipulation)
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