Staff Accountant

Job Description Insight Global is seeking a Staff Accountant for a CPA firm in Chicago, Illinois. The staff accountant's job duties will typically involve accounting tasks, but will be expected to perform some higher-level functions as you gain more experience through training. This person will be required to take on audit and staff accountant tasks, so must be comfortable with doing both. This role will be onsite Monday-Friday- the clients standard weekly paid work week is 37.5 hours or 7.5 hours per day for 5 days. Main responsibilities include: Maintaining accounting records such as bank reconciliations, general ledger accounts, and subsidiary ledgers Recording daily transactions in an accounting system, including purchases and sales transactions Preparing and analyzing data for profit-and-loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow reports, and income statements Ensuring that incoming and outgoing reporting follows state and federal regulations Assisting in conducting internal audits regularly to determine whether company policies are effective Assisting on financial audits and ensuring all accounting tasks and financial records comply with GAAP Maintaining detailed accounts payable records and ensuring timely payment of invoices Assisting in preparing periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly and year-end) Assisting with the preparation of budget forecasts used in planning efforts by management teams Making recommendations for reducing cost and increasing revenue and assisting clients to improve their operations Being familiar with income taxes and assisting in preparing and filing We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HRinsightglobal.com . To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/ . Skills and Requirements 2 years of experience in Accounting Audit experience (or willingness to learn and do audits) Experience preparing financial statements from scratch using raw rata Proficiency in MS Office products including Word and Excel Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field Auditing experience specifically within nonprofit single audits Specific Accounting/Finance Software: QuickBooks, AdvanceFlow, Suralink, ShareFile, Drake Software Tax preparation experience CPA null We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HRinsightglobal.com.