Accounting Manager Job at Robert Half in Chicago

The salary range for this position is $120,000-$140,000 and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m

Sweater weather is here! Treat yourself this Fall season to a new job opportunity at a Fortune 500 company that was voted one of the best places to work in 2024. 

Responsibilities: 

• Managing the month end close process from beginning to end
• Ownership of monthly financial reporting and maintaining business metrics to evaluate the company’s performance at a consolidated and terminal level
• Identify and establish best-practice accounting policies and procedures
• Review of balance sheet account reconciliations and income statement review to ensure proper account coding and accrual practices
• Manage weekly financial dashboards for management reporting
• Oversee treasury function and collaborate with treasurer on banking specific projects and ad hoc requests
• Manage Roadtex accounting team and communicate effectively with various team members
• Collaborate with the corporate office for ad hoc requests including the corporate FP& A team for financial metrics, data requests, and forecasts
• Fulfill documentation requests for audit and other compliance (business, legal, and insurance) requirements
• Reconciliation between TMS (ERP) system and accounting system
• Assistance with accounting software integration and process mapping
• Collaborates across functions including IT and operations to recommend solutions, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement projects to increase productivity and automation
• Creating a culture of continuous improvement for the accounting functions

Requirements: 

• CPA Required
• BA/BS Degree in Accounting
• 7+ years of experience in public or corporate accounting
• Microsoft Great Plains experience is preferred   
• Advanced Excel capabilities
• Strong organizational and documentation skills

To apply to this hybrid role, please send your resume to John Sadofsky at john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m