About this role
About:
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Full-time position
The Role:
- Financial Reporting:
Assist with Preparing and analyzing monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
- General Ledger Maintenance:
Ensure the accuracy of the general ledger by reviewing, posting, and adjusting entries as needed.
- Assist in preparing Monthly Financials & Month End Close process.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy and highly organized while multi-tasking.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with a strong work ethic.
- Provide administrative support for special projects.
- Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
- General Ledger and Bank Reconciliation:
Conduct GL & bank reconciliations and reconcile other financial accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Budgeting and Forecasting:
Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts and analyze variances between forecasted and actual results.
- Audit Support:
Assist in internal and external audits by gathering necessary documentation and addressing auditor requests.
- Account Payables Analysis:
Analyze account balances & transactions to identify discrepancies and resolve issues.
- Accounts Payable Processing:
Enter vendor payables with 3-way match process Identify and resolve Vendor discrepancies Maintain Vendor account data Process weekly check run Accounts Receivable Analysis:
Post Cash Receipts
- Post electronic and paper checks to customer accounts Reconcile credit card transactions Identify and resolve Customer discrepancies Contact past due customers
- Accounting Software Utilization:
Use accounting software and ERP systems to manage financial data.
- MAS 90/SAGE 100 - Crystal Reports helpful
- Collaboration:
Reports to CFO. Positions Has no reports. Work closely with other departments to provide insights into financial practices and support business objectives.
- Flexible and adaptive to changing events.
Must Have:
- Hands-on accounting experience: An experienced accounting professional consistent with the stated 5–10-year experience target.
- Manufacturing company background: Career experience must be predominantly with manufacturing companies, with little to no background in public companies, nonprofits, or service companies.
- Accounting software and ERP experience: Hands-on experience using accounting software and ERP systems. MAS 90 and SAGE 100 are specifically named in the brief and should be checked during screening.
- Small-company environment: Previous company experience should align with the client's target of companies below approximately $25–30 million.
- Lean accounting team experience: Experience in accounting departments with fewer than three staff members.
- Full-cycle accounting capability: Able to manage the accounting process end to end, rather than having experience restricted to a single accounting function. Relevant coverage includes the general ledger, financial close and reporting, reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, budgeting and forecasting, and audit support.
- Sustained employment tenure: Must have at least one and preferably a few companies with 3 to 5 or more years of continuous service
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Crystal Reports