Bookkeeper
Cherry Bekaert • Chicago, Illinois • Full Time
Posted on Fri, Jul 17, 2026
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<style scoped="scoped" type="text/css">a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } </style>Cherry Bekaert Staffing and Recruiting is working with a mid-sized manufacturing organization near Chicago that is searching for a temp-to-perm Bookkeeper to support AR and GL activities.
This will be either a fully remote or hybrid role in Chicago for 1-3 months for catch up and clean up. After that, it may be a fractional role (20-30 hours/week).
Candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Collections from vendors
- Cash applications
- Associated research to make sure payments are applied to the proper accounts and invoices
- Booking associated journal entries to the GL
- Completing credit card reconciliations and bank reconciliations
- Other duties as assigned
- 4+ years of Bookkeeping (AR and GL) experience
- Strong analytical skills to apply cash to proper accounts
- Quickbooks Desktop experience ideal, but not required
- Ability to work independently to problem solve
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to get to Chicago as needed to on-site meetings
- Other duties as assigned