Senior Accountant

Company Description

My Company support several nationally-known clients and have access to a variety of jobs on an ongoing basis, and I'd look forward to an opportunity to work with you in the future. If you know of anyone who you could recommend that would be interested in this position, please let me know.

Job Description

Senior Accountant

Bolingbrook, IL

Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:00 pm

50 Hours per Week

6 Months Contract

Qualifications

The Senior Accountant is responsible to prepare accounting information by analyzing, recording, verifying, consolidating, entering, and monitoring transactions; preparing trial balances and financial statements; producing payroll; supporting external auditors; helping team members.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the organization's accounting activities, including financial record keeping and reporting
• Maintaining records of organization's financial activity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), organizational standards, and in compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use
• Completing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities related to foreign exchange, cash management and tax, including preparing the appropriate audit work papers for such activities
• Supporting and assisting junior accounting staff in the development of their professional skills
• Financial statement preparation and analysis
• Reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, journal entries and month end close. Analyze monthly gross profit and reconcile distribution system reporting to financial system reporting
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly; communicate across departments and corporate accounting to resolve outstanding items
• Review balance sheet accounts prepared by corporate accounting and resolve outstanding items.
• Monitor asset acquisition, transfer, and disposition activities
• Prepare corporate schedules quarterly
• Prepare interim and annual external audit schedules
• Support internal and external audit activities, as required
• Prepare monthly sales tax returns
• Link all journal entries with appropriate backup to document number
• Resolve internal and external customer issues and inquiries in a timely and satisfactory manner
• Perform other job related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3 years of experience or equivalent education and related experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong organization, multi-tasking and time management skills
• Experience in balance sheet reconciliations and financial statement preparation within a large accounting group

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge working with SAP financials software
• Knowledge in public accounting and prior management experience required
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), internal controls and financial reporting, required
• Strong communication skills – written, verbal, persuasion, motivation, facilitation of strong working relationships
• Knowledge of other MS Office Suite and/or software applications related to job functions
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, analytical/problem solving, problem management, presentation development, presentation, and communications skills

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.