Senior Staff Accountant
Field Fastener • Machesney Park, Illinois • Full Time
Posted on Tue, Jun 2, 2026
Position Summary: This position is responsible for performing accounting measures by identifying, compiling, classifying, reporting, interpreting and analyzing financial information. This is a key development role within the Finance team, with high potential to take on additional responsibilities and leadership functions over time. This position will ensure appropriate accounting control procedures as defined below. This position reports to: Director of Finance/Controller This position has direct reports: Potentially Location: Machesney Park, IL FLSA Hourly/Salary: Starting Salary Range $70,000-$90,000
Essential Functions:
- Commit to FIELD’s Mission Statement, Core Values, and Fieldamentals.
- Prepares general ledger entries by maintaining records and files, reconciling accounts.
- Reviews General Ledger activity as needed and analyzes information to facilitate relevant reporting to Field.
- Prepares, obtains approval and posts monthly accruing expenses entries as needed.
- Assists with Month End close process in multi-branch & multi-company environment.
- Assists with annual budgeting and forecasting processes, providing insights to drive organizational goals.
- Manages cost accounting functions for our internal kitting operations.
- Drive process and reporting improvements and standardization efforts.
- Coordination with 3rd party accounting service providers – establishing closing calendars, account coding standardization, and general control requirements.
- Answers accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data.
- Provides Ap/AR support and processing entries when workload requires additional support.
- May take on leadership and coaching responsibilities for one or more accounting team members.
- Assists in preparation of year-end work papers for internal and external audits.
- Maintains Fixed Asset additions and disposals in database in accordance with company policy and ensure Asset and Depreciation ties to General Ledger.
- May have responsibility for international operations and intercompany financial consolidations.
- Lead special projects and initiatives aligned with organizational priorities.
Education, Skills and Experience Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance with 5+ years of experience is preferred.
- Polite and professional manner.
- Strong desire to grow and develop and take on additional higher-level responsibilities over time.
- Ability to recognize problems and take appropriate action.
- Ability to drive results without a great deal of direct supervision.
- Proactively communicates observations to leadership upon initial discovery then works to validate data.
- Strong Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook knowledge.
- Experience and ability to perform complex tasks in Excel and SQL.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, team-based environment.
- Strong communication skills to interact with internal and external customers and suppliers.
- Strong time management skills and detail orientation.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Highly motivated, well organized.
- Effective presentation skills.
- Experience with state and local sales/use tax and property tax returns & filings is preferred.
- Experience with multi-company and multi-country operations is preferred.
- Fixed asset management and reporting experience is preferred.
- Fluent in English and Spanish is desired.
- Willing to travel to Mexico and other US company locations on a quarterly basis.