Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant
Bolingbrook, IL
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:00 pm
50 Hours per Week
6 Months Contract

• 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

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