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Robert Half Senior Corporate Accountant in CHICAGO, Illinois
Description
Exciting career-building opportunity at a rapidly growing firm located in Downtown Chicago!!
To apply to this role, please send your resume to John Sadofsky at john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m
There's currently an opening for a permanent Senior Accountant to bring their knowledge and expertise to a growing company in the Transport industry in the CHICAGO, Illinois area. As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for financial statement preparation and consolidation, account analysis and reconciliations, cash flow analysis, budgets and forecasting, audit preparation, and internal control maintenance and regulatory reporting. This position comes with a strong compensation and benefits package, including a long-term potential opportunity for the candidate. We are looking for someone who has excellent analytical skills and enjoys working in a challenging and fast-paced environment to support the continued success of the firm. This Senior Accountant role is located in Chicago, Illinois within the Transport field.
What you get to do every day
Perform monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables such as journal entries, reconciliations, reports in compliance with GAAP
Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations
Uphold company standards when working with business partners to ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, procedures and controls; while also providing support on special requests when required
Prepare financial analysis on trends, performance metrics, benchmarks, etc.
Prepare monthly consolidated P& L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting
Partake in various department-wide initiatives
Contribute to coordinating quarterly reviews and testing with internal and external auditors
Administer Ad-hoc projects as necessary
Strong interest in continuously improving the automation of the accounting and reporting process
Requirements
Requirements
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high pressure environment, to prioritize deals and adapt to quick changes while remaining diligent
Exceptional time management skills preferred
Ability to effectively interact, verbally and in writing
Ability to complete multiple tasks and projects within deadlines
ERP system experience
Previous experience in public accounting is highly valued
3-5 years of overall general accounting experience, ideally with Big 4 experience
Microsoft Excel experience
Excellent analytical, quantitative and social skills
Takes action on items beyond formal job responsibilities
Familiarity with corporate performance management (CPM) and business intelligence systems required
Attentive, ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
BA/BS in Accounting, CPA credentials are preferred
SOX internal control assessments (Section 404) experience
To apply to this role, please send your resume to John Sadofsky at john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m
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