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Robert Half Tax 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
Seeking a full-time Staff Accountant position with a terrific Transport company? Hoping to advance your career while receiving strong compensation and excellent benefits? Ambitious and detail-oriented candidates will be interested in Robert Half's opportunity to join a thriving, fast-paced company that recognizes talent and effort, as a Staff Accountant. Located in the Chicago, Illinois area, this position is a challenging, multi-faceted opportunity to work for a company that recognizes and rewards hard work. In this role, it will be critical for you to prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, bank reconciliation, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation and be responsible for many aspects of internal reporting during the monthly close. This position will participate in compliance, interact with our external auditors for quarterly reviews and annual audits, and review schedules reporting processes. If you have a complex understanding of Financial Statements, Cash Flow projections, and Budgets, you will be preferred for this role.
Responsibilities:
Organize schedules for monthly payments and capital lease
Periodically maintain and reconcile journal entries
Implement, maintain, and adhere to internal controls and accounting procedures ensuring compliance with GAAP
Oversee depreciation, fixed asset ledgers, and reconciliation
Compose thorough journal entries and account reconciliations which include, but are not limited to, cash, prepaid expenses, and payroll
Manage intercompany billings, transactions, and reconciliation
Produce analyses for monthly balance sheets and income statements for reporting by management
Special projects and impromptu reporting, upon request
Perform the month end close and produce journal entries under minimal supervision
Support the month end, quarter end and year end closing process by preparing monthly financial close workbooks
Organize and review various financial data, then report it in a manner that is useful and understandable
Partake in various department-wide initiatives
Thorough experience with month end balance sheet account reconciliations
Requirements
Requirements:
Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic and constantly changing company environment
Attention to detail and ability to follow standard procedures is a requirement
Recent and relevant accounting experience
BA/BS or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics
Solid understanding of Microsoft Excel
Notable analytical, quantitative and social skills
Fully formed organizational, written and verbal communication skills
Spreadsheet and database capabilities
Dedication and requisite skills to meet critical business deadlines
Experience with ERP systems
Self-starter with efficient time management and organizational skills
Proficient with spreadsheets and databases
To apply to this role, please send your resume to John Sadofsky at john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m
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