Sr. Accountant
- Chicago, IL, United States
$150,000 to $200,000 USD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $150,000 to $200,000 USD / year
- Apply by
- Experience
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or finance positions with increasing responsibility.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
The salary range for this position is $100,000-$150,000 and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this onsite role please send your resume to tiana.gjeldum@roberthalf.c0m
We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to join our team. This permanent, in-office position is ideal for a detail-oriented finance specialist who can manage day-to-day accounting operations across multiple entities while maintaining strong accuracy and control. The role will support timely financial reporting, month-end close, reconciliations, and cross-functional coordination to keep accounting processes running smoothly.
Responsibilities:
- Manage monthly accounting activities for several entities, using QuickBooks and related financial systems to maintain complete and current records.
- Maintain accurate customer and vendor information within the accounting platform, ensuring data integrity and proper documentation.
- Lead core transactional accounting tasks, including bank and credit card reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll entries, and journal posting.
- Review and authorize vendor invoices, coordinate payment processing, and help ensure obligations are paid accurately and on schedule.
- Direct month-end close procedures by preparing and reviewing financial statements, reconciling general ledger accounts, and resolving intercompany balance differences.
- Partner with the finance team to prepare schedules, documentation, and support needed for operational and financial audit activities.
- Serve as a key point of contact between acquired businesses and internal departments to facilitate communication, address issues, and support integration-related accounting needs.
- Contribute to additional accounting and finance initiatives as business priorities evolve.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or finance positions with increasing responsibility.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
- Active CPA designation is required.
- Strong working knowledge of accounting systems and reporting tools, including experience with QuickBooks or comparable platforms.
- Solid understanding of general ledger activity, month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and internal control practices.
- Experience working with an employer organization such as Insperity is preferred.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills, with the ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities accurately.
More about this job
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Month-end close
- Account reconciliation
- Accounting department processes
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Documentation
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Payroll
- Financial statements
- General ledger
- Communication skills
- Bookkeeping
- CPA
- Time management
- Work independently