Senior Accountant - Fast Track

Senior Accountant - Fast Track 

Strong, Stable, and Growing Chicago-based company has an immediate need for a Senior Accountant with MS Dynamics experience. This is a permanent opportunity with excellent benefits. This is a highly visible role within the organization.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• General ledger ownership
• Prepare and analyze financial statements.
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing activities.
• Post monthly adjusting journal entries.
• Coordinate with external auditor’s yearly audit process, including internal control reviews.
• Analyze and prepare monthly financial statements and management reports and other sensitive and confidential reports.
• Perform analytical review of department expenses including trend and budget versus actual analyses and provide variance explanations.
• Prepare work paper support containing account analysis, financial statement support information including footnote information.
• Recommend and implement process improvements through high-level analysis and collaboration.
• Develop special reports and ad-hoc analyses  

Qualifications:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• CPA preferred.
• 3-5 years of current accounting experience. Public accounting experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to successfully work in a team environment.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
• Employment history showing a progression of duties/titles.