Senior Staff Accountant

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35527 | Senior Staff Accountant

Accounting/Finance

Chicago, Illinois | Contract

Job Description

Brilliant Financial Staffing has been engaged on the search for a Senior Accountant to join our client in the professional service , on a Direct Hire basis. Located in Chicago, IL. the Senior Accountant will report to the CFO and work alongside a team of 4 individuals. This company prides themselves on their company culture and provides it’s employees with extensive training in order to be successful. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accountant who is looking to grow and develop in their career. The ideal Senior Accountant will be able to interview, and begin shortly after.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures.
• Assist with month-/quarter-/year-end closing activities (journal entries, reserve calculations, inventory valuation, account reconciliations, etc.).  Journal entry (AS400); Onestream (Hyperion)
• Help with monitoring of inventory, inventory accounting (e.g., standard cost updates) and annual physical inventories.
• Assist with construction-in-process project spend tracking and fixed asset maintenance.
• Track prepaid expenses on a monthly basis.
• Assist in other functions (e.g., accounts receivable, accounts payable).
• Help with audit requests from internal and external auditors and preparation of audit documents.
• Complete special projects and miscellaneous assignments as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or 5+ years of relevant experience Season professional
• Audit – internal/ external – support document
• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals required
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)) certification or MBA is a plus (required)
• Intercompany experience
• Experience with a publicly held companies, manufacturing industry is a plus
• Advanced Excel skills (, Pivot tables, Lookups, etc.) is a big plus

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