Senior software developer Jobs in Elgin, IL

Senior Accountant

Our client, a leader in sustainability, is seeking a Senior Accountant! Now is an exciting time to join the team and be a key player in integrating a new acquisition, performing journal entries, account reconciliations, preparing financial packages, and ad-hoc tasks. The Senior Accountant utilizes broad accounting knowledge to contribute across multiple lines of business. The role will influence, drive processes, implement change, and proactively lead while demonstrating a high-level of transparency, accountability, and collaboration cross-functionally. This highly visible role will create value for the business by providing accurate, timely accounting and analytical services to all business partners enabling them to make better business decisions. The knowledge and experience provided by this position create an excellent platform for continued career growth.

Responsibilities:

• Timely and accurately completes all assigned tasks necessary for the general ledger close at each month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting cycle
• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions
• Review financial reports and prepare analyses
• Timely preparation of assigned balance sheet account reconciliations
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies
• Assistance with various financial reporting deliverables
• Compilation of inventory values and analysis of inventory changes including regular communication with those personnel in the field that are responsible for the physical inventory counts
• Maintain compliance and documentation of internal controls
• Collaboration with external auditors and the internal audit function regarding the company's annual audit, and ongoing controls testing
• Analysis of business trends and communication with product managers and other business leaders regarding financial performance on various components of the company
• Development and implementation of process improvements with the goal of reducing the time to close the books while maintaining high quality and accuracy
• Timely completion of ad-hoc project work, as assigned

Qualifications:

• Capability to conform to established schedules and deadlines
• Ability to read and comprehend detailed financial statements
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Present a positive image of the company to fellow employees, external contacts, the general public

Desired Work Experience & Skills

• Approximately 3-8 years of combined work experience in corporate accounting, public accounting, internal audit, financial planning & analysis, or similar fields
• Education, Certificates, Licenses, or Designations
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred
• Strong foundation in US GAAP accounting
• The ability and desire to be a team player is crucial
• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Proficient other Microsoft Office applications
• NetSuite experience a plus
• Coupa experience a plus
• Strong written and oral communication skills are mandatory