Senior Accountant - Equity and SEC Reporting - Glenview, Illinois, US

Senior Accountant – Equity & SEC Reporting

North Suburbs of Chicago | Hybrid

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A large, global manufacturing and distribution company is seeking a Senior Accountant to own equity accounting and support SEC reporting within its corporate accounting team.

It’s a specialized, technical seat, a good fit for an accountant who wants deeper work than a typical generalist role: stock-based compensation, EPS, noncontrolling interests, and complex accounting research.

What You’ll Do:

• Prepare journal entries for equity transactions and reconcile equity and other assigned accounts
• Calculate quarterly stock-based compensation expense, income attributable to noncontrolling interests, and earnings per share
• Prepare assigned financial statement footnotes and sections of SEC filings, along with supporting files
• Research complex transactions, including complex equity awards, and draft technical accounting memos
• Support review of accounting areas involving significant management judgments and estimates
• Contribute to process improvement and internal controls projects across financial reporting
• Support system integrations and new business initiatives that affect the financial statements
• Partner with corporate accounting, consolidations, tax, and audit teams on technical and reporting matters
• Handle ad hoc reporting and requests for tax, audit, and other stakeholders

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business; Master’s in Accounting strongly preferred
• CPA strongly preferred
• 2–5 years of accounting experience, ideally in technical accounting or external reporting
• Public company SEC reporting experience, or Big 4 experience with public clients
• Strong GAAP knowledge and ability to research complex accounting issues
• Advanced Excel (PowerPivot, xklufbp Power Query, index/match, pivot tables, modeling) and comfort with large data sets
• Experience with equity accounting, stock compensation, or EPS a strong plus
• SOX 404 and consolidation system (Oracle EPM, BPC) experience a plus

Why This Role Stands Out:

Specialized technical seat in equity accounting, which is rare at this level

Direct SEC reporting and technical research experience

Visible projects tied to growth and transformation

Large, growing global company with strong development and continuing education support

Hybrid flexibility in the North Suburbs of Chicago