Job description

The Accountant's responsibilities include preparing journal entries, performing account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger, preparing tax returns, assisting with audit preparations, and performing other accounting duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Preparing journal entries, analyses, and assist with monthly close processes.
• Prepare and maintain account reconciliations and journal entries to accurately depict company financial performance in accordance with GAAP.
• Ensure all financial transactions within the company are accounted for and follow GAAP.
• Perform general bookkeeping and organize financial forms, documents, and receipts.
• Present quarterly and yearly financial reports to management.
• Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits.
• Meeting processing and reporting deadlines.
• Prepare weekly cash flow and flash reports for parent company.
• Provide assistance to the accounts payable, invoicing, cash applications, and accounts receivable functions, as needed.
• Assist in the preparation of the yearly budget.

• Generate and file state and local tax returns as required.

• Analyzing month over month expense variances while working directly with others to improve month end close processes.
• Execute and improve monthly closing activities in accordance with internal checklists and calendars.
• Perform bank reconciliations for multiple bank accounts.
• Maintain fixed asset system and prepare monthly capital expenditure summary.
• Assist in maintaining the internal control environment necessary to safeguard company assets through continual evaluation, development, and documentation of business and accounting policies, procedures, and controls.

• Implemented new policies and procedures to improve and streamline processes.
• Provided training to accounting and operations staff as necessary.
• Participate in all physical inventories.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting or related field, 1-3 years’ financial management experience.
• Impeccable math and analytical skills.
• Excellent Excel (pivot tables, vlookup) skills required.
• Experience with Sage X3 (or similar ERP software) along with data retrieval tools required.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Ability to handle high levels of pressure and critical decision-making.
• Energetic, hands-on mentality, highly motivated, with an inquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in the pursuit of business growth and success.
• Strong motivation to learn and contribute imperative.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills a must; strong collaboration.

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bellwood, IL 60104: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• GAAP: 1 year (Preferred)
• Journal entries: 1 year (Preferred)
• Account reconciliation: 1 year (Preferred)
• General ledger accounting: 1 year (Preferred)
• Tax accounting: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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