Senior Accountant - Manufacturing - Rolling Meadows

In this role, you'll take ownership of key projects, drive process improvements, and implement change initiatives while promoting transparency, accountability, and collaboration across departments. You'll provide timely and accurate accounting information and analytical insights that support business decision-making. This highly visible position offers significant opportunities for skill development and career advancement within a growing organization.

Client Details

I'm collaborating directly with the Chief Accounting Officer of a rapidly growing, privately held environmental services firm based near Schaumburg, IL. Driven by strong organic growth and strategic acquisitions, the company is expanding its team and seeking to add a Senior Accountant.

Description

• Complete all assigned tasks to support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end general ledger close in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain accurate accounting records by recording, verifying, consolidating, and posting transactions.
• Review financial reports and provide detailed analyses as needed.
• Prepare assigned balance sheet account reconciliations on schedule.
• Ensure subsidiary accounts are accurate by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, and resolving discrepancies.
• Assist with various financial reporting deliverables.
• Compile inventory values, analyze changes, and coordinate with field personnel responsible for physical inventory counts.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and maintain proper documentation.
• Work with external auditors and internal audit teams during annual audits and ongoing control testing.
• Analyze business trends and communicate financial insights to product managers and other business leaders.
• Identify, develop, and implement process improvements to streamline the close process while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Complete ad-hoc projects as assigned in a timely manner.

Profile

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Manufacturing Experience
• CPA not required but highly preferred
• Strong Excel Skills
• Experience across corporate accounting, public accounting, internal audit, FP&A, or similar disciplines.

Job Offer

• Above market base salary
• Additional bonus potential
• Great benefits and flexible working schedule
• Highly visible role with exposure to senior leadership
• Opportunity to be a change agent by identifying and changing processes and utilizing your expertise to provide recommendations
• Awesome team culture

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