Staff Accountant

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Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower’s capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their financial vision.

Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).

We are seeking a successful Staff Accountant who is a multi-tasker at heart, with strong communication skills and a problem-solving mindset that thrives in a fast-paced and evolving organization. This individual will be within a sub-team within the larger Controllership team. Our ideal candidate is coachable, has the willingness to learn, and consistently performs at a high level under variable workloads within the expense team.

As a rapidly growing company, opportunities for internal growth and career development are plentiful.

• Month-end close task ownership
• Prepare detailed monthly bank reconciliations in Oracle and Blackline
• Proactively review general ledger transaction details throughout the month to streamline month-end close timelines, and ensure the accuracy and completeness of information recorded
• Balance sheet focus through broader account and activity reconciliations
• Independently resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities
• Identify trends, opportunities, and risks, and recommend actions to enhance financial performance
• Analyze actual results across multiple reporting segments and provide explanations for variance to plan and prior year (P&L + BS)
• Expense accounting review
• Support annual financial audits, ensuring all audit requirements and inquiries are met in a timely and accurate manner
• Propose improvements to internal controls to mitigate risks and maintain compliance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial data and information flow across the organization

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent experience
• 1-3 years of experience
• CPA Preferred
• Qualities:
  Strong technical and analytical skills, time management and multi-tasking ability, detail-oriented, excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to work with a team
• Proficiencies:
  • Required - Excel (specifically VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and Data Sorting)
  • Preferred – Oracle Cloud, Smart View

• Coverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver and 8 weeks for secondary caregiver)
• Mother’s lounge onsite
• Flexible PTO plan
• Hybrid work schedule (minimum of 4 days in office)
• Free brand-new gym in the Chicago office
• 401k matching plan
• HSA employer contributions
• Student loan assistance
• Pet insurance
  
  Base salary of $65,000 - $80,000 plus discretionary bonus (exact base salary amount will be dependent on experience)

Hightower is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related), gender identity or expression, genetic information including sickle cell or hemoglobin C trait, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local law.

You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.