Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Reporting

Location:

Chicago - 345 North Morgan

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With more than 1,400 employees across 28 countries., we offer an impressive range of solutions – from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.

Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T‑Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.

Most importantly, we’re a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.

Breakthrough, business‑driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves henticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever‑evolving.

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We are looking for a Staff Accountant whose responsibility is to provide day‑to‑day financial support to business operations in North America. The Staff Accountant, reporting to the Accounting Manager, works independently and analyzes their data and reports. The Staff Accountant works to identify issues and offers ideas to their manager that can drive results to meet and/or exceed targets and to create efficiencies.

This position interacts with and builds relationships with agency staff at all levels.

• Assists with month‑end close process
• Prepares various monthly journal entries and ensures conformance to Company’s accounting policies and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Applies cash, prepares cash journal entries, and reconciles all cash accounts
• Prepares and analyses balance sheet reconciliations for manager review and investigates reconciling items
• Files various tax returns including HST, QST, Chicago Personal Property Lease Transaction tax, and sales and use
• Assists with both internal and external audits
• Prepare year‑end and tax packages
• Manage fixed assets, including processing additions, disposals, and depreciation, and managing annual inventory count
• Review and prepare revenue recognition, transfer, and write off entries for NA Finance team
• Manage prepaids, ensuring compliance with internal prepaid policy
• Updates and maintains documentation of own processes
• Participates in ad‑hoc special projects as required, and other tasks as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Accounting or Finance
• 1+ years relevant work experience
• Strong understanding of accruals
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office especially with higher level Excel functionality
• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to work with a wide range of people
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment; must be a self‑starter

Starting salary between $68,000-$77,000

Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work‑life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:

• Our commitment to rewarding results
• Opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers’—and our company’s—success

Generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits

Paid parental and medical leave programs

401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing

15 days of paid time off plus company holidays

Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance

Inclusive employee resource…