Staff Accountant

Overview

Staff Accountant

This position will provide support to the Assistant Controller in various accounting areas, helping to maintain accurate record keeping, strong internal controls and other tasks essential for financial statement preparation.

This is a
full-time salary position. It is onsite (Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm) at our corporate office in Barrington, IL.

What to Expect

• Readies and maintains financial and business transactions, applying accounting principles. Includes work that is analytical, evaluative, and advisory in nature and that requires an understanding of both accounting theory and practice.
• Assists with maintaining Fixed Assets and associated depreciation schedules; provides monthly detail to the Cost Accountant for General Journal Entries; ensures proper recording of new purchases and disposals
• Contributes to ‘Fast Close’ process, completing various reconciliations and tasks defined by the Assistant Controller
• Assists with completion of internal audits helping to assure accurate financial reporting
• Gathers information necessary for the organization’s annual review and corporate tax filing
• Performs backup for organization’s sales tax remittals, as needed
• Recommends and implements improvements in processes to increase effectiveness of department, as needed
• Completion of other projects and performs