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Senior Accountant | Services Organization | Remote
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-05-30
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for:
Michael Page International Inc.
Remote/Work from Home
position Listed on 2026-05-30
Job specializations:
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Accounting
Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting -
Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Highly acquisitive organization; massive opportunity for personal growth
- Fully remote role!
Our client-an aggressively scaling, PE-backed professional services organization-is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its rapidly evolving finance function. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who thrives in a high-growth, high-change, start-up like environment and wants to help build accounting infrastructure from the ground up.
The company is in a period of heavy acquisition activity, integrating multiple entities annually, and building its first fully mature back-office function. This role is critical to that effort.
If you're someone who excels in ambiguity, enjoys process creation, and wants meaningful ownership over month-end close, financial reporting, and audit readiness, this is a fantastic next step.
Job Description
Senior Accountant Responsibilities:
- Own monthly close responsibilities across multiple entities
- Prepare journal entries, prepaids, accruals, and fixed asset activity
- Complete monthly account reconciliations and maintain GL accuracy
- Support external audit preparation and work directly with a Big 4 partner
- Track and monitor compliance-related documentation
- Assist in building a standardized financial reporting package
- Support accounting integration for newly acquired entities
- Work on opening balance sheets, working capital adjustments, and onboarding into internal workflows
- Help shape scalable processes as the organization continues to acquire and consolidate businesses
- Support system integrations and process improvement initiatives
- Help design new accounting workflows as the finance function matures
The Successful Applicant
- 2+ years of Accounting Experience
- Start-up experience or demonstrated success in dynamic, fast-changing environments
- Audit experience (public accounting or internal audit exposure)
- Experience building or improving accounting processes
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
- Strong GAAP knowledge
- Experience with month-end close across multiple entities
- CPA (active or in progress)
- Systems integration exposure
- Base Salary: $80,000-$100,000
- Bonus: 10% annual performance bonus
- Merit Cycles: Mid-year and end-of-year review process
- Benefits: Full package + PTO/holidays (details shared during interview process)
- Work Model: Fully remote
Contact
Mia Quinn
Quote job
JN-
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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