Senior Staff Accountant
On-site · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Senior Staff Accountant responsible for end-to-end monthly close for 8–12 service centers, journal entries, reconciliations, and data consolidation; build relationships with service center leaders and internal accounting teams; identify opportunities to streamline workflows; investigate and explain variances; ensure GAAP compliance and support audits, process improvements, and integration of newly acquired businesses; serve as liaison between field operations and corporate accounting; require strong Excel skills and ability to explain variances to non-accounting partners.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years of hands-on accounting experience (month-end close, reconciliations, or similar)
- Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Accounting (or related discipline)
- Working knowledge of GAAP and ability to apply it to real transactions
- Experience managing deadlines tied to reporting cycles (e.g., month-end close)
- Strong Excel skills (e.g., data analysis, reconciliations, reporting)
- Ability to clearly explain financial variances to non-accounting partners
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