Staff Accountant
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Process payroll for exempt and non-exempt employees and perform daily general ledger functions including checks and balances for proper coding. Conduct monthly balance sheet analysis, prepare general ledgers for financial reporting, and handle sales/use tax returns, purchasing card reconciliations, and expense reporting system maintenance. Assist the Cost Accountant and Controller with inventory analysis and financial reporting while gathering data from AR/AP/Payroll systems. Train new employees on internal tools and maintain monthly binders for individual companies. Requires a Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance and experience with SAP and ADP.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance
- Payroll processing and general accounting experience
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to perform reconciliations and analysis of various accounts
- Ability to conduct transaction verifications
- Ability to prepare the general ledger for financial reporting
- Ability to maintain the expense reporting system
- Ability to prepare sales/use tax returns
- Ability to process payroll
- Ability to gather and analyze information from the general ledger system (AR/AP/Payroll)
- Ability to perform checks and balances for proper coding
- Ability to train new employees to use the tool
- Ability to assist with inventory, analysis, and financial reporting
- Ability to perform monthly balance sheet analysis
- Ability to perform monthly purchasing cards and bank account reconciliations
- Ability to prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual sales/use tax returns
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with SAP
- Knowledge of ADP
- Knowledge of Concur Expense reporting
- Strong computer knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites
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