Senior Accountant
Summary
Title: | Senior Accountant |
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ID: | 1681 |
Graycor Company: | Graycor Services |
Location: | Oakbrook Terrace, IL |
Job Function: | Accounting |
Description
As a Senior Accountant, you will ready and maintain financial and business transactions, applying accounting principles, which include work that is analytical, evaluative, and advisory in nature, and that requires an understanding of both accounting theory and practice.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures accounting transactions are recorded accurately and timely.
- Tracks fixed assets and completes necessary forms throughout the fixed asset process (capital expenditure budget - construction in process – asset creation), posts depreciation, and prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Maintains lease balances and prepares monthly postings in accordance with GAAP.
- Reconciles, investigates, corrects, and adjusts accounting information in accordance with our close calendar.
- Proactively identifies unique problems, such as reconciliation/posting issues, and seeks help to resolve, if necessary.
- Assists during the audit with explanations, reconciliations, and schedules.
- Knowledge of and ability to work with multiple technology systems and establish clear understanding of financial impacts and integration.
- Evaluates, develops, and documents policies, procedures and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Direct Reports:
No direct reports
Requirements:
- Competencies/Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):
- Excellent analytical, math, leadership, interpersonal, project and time management, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills. Capability of exceeding goals with minimal supervision, strong business acumen, and commitment to continuous improvement.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information professionally.
- Proficient in personal computer skills and widely used software packages, e.g. spreadsheets (Excel), and word processing (MS Word).
- Education:
- Bachelors in Accounting or Finance required, or equivalent work experience;
- CPA desirable
- Experience:
- 5-7 years general accounting experience, including account reconciliation and balance sheet review
- Account reconciliation experience desirable
This opening is closed and is no longer accepting applications