Chicago (IL), United States
Senior Accountant
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Sr Accountant provides support in matters relating to overall company accounting functions.
The Sr Accountant role is a full-time Hybrid or Remote position.
What We Offer:
- Annual salary ranges from $65-90,000 per year based on experience
- Annual bonus opportunity
- 3 weeks’ vacation to start, increasing with tenure
- Competitive benefits package
- Amazing work culture
Job Responsibilities:
- Prepares financial statements and supporting schedules according to the monthly close schedule
- Monitors the team’s progress in the completion of month-end close
- Review and approve physical inventory reconciliations
- Develop and maintain the process of RBS3 Physical inventory review and generation
- Perform Peer reviews of account reconciliations
- Participate in the training of new and current team members
- Facilitates and completes month-end close procedures
- Assists in analyzing financial statements and reports on variances
- Identifies and corrects discrepancies
- Assists in developing budgets
- Provides support before and during audits
- Prepares and enters journal entries
- Assist in the merger and acquisition of financial migration activities
- Partner with business units on projects and specific initiatives
- Operates in compliance with all local, state, and Federal laws as well as Company policy and compliance standards
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- 5-7 years’ experience in Accounting or Finance
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel including VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and logical analysis statements to aid in analyzing data
- Microsoft Navision, Sycle, and Cognos experience preferred
- Hearing healthcare and multiunit retail industry experience, preferred
- Demonstrated leadership skills with an ability to motivate and influence others and work in a changing environment,
- Proven ability and skill in managing operations including staff and budgets
- Strong sense of client service and team player who can foster teamwork and consensus with all levels of the organization
- Strong communicator with excellent proven interpersonal, presentation and writing skills
- Excellent financial and general analytical abilities
- Knowledge and understanding of accepted accounting rules, practices, laws, and reporting requirements
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to obtain necessary financial information from non-financial individuals
- Ability to document processes and procedures
- Proven ability to consistently meet deadlines
- Ability to handle multiple, concurrent projects
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