Staff Accountant - PrideStaff
Forest Park, IL 60130
About the Job
PrideStaff is currently seeking a Staff Accountant for a well known and respected company in the Forest Park, IL area . This position is a TEMP TO HIRE role with a starting salary of 65-70k DOE. This position includes a range of accounting and financial analysis tasks, with the possibility of working remotely for a few days each week after the training period has been complete.
Position Summary: Reporting to the company’s Assistant Controller, perform various accounting and financial analysis responsibilities for one of the companies under the parent umbrella.
Responsibilities:
- Managing all aspects of the month close process
- Providing monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statement analyses
- Establishing and maintaining internal controls
- Maintain and update balance sheet reconciliation files
- Analyzing and reporting job costing monthly
- Full ownership of all AR responsibilities
- Preparing and submitting customer waivers as needed
- Entering all AP invoices into ERP system and ensuring timely payment by reconciling to monthly statements from vendors
- Recording various cash transfers between companies in ERP system
- Work closely with the President to ensure all Millwork jobs are properly recorded
- Full ownership of billing/invoicing cycle
- Reconcile bank account to the general ledger monthly
- Researching accounting issues for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles
- Assist with year-end audit process
- Take responsibility for filing sales tax returns on a monthly and quarterly basis
- Preparation of credit applications and various other requests as needed
- Running and participating in various meetings with ownership/key employees
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- CPA or MBA preferred
- Two to four years of accounting related experience
- Millwork/Construction business experience is a plus
- Cost accounting experience preferred
- Critical thinker and problem solver
- Motivated self-starter
- Team player capable of successfully interacting at all levels with customers, peers, seniors & subordinates in the successful resolution of day-to-day business issues
- Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Possess the ability to communicate to others effectively
- Capability to work independently, handle changing priorities and short time constraints.
- Proficient computer skills: MS Windows, MS Office applications (Advanced Excel)
- Have a strong working knowledge of financial accounting, ERP and MRP systems
- If you are interested in this position, please send your resume to chicagolandwsw@pridestaff.com or give us a call at 815-730-3760
Compensation / Pay Rate (Up to): $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 Per Hour