Financial Accountant

Job title - Financial Accountant

Location: Schaumburg, IL

Years of Experience: 3 years of Accounting QuickBooks

Job Type: Full-time 9.00 AM to 6.00 PM

Salary: $60K to $65K per annum.

Summary:

We are seeking an Accountant to join the Finance team to support our growing business and help as office manager when needed.

Reporting to the Finance manager, the accountant will play a key role in managing our financial operations and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintain relationships with customers & vendors to drive cash flow management.
• Manage internal relationships with operations staff, leadership, and other managers to ensure accurate and timely internal accounting & reporting.
• Manage various overhead expenses to budget.
• Report budget to actual variances monthly to budget owners.
• Update monthly KPI dashboards and internal reports.
• Receive and record customer payments and follow up with customers on past due balances.
• Record credit card transactions.
• Reconcile all bank accounts.
• Calculate and record month end accruals and prepaid balances.
• Complete month-end close timely, including reconciling and reviewing all accounts.
• Assist in forecasts, budgets, and financial analysis.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Prepare journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, maintaining all relevant supporting schedules in audit-ready fashion.
• Express professional scepticism to provide business insights and respond to inquiries.
• Identify and implement ways to shorten the month-end close process by finding efficiencies.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• Extensive experience in account reconciliations
• Extensive experience in general ledger, journal entries, and month-end closing procedures.
• Extensive experience in accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with computer proficiency.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments.
• Experience in tax accounting is a plus.
• Certification in QuickBooks preferred.
• A high degree of integrity in handling confidential information
• Strong customer service skills with the ability to think quickly and creatively to solve problems.