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Senior Financial Accountant

Alliance of Professionals & Consultants, Inc.
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2025

Job Title : Senior Financial Accountant

Type : Direct Hire

Work Location : Hybrid Position in Nashville, TN, Chicago, IL or Indianapolis, IN

Candidates must reside in the Greater Nashville, TN, Chicago, IL or Indianapolis, IN areas. Travel may be required periodically, including overnight stays (25%).

Required Skills & Experience :

  • 5 years of experience in finance, accounting, audit, or internal control-related fields.
  • Experience with US GAAP analysis.
  • Curiosity to learn, understand, and get to the root cause
  • Meticulous attention to detail and strong organization skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently
  • Self-directed, with a natural curiosity around business results and understanding the “why” behind the numbers
  • Excellent computer skills with mastery in Excel.
  • Critical analytical thinking skills.
  • Ability to collaborate and partner with all levels of the organization
  • Ability to work in independent work situations with minimal supervision
  • Driven to meet and exceed goals regarding quality and delivery of analysis and projects
  • Must have good written and verbal communication skills.Able to schedule priorities and be detail oriented.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
  • Frequent use of Outlook, Word, Excel, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain, and incorporate functions into Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, databases, and PowerPoint presentations to support business objectives.
  • Regularly uses moderately complex oral and written skills. May train others in functional areas, interact with others, and make presentations to departments or middle management.
  • Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive, and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
  • Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.
  • Results are defined; sets personal own goals and determines how to achieve results with few or no guidelines to follow; supervisor / manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.
  • Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Big Bonus Points if you Have :

  • CPA, or CMA or CA designation.
  • Experience as a helpful business partner to Sales and Operations driving improvements
  • Job Overview :

    The Senior Financial Accountant is responsible for providing timely and accurate consolidated financial information for internal reporting following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. They will develop and maintain adequate internal control policies and procedures and also, provide extensive business and analytical / financial support to management.

    Essential Job Responsibilities :

  • Support leadership team from a financial and operational perspective.
  • Prepare, examine, and / or analyze accounting records, general ledger, monthly financial statements, journal entries and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards. Ensure conformity and consistency to accounting procedures.
  • Subject matter expert (SME) with respect to the management systems used within various divisions.
  • Provide technical accounting support in resolving inquiries by the Field to the FSC regarding posting or transactions in the general ledger. Resolve questions regarding transactions that post to financial statements.
  • Serve as a conduit for communication with branches / plants / divisions and other corporate departments.
  • Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual operating reports / analysis.
  • Assist Controller with submitting monthly projections, key statistical data, and other requests.
  • Prepare weekly / monthly reports on key metric performance distributed to the operational team.
  • Review business performance with management for financial and operational performance of the product lines on a monthly basis.
  • Assist with the annual budgeting process by working with leadership to prepare their budgets for the coming year.
  • Assist in the review of internal financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
  • Perform financial analysis, including pro forma analyses.
  • Participate in the monthly business review (MBR) process.
  • May perform site visits to conduct internal control reviews as well as financial and operational performance reviews. Conduct ongoing internal control compliance audits.
  • May participate on due diligence efforts to acquire businesses.
  • Assume other duties as assigned.
  • Job Requisition # 39297

    LI-Hybrid

    LI-WC1

    A reasonable estimate of the Base Salary for this role is $97,000 - $116,000 per year. This does include bonus and a potential for RSU’s. The disclosed pay range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.  The compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case, such as skills and experience levels.

    Salary : $97,000 - $116,000

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