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Senior Staff Accountant

CJE SeniorLife
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/1/2025
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Computes of pay according to company policy and union contract.
  • Compiles and prepares other payroll data such as pension, insurance, and credit union payments.
  • Processes payroll deductions.
  • Interprets company policies, union contract and government regulations affecting payroll procedures.
  • Prepares government reports.
  • Reviews payroll to ensure accuracy.
  • Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow.
  • Performs balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Performs daily cash balance analysis.
  • Process daily banking duties.
  • Performs accounts payable back up duties.
  • Performs Depreciation, Capital Budget, Credit Card back up duties.
  • Performs other accounting tasks as assigned.


Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education And/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or four or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. UltiPro payroll experience a plus.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database software; UltiPro or equivalent Payroll System.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Certified Payroll Professional preferred

Other Qualifications

N/A

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Displays behavior that creates a customer service culture at CJE by understanding the needs of our clients and customers and demonstrating a strong bias toward service, quality and customer satisfaction.

CJE Leadership Competencies

To perform the job successfully, managers should demonstrate the following leadership competencies:

Attracting, Assessing, & Developing Talent—Attracts, assesses, and develops highly effective staff with diverse capabilities; manages current job performance as well as long-term career potential of others; provides constructive feedback and guidance; directly and promptly addresses performance issues; develops and implements plans for employee/leadership development and diversity.

Customer Orientation—Understands who our customers are, how they are motivated, and their needs and challenges; demonstrates a strong bias toward service, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Business & Marketing Acumen—Has a strong business and marketing orientation; understands the meaning and implications of key financial indicators; assesses the financial implications of decisions; evaluates business and marketing options and how the strategies and tactics work in the market.

Driving Results—Assigns clear authority and accountability; directs change; monitors results using metrics and benchmarking; ensures compliance with policies and regulations; stays the course from start to finish; does not confuse effort with results; separates what is important from what is not; tackles problems directly.

Strategic & Visionary Thinking—Anticipates future trends and directional shifts in the relevant marketplace; has a clear vision for the future; foresees obstacles and opportunities; generates breakthrough ideas; constructs competitive strategies.

CJE Values

All staff should demonstrate the CJE Values in their behaviors and work practices.

Respect—We recognize, honor and acknowledge the inherent value of each person for their wisdom, their culture, their background and their unique history.

Advocacy—We encourage public policy which will benefit our clients by educating ourselves and the community. Furthermore, we give voice to our clients needs and facilitate a positive action on their behalf.

Compassion—We treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding, and supportive responsiveness.

Intention—We approach our work and each task with mindful consideration as to what we are doing and why we are doing it, as individuals and as an agency.

Accountability—We are responsible individually and as an Agency for honest, accurate work and interaction with others. We plan strategically and provide measurable quality care with clear fiscal and ethical responsibility.

CJE SeniorLife is an equal opportunity employer.

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