There's currently a short-term contract / temporary opportunity in the Accountancy industry at Robert Half for an experienced Senior Accountant with an eye for accuracy and a knack for solving complex problems. As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for account analysis and reconciliations, financial statement preparation and consolidation, cash flow analysis, budgets and forecasting, audit preparation, and internal control maintenance and regulatory reporting. This Senior Accountant opening is located in the Chicago, Illinois area and will offer you great experience, strong compensation, and an attractive benefits package. The ideal Senior Accountant will be someone seeking to succeed in a challenging environment and who has demonstrated success doing so before. Apply today!Your responsibilities in this role- Participate in various initiatives spanning multiple departments- Achieve compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures and controls by working with business partners- Work with internal and external auditors to coordinate quarterly reviews and testing- Execute monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables (journal entries, reconciliations, reports) in compliance with GAAP- Assemble monthly consolidated P& L and Balance Sheet flux analysis for management reporting- Analyze financial results (benchmarks, trends, performance metrics)- Dedication to continuously improve the automation of the accounting and reporting process- Other projects as required- Formulate Balance Sheet account reconciliations