Senior Staff Accountant

Lakeside HR Group is recruiting a Senior Staff Accountant for an industrial services company in Ringwood Illinois. The company seeks an experienced accountant to oversee general accounting operations control and verify financial transactions. Responsibilities include reconciling account balances and bank statements maintaining the general ledger and preparing monthend closing procedures.

A successful candidate will possess excellent analytical skills and a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports and forecasts. Experience collaborating with the HoldCo CFO and VP of FP&A is also desired. The role demands ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in all accounting tasks.

Responsibilities

• Utilize project related accounting methods for booking revenue and expenses by gathering appropriate data calculating amounts and booking transactions in accordance with GAAP percentage of completion standards
• Support operations team with ad hoc analyses and information gathering to facilitate decision making for leadership
• Perform weekly customer invoices based on project activity with operating team approval.
• Perform monthly unbilled sales/WIP calculation for projects
• Perform daily cash and credit card inputs into the ERP to speed up month end close gain accuracy of reporting and enhance real time KPI generation
• Review and confirm labor material tools repairs & maintenance and capital expenditures on a monthly basis
• Track profitability of projects based on estimates supplied by onsite management.
• Maintain balance sheet workpapers on a monthly basis and provide proper support for balances listed
• Identify accruals and prepaid expenses then determine appropriate accounting methodologies before recording
• Verify allocate and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Produce errorfree accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
• Prepare financial statements and assist in creation of budget according to schedule
• Assist with tax audits and tax returns
• Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Support monthend (10 day close) and yearend close process
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Ensure compliance with GAAP principles
• Liaise with our CFO and VP of FP&A to improve financial procedures

Requirements and Skills

• Proven experience as a staff accountant chief or senior accountant or controller
• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures in particular accrual accounting Job Costing and Percentage of Completion Accounting
• Indepth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Significant handson experience with NetSuite accounting software including projects module
• Awareness to identify business trends and create reporting to accurately track them
• Familiarity with financial accounting statements
• Strong skillset in MS Excel including the generation of financial statements and large data analyses using pivot tables and filters
• Experience with general ledger functions and the monthend/yearend close process
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• BS degree in Accounting Finance or relevant
• Relevant certification (e.g. CMA or CPA) will be a plus