Job Description
Accountant
This position is located in Lake County, IL (Hybrid Required: Monday & Friday Remote; Tuesday–Thursday Onsite). Details of the position are as follows:
Pay Rate
- $36-39/HT (W2)
Location
- Lake County, IL - 60064
- Hybrid Schedule (Non-negotiable):
- Remote: Monday & Friday
- Onsite: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Contract Duration
- 9 Months (Based on performance and business needs)
Working Hours
- Standard business hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Position Summary
The Accountant plays a key role within our client's Financial Shared Services (FSS) organization, supporting Commercial Finance operations across Therapeutics, Aesthetics, and additional business units. This role is responsible for preparing and reviewing journal entries during month-end close, ensuring accuracy, compliance with U.S. GAAP, and adherence to SOX controls.
This individual will act as a liaison between FSS and Commercial stakeholders, helping transition and streamline accounting processes into the shared services model while supporting continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
Top Skills Required
- Accounting Policies & Procedures (U.S. GAAP)
- General Ledger (Assets & Liabilities)
- Detail-oriented / High Accuracy
- Stakeholder Communication & Collaboration
- SAP ERP + Month-End Close Support
- BlackLine (Preferred)
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and post journal entries (accruals, prepaids, reclasses, allocations) during month-end close
- Support reconciliations in collaboration with BPO teams
- Ensure SOX compliance through review of JE support documentation
- Partner with Commercial Finance teams across business units to support close activities
- Identify opportunities to transition accounting processes into FSS
- Maintain SOPs and accounting documentation
- Monitor close deliverables and escalate risks or delays
- Utilize SAP and BlackLine for accounting workflows and audit trail management
- Support ad hoc analysis and special projects
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
- 1–3 years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and general accounting principles
- Hands-on SAP experience strongly preferred
- BlackLine or similar reconciliation tool experience is a plus
- Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, data reconciliation)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred Competencies
- Process improvement mindset (automation / standardization focus)
- Strong attention to detail and audit readiness
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines in month-end close cycles
- Collaborative, matrixed environment experience
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Abbott Park, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $36–$39 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.thefountaingroup.com/ |
About Company
The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Accounting Policiesunmatched
- Auditingunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Analysisunmatched
- Financial Auditunmatched
- Financial Operationsunmatched
- Financial Servicesunmatched
- General Ledger Accountingunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Journal Entriesunmatched
- Mail Processingunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Pivot Tablesunmatched
- Process Developmentunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- SAPunmatched
- SAP ECC (fka SAP R/3 and SAP ERP)unmatched
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)unmatched
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
- Support Documentationunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Vlookupsunmatched
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