Job Title: Accounting Analyst
Location: Franklin Park, IL
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Target Pay Rate: $70,000/year (flexible depending on experience)
Benefits: Medical/dental/vision plans, PTO, paid holidays, retirement plan
Must-Have Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 2–5+ years of accounting experience
- Manufacturing industry experience required
- Strong general accounting background
- Experience with financial reporting and data analysis
- Advanced Excel and accounting system proficiency
- Ability to work independently and hit the ground running in a fast-paced environment
- Well-rounded accounting experience across multiple functions
Job Summary:
Seeking a detail-oriented Accounting Analyst to support a fast-paced manufacturing environment through a mix of general accounting, financial analysis, and reporting responsibilities. This role is ideal for someone with a well-rounded accounting background who can manage multiple priorities and support business decision-making.
Job Duties:
- Perform general accounting activities including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close support
- Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement
- Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reports for leadership and operations teams
- Support budgeting and forecasting activities
- Assist with AP/AR functions and other accounting tasks as needed
- Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data across systems
- Partner cross-functionally with operations and leadership to provide financial insights
- Support audits, compliance efforts, and internal controls
- Assist with process improvements within accounting and reporting functions
- Manage multiple accounting responsibilities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
- 2–5+ years of accounting experience required
- Manufacturing accounting experience strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of general accounting principles and financial reporting
- Experience with financial analysis and reporting functions
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required
- Experience with ERP/accounting systems preferred
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently with minimal training
- Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
500 to 999 employees
Staffing/Employment Agencies
http://www.sterling-engineering.com