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Senior Accountant

CFS
  • Bannockburn, IL
  • $80,000–$100,000 Per Year
4 days ago
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Job Description

Senior Accountant


Salary: $80,000 - $100,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:


• Serve as the lead accountant for a growing organization with significant visibility across leadership teams
• Gain direct exposure to strategic decision-making through financial reporting and business insights
• Expand your expertise in revenue recognition, deferred revenue management, and multi-state tax compliance
• Partner closely with leadership on process improvements, scalability initiatives, and operational efficiencies
• Enjoy broad ownership across accounting, reporting, payroll support, and compliance functions
• Join a collaborative environment that values transparency, innovation, and professional growth

Key Responsibilities for the Senior Accountant:


• Own month-end close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, and core accounting operations
• Prepare monthly financial statements and analyze variances, trends, and key financial results
• Manage deferred revenue and revenue recognition processes within NetSuite ARM
• Oversee multi-state sales and use tax compliance, filings, and state registrations
• Support payroll processing and ensure accuracy across accounting-related transactions
• Drive process improvements and support financial reporting needs across the organization

Qualifications for the Senior Accountant:


• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred
• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience - deferred revenue experience is required
• Strong GAAP knowledge and financial reporting experience
• NetSuite experience preferred, including exposure to ARM/revenue recognition processes

$80K-$100K

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Numbers & Facts

LocationBannockburn, IL
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$80,000–$100,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

  • ARM (Advanced RISC Machine)unmatched
  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Closeunmatched
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Financial Trend Analysisunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • NetSuiteunmatched
  • Operational Strategyunmatched
  • Payroll Administrationunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Reporting Skillsunmatched
  • Revenue Managementunmatched
  • Revenue Recognitionunmatched
  • Sales Taxunmatched
  • State Taxunmatched
  • Tax Regulationsunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Use Taxunmatched
  • Variance Analysisunmatched

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