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Senior Accountant

CFS
  • Buffalo Grove, IL
  • $80,000–$100,000 Per Year
6 days ago
CFS

Job Description

Senior Accountant


Salary: $80,000 - $100,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:



• Gain high visibility and direct partnership with leadership on business-critical decisions.
• Work in a mission-driven company making a meaningful impact
• Expand your expertise across revenue recognition, multi-state tax compliance, and financial analysis.
• Enjoy a collaborative environment that values transparency, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Hybrid position with great work-life balance


Key Responsibilities for the Senior Accountant:


• Manage month-end close activities, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Oversee deferred revenue accounting and revenue recognition processes in compliance with GAAP.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, analyze variances, and provide actionable insights to leadership.
• Administer multi-state sales and use tax filings and maintain ongoing compliance requirements.
• Support payroll processing and ensure accuracy across related accounting activities.
• Drive process improvements, documentation initiatives, and cross-functional accounting projects.

Qualifications for the Senior Accountant:


• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.
• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a multi-state, SaaS, or high-growth environment.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and revenue recognition.
• NetSuite experience strongly preferred; ARM experience is a plus.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationBuffalo Grove, 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
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Financial Statementsunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • NetSuiteunmatched
  • Payroll Administrationunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Revenue Accountingunmatched
  • Revenue Managementunmatched
  • Revenue Recognitionunmatched
  • Sales Taxunmatched
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
  • State Taxunmatched
  • Tax Regulationsunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Use Taxunmatched
  • Variance Analysisunmatched

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