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Senior Accountant

CFS

  • Itasca, IL
  • 2 days ago
  • $100,000–$110,000 Per Year
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Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Acquisition Integrationunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Balance Sheetunmatched
  • Business Analysisunmatched
  • Business Modelunmatched
  • Business Supportunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Constructionunmatched
  • Cost Analysisunmatched
  • Data Collectionunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Financial Controlunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Financial Statementsunmatched
  • Financial Transactionsunmatched
  • Journal Entriesunmatched
  • Local Taxunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Reconciliationunmatched
  • Tax Regulationsunmatched
  • Tax Reportingunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Variance Analysisunmatched

Description

About the Company:

Our client is a rapidly growing construction / manufacturing organization who are looking to add a Senior Accountant to their team. The organization has enjoyed incredible success in the last few years' and are seeking a candidate with a similar accounting background within a similar company to join their team as they continue their expansion.


Reasons to Work Here:



  • Hybrid work schedule

  • Firmly established business – 90 years’ old

  • Strong growth – 19 acquisitions in three years’

  • Strong medical / dental / vision – Blue Cross

  • Bonus

  • 401k match

  • Attractive PTO

  • Collaborative environment – working closely with the Controller and the CFO

  • Growth plans to be a $1bn business in the next few years’

  • Offices in 11 different States

  • $100,000 - $110,000 a year




Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Responsible for 5 sets of books & 16 operating/petty cash accounts. Bank/Balance Sheet reconciliation
• Prepare month-end journal entries, along with necessary supporting documentation
• Prepare various balance sheet reconciliations including cash, work in process, accrued liabilities, prepaids, among other accounts.
• Assist with analyzing job costs and closing jobs at month-end
• Analyze weekly cash and bank transactions to ensure properly recorded
• Research accounting questions from business unit personnel and Corporate
• Research and review reconciling items or accounting issues, recommend or resolve issues
• Assist with process improvement and documentation of procedures.
• Complete variance analysis and provide insights on changes in trend and period-over-period movements.
• Assist in preparation of internal monthly and year-end financial reporting
• Support annual audit procedures through data gathering, variance explanations, and documentation preparation.
• Ad-hoc requirements – supporting the business with any ad-hoc reporting or request. Such areas may include system implementation/enhancements, ad-hoc business analysis/ modelling, local tax reporting and compliance, acquisition and integration support and other special projects as assigned

Required Education/Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in accounting
• Minimum five years of senior experience
• Prior extensive ownership of the monthly close cycle in a multi-site environment ideally complex/growing.
• Financial reporting background
• Advanced Excel
• Acquisition experience in a PE-backed company is a strong bonus
• Organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbal




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Numbers & Facts

LocationItasca, IL
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$100,000–$110,000 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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