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Senior Staff Accountant

CFS
  • Downers Grove, IL
    4 days ago
    CFS

    Job Description



    Senior Staff Accountant
    Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

    • Gain exposure to both domestic and international accounting operations.

    • Play a key role in financial reporting, audit support, and month-end close activities.

    • Partner with finance leaders on special projects and process improvements.

    • Make an immediate impact in a collaborative, fast-paced accounting environment.


    Key Responsibilities for the Senior Staff Accountant:

    • Prepare journal entries and monthly balance sheet reconciliations.

    • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close and financial reporting processes.

    • Assist with audit preparation, internal controls compliance, and tax reporting activities.

    • Analyze financial results and investigate key variances.

    • Support accounting projects, reporting enhancements, and process improvements.


    Qualifications for the Senior Staff Accountant:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.

    • 3-5 years of accounting experience; public accounting experience preferred.

    • Strong knowledge of GAAP and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

    • CPA preferred.


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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationDowners Grove, IL
    IndustryFinancial Services
    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

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounting Closeunmatched
    • Balance Sheetunmatched
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Analysisunmatched
    • Financial Auditunmatched
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    • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
    • Internal Auditunmatched
    • Journal Entriesunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Public Accountingunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • Tax Regulationsunmatched
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