Accountant

CFS; Des Plaines (IL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote Fridays

Job summary

CFS is seeking an Accountant to join a collaborative finance team supporting multiple business entities. The role focuses on reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close, with a team-oriented environment and opportunities to make an immediate impact.

The position offers potential flexibility to work remotely on Fridays, along with exposure to financial reporting, consolidation activities, and day-to-day accounting operations. Strong attention to detail is essential.

Qualifications

• Staff Accountant or Senior Accountant level experience.
• Strong general ledger and reconciliation skills.
• Experience with month-end close.
• Excel proficiency, including formulas.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform account reconciliations and maintain supporting schedules
• Prepare and post journal entries
• Assist with month-end close activities and financial reporting
• Process Accounts Payable invoices and support daily accounting operations
• Support financial statement preparation and consolidation activities
• Analyze account activity and resolve discrepancies
• Assist with ad hoc accounting projects as needed

Skills

Account reconciliations

General ledger

Month-end close

Excel formulas

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are seeking an

About The Accountant Opportunity

We are seeking an Accountant to join a collaborative finance team supporting multiple business entities. This Accountant role is ideal for someone with strong reconciliation, journal entry, and month-end close experience who enjoys working in a team-oriented environment.

Why This Accountant Opportunity Stands Out

• Opportunity to join a stable and growing organization
• Exposure to month-end close, financial reporting, and consolidation activities
• Collaborative, team-oriented accounting department
• Potential flexibility to work remotely on Fridays
• High visibility within a lean accounting team
• Great opportunity for an experienced Accountant looking to make an immediate impact

Key Responsibilities For The Accountant

• Perform account reconciliations and maintain supporting schedules
• Prepare and post journal entries
• Assist with month-end close activities and financial reporting
• Process Accounts Payable invoices and support daily accounting operations
• Support financial statement preparation and consolidation activities
• Analyze account activity and resolve discrepancies
• Assist with ad hoc accounting projects as needed

Required

Qualifications for the Accountant

• Staff Accountant or Senior Accountant level experience
• Strong general ledger and reconciliation skills
• Experience with month-end close
• Excel proficiency, including formulas
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

Preferred

• Multi-entity accounting experience
• Financial reporting exposure
• Manufacturing, distribution, or corporate accounting experience