Audit Staff Accountant

Insight Global; Hyde Park Township (IL); On-site; USD 33,062 - 45,460; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement account access with employer matching

Paid sick leave and time off

Job summary

A professional staffing firm is seeking a Staff Accountant for a CPA firm in Chicago, Illinois. This role requires 1+ years of accounting experience and proficiency in MS Office. Responsibilities include maintaining accounting records, preparing financial statements, and assisting in audits. The position offers a pay range of $24 to $33 per hour, with full-time employment status and on-site work required from Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in Accounting.
• Comfortable with both audit and accounting tasks.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accounting records and ledgers.
• Prepare and analyze profit-and-loss statements.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP in financial records.
• Assist in internal and financial audits.
• Prepare periodic financial statements and budget forecasts.

Skills

Accounting experience

Auditing experience within nonprofit single audits

Preparing financial statements from raw data

Proficiency in MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field

Tools

QuickBooks

AdvanceFlow

Suralink

ShareFile

Drake Software Tax preparation

Job description

This range is provided by Insight Global. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$24.00/hr - $33.00/hr

Location: Chicago, IL (Hyde Park)

Duration: 6 month Contract to Hire

Work Week: on site 5 days a week - 7.5 hours per day for 5 days

Required Skills & Experience

• 1+ years of experience in Accounting experience
• Auditing experience - specifically within nonprofit single audits
• Experience preparing financial statements from scratch using raw data
• Proficiency in MS Office products including Word and Excel

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Specific Accounting/Finance Software: QuickBooks, AdvanceFlow, Suralink, ShareFile, Drake Software Tax preparation experience
• CPA
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Staff Accountant for a CPA firm in Chicago, Illinois. The staff accountant's job duties will typically involve accounting tasks, but will be expected to perform some higher-level functions as you gain more experience through training. This person will be required to take on audit and staff accountant tasks, so must be comfortable with doing both. This role will be onsite Monday-Friday- the clients standard weekly paid work week is 37.5 hours or 7.5 hours per day for 5 days. Main responsibilities include:

• Maintaining accounting records such as bank reconciliations, general ledger accounts, and subsidiary ledgers
• Recording daily transactions in an accounting system, including purchases and sales transactions
• Preparing and analyzing data for profit-and-loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow reports, and income statements
• Ensuring that incoming and outgoing reporting follows state and federal regulations
• Assisting in conducting internal audits regularly to determine whether company policies are effective
• Assisting on financial audits and ensuring all accounting tasks and financial records comply with GAAP
• Maintaining detailed accounts payable records and ensuring timely payment of invoices
• Assisting in preparing periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly and year-end)
• Assisting with the preparation of budget forecasts used in planning efforts by management teams
• Making recommendations for reducing cost and increasing revenue and assisting clients to improve their operations
• Being familiar with income taxes and assisting in preparing and filing

Compensation:

$24/hr to $33/hr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting