Bookkeeper

Energy Innovation Corp; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Knight Frank in Evanston, IL is hiring a Bookkeeper on an internship track to turn finance chaos into a trusted forecast for executives.

The role focuses on mastering SAP, forecasting headcount costs, taxes, and inventory reconciliation while shaping pricing and policy decisions. Exposure to leadership through mentorship and practical accounting tasks awaits the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate in high-stakes emails
• Comfort turning finance conversations into decisions
• Ability to defend viewpoint with data and tone
• Willingness to mentor junior staff and lead by example

Responsibilities

• Forecast headcount cost as Evanston scales
• Forecast tax payments precisely to avoid penalties
• Reconcile inventory ledger to physical count
• Translate finance cost structure into pricing floor
• Maintain accurate records in SAP and suggest improvements
• Pair ACA reporting with Excel reviews for accuracy
• Enforce capitalization policy across finance projects

Skills

Strategic thinking

Written communication

Empathy

Decision facilitation

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Bookkeeper we hire will turn Knight Frank's finance chaos into a forecast Evanston executives can actually trust. Lay it bare: internship Bookkeeper, $62,000 - $86,000, 1 years of SAP, and a seat where Knight Frank decisions get shaped.

Key Responsibilities

• Forecast headcount cost as Knight Frank scales through Evanston, IL
• Forecast tax payments precisely enough to avoid an underpayment penalty
• Reconcile the inventory ledger to a physical count without the drama
• Translate the finance cost structure into a pricing floor leadership trusts
• Maintain accurate records in SAP and recommend process improvements
• Pair ACA reporting with Excel reviews for a tighter feedback loop
• Hold the line on capitalization policy across every finance project

What You'll Bring

• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly
• Comfort steering finance conversations toward a decision

Knight Frank is a question-everything engineering shop in Evanston, IL where Communication and Treasury Management are treated as the same discipline. Here, ownership means you're empowered to fix what's broken without waiting for permission.

The offer rewards both ends, $62,000 - $86,000 for your Critical Thinking today and mentorship for the junior leader you become tomorrow.

Nothing stale here: the Bookkeeper slot was re-confirmed open earlier today.