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Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Westmont (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC in Westmont, IL seeks an experienced Accounting Manager to lead daily accounting activities and supervise a team across AP, payroll, billing and general accounting. You will prepare monthly financial statements, maintain records, and ensure GAAP compliance.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and 5+ years of management experience; distribution industry experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Distribution industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all daily accounting activity.
• Assign and audit work of general accounting clerks across accounts payable, payroll, billing and general accounting.
• Manage operations to achieve goals within resources.
• Prepare financial statements and internal reports as directed; maintain official accounting records.
• Determine work procedures, prepare schedules, expedite workflow and improve procedures.
• Oversee preparation and reporting of monthly financial statements.
• Direct the Accounting department to maintain records and provide accounting services.
• Consolidate and analyze monthly departmental reports and prepare supporting analysis.
• Propose policies for inventory levels and year-end audit items.
• Ensure general ledger and statements conform to GAAP.

Skills

Supervisory experience

GAAP proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

What we like:

• Great work/life balance, no overtime. Flexible start times.
• Lots of long-term employees, family environment
• Opportunity to learn, grow and advance
• Strong benefits, 401k, , Holiday bonus,
• Great stability, financially secure
• Successful strategic plan

Top Responsibilities:

• Supervise all daily accounting activity
• Assign and/or audit work of general accounting clerks engaged in accounts payable, payroll, billing and general accounting activities.
• Manages and supervises assigned operations to achieve goals within available resources
• Conduct special financial projects; prepare financial statements, and other management reports as directed. Exercise all normal supervisory functions within general accounting. Maintain official accounting records for the company. Communicates official plans, policies and procedures to staff and others dealing with financial issues of the company.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, expedites workflow and standardizes and improves procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of operations
• Supervises preparation and prepares, as required, periodic reports
• Responsible for preparation of monthly financial statements package and internal financial reports to department managers and analysis thereof as required
• Directs the Accounting department in providing and directing procedures and system necessary to maintain proper records and to afford adequate accounting control and services
• Directs, consolidates and analyzes all accounting procedures together with statistical and routine reports, including any desirable analysis of monthly departmental reports.
• Proposes policies for the establishment and maintenance of inventory levels.
• Prepares year-end reports and responsible for all general accounting year-end audit items.
• Insure the general ledger and financial statements are maintained and prepared in conformance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) applied on a basis consistent with other periods reported/presented.

Experience Preferred:

• 5+ years of management experience
• Distribution industry experience is a plus
• Bachelors in Accounting or Finance

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