Senior Accountant

Grayson Search Partners, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Grayson Search Partners, LLC in the Oak Brook/Greater Chicago Area is seeking a Senior Accountant to own key general ledger activities and partner with leadership to strengthen financial processes. This role is hybrid with 3 days onsite and offers exposure to AI-enabled workflows and a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has strong technical accounting skills, experience with reconciliations, prepaids, and vendor rebates, and a collaborative mindset to improve month-end close.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Public accounting, consulting, or corporate accounting experience.
• Strong general ledger, reconciliations, accruals, and internal controls.
• Prepaid expenses and vendor rebates experience desirable.
• Advanced Excel skills and data analysis abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across organization levels.
• Interest in AI tools to improve workflows.
• Experience in consumer products, manufacturing, or distribution a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned general ledger accounts, ensuring accurate and policy-aligned entries.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Handle prepaids, vendor rebates, accruals, and related activities.
• Prepare variance analyses and provide insights to leadership.
• Support budgeting and forecasting with accounting leaders and department heads.
• Maintain internal controls and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Assist audits by preparing schedules and responding to requests.
• Identify and implement process improvements to speed month-end close.
• Leverage AI tools to automate workflows and improve processes.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

GL accounting

Account reconciliations

Prepaids & rebates

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Communication skills

Process improvement

AI workflow tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Alteryx

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Location: Oak Brook/Greater Chicago Area | Hybrid, 3 days onsite

*CPG, Manufacturing Industries strongly preferred.

Position Overview

An established, growing organization is looking for a driven Senior Accountant to join its collaborative accounting team and make a meaningful impact. This is an opportunity to take ownership of key accounting functions, partner with leadership, and play an active role in strengthening financial processes. The team is looking for someone who brings strong technical accounting skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and an interest in leveraging AI and emerging technologies to make accounting smarter, faster, and more efficient.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Previous experience in public accounting, consulting, or corporate accounting.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, accruals, and internal controls.
• Experience with prepaid expenses and vendor rebates is highly desirable.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive mindset with an interest in process improvement and adopting new technologies.
• Experience in consumer products, manufacturing, distribution, or other product-based industries.
• Familiarity with AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to improve accounting workflows and month-end close.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools such as Power BI, Power Query, Alteryx, or similar platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage assigned general ledger accounts, ensuring transactions are complete, accurate, and recorded in accordance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage accounting activities related to prepaids, vendor rebates, accruals, and other assigned accounts.
• Prepare variance analyses and provide financial insights to accounting leadership.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities in collaboration with accounting leaders and department heads.
• Maintain effective internal controls and ensure compliance with established financial policies and procedures.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, providing documentation, and responding to auditor requests.
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline month-end close and enhance accounting accuracy and efficiency.
• Leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to automate workflows and improve accounting processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and external business partners.