Senior Accountant

Dreams 2 Reality Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dreams 2 Reality Recruitment presents an opportunity for an experienced Senior Accountant to manage day-to-day accounting for a small manufacturing company in the Chicago area. This role reports to the CFO and requires hands-on leadership in month-end close, GL maintenance, AR/AP, and financial reporting.

The ideal candidate has strong full-cycle accounting experience within manufacturing, exceptional detail orientation, and the ability to work independently in a lean team.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of progressive, hands-on accounting experience.
• Strong full-cycle accounting experience including GL, financial reporting, month-end close, reconciliations, AP and AR.
• Manufacturing environment experience preferred with small to mid-sized privately held companies.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Maintain the general ledger by reviewing, preparing, posting, and adjusting journal entries.
• Assist with monthly financial reporting and manage the month-end close process.
• Analyze account balances and transactions to identify discrepancies and resolve issues.
• Maintain accurate and complete financial records.
• Perform general ledger and bank reconciliations.
• Reconcile various balance sheet and financial accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Investigate and resolve account discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Process vendor invoices using a three-way matching process.
• Review and resolve vendor invoice and account discrepancies.
• Prepare and process weekly check runs.
• Analyze accounts payable balances and transactions.
• Post cash receipts and apply electronic and paper checks to customer accounts.
• Reconcile credit card transactions.
• Research and resolve customer account discrepancies.
• Monitor outstanding balances and follow up with past-due customers.
• Assist with the preparation of annual budgets and financial forecasts.
• Analyze variances between budgeted, forecasted, and actual financial results.
• Provide financial information and support to management as needed.
• Assist with internal and external audits by preparing documentation and responding to auditor requests.
• Provide accounting and administrative support for special projects.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Work closely with the CFO and other departments to support financial operations and business objectives.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive financial and company information.
• Adapt to changing priorities and business needs.

Skills

Full-cycle accounting

Manufacturing accounting

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Independent work

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

MAS 90 / Sage 100

Crystal Reports

ERP systems

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Accountant tomanage and support the day-to-day accounting operations of a small, privatelyheld manufacturing organization. This individual will play an important role inmaintaining accurate financial records, managing the month-end close process,preparing financial reports, and overseeing accounts payable and receivablefunctions.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in full-cycleaccounting, preferably within a small manufacturing environment, and iscomfortable working independently as part of a lean accounting team. Thisposition reports directly to the CFO and requires someone who isdetail-oriented, organized, adaptable, and capable of managing multipleaccounting responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & General Ledger

• Assistwith the preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annualfinancial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, andcash flow statements.
• Maintainthe general ledger by reviewing, preparing, posting, and adjusting journalentries.
• Assistwith monthly financial reporting and manage the month-end close process.
• Analyzeaccount balances and transactions to identify discrepancies and resolveissues.
• Maintainaccurate and complete financial records.

Reconciliations

• Performgeneral ledger and bank reconciliations.
• Reconcilevarious balance sheet and financial accounts to ensure accuracy andcompleteness.
• Investigateand resolve account discrepancies in a timely manner.

Accounts Payable

• Processvendor invoices using a three-way matching process.
• Reviewand resolve vendor invoice and account discrepancies.
• Maintainaccurate vendor records and account information.
• Prepareand process weekly check runs.
• Analyzeaccounts payable balances and transactions.

Accounts Receivable

• Postcash receipts and apply electronic and paper checks to customer accounts.
• Reconcilecredit card transactions.
• Researchand resolve customer account discrepancies.
• Monitoroutstanding balances and follow up with past-due customers.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Assistwith the preparation of annual budgets and financial forecasts.
• Analyzevariances between budgeted, forecasted, and actual financial results.
• Providefinancial information and support to management as needed.

Audit & Administrative Support

• Assistwith internal and external audits by preparing documentation andresponding to auditor requests.
• Provideaccounting and administrative support for special projects.
• Performother duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Collaboration & Communication

• Workclosely with the CFO and other departments to support financial operationsand business objectives.
• Maintainconfidentiality when handling sensitive financial and company information.
• Adaptto changing priorities and business needs.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 5–10years of progressive, hands-on accounting experience.
• Strongfull-cycle accounting experience, including general ledger, financialreporting, month-end close, reconciliations, accounts payable, andaccounts receivable.
• Previousexperience working in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Experienceworking for small to mid-sized privately held companies, ideally withannual revenues below $25–30 million.
• Backgroundworking in a lean accounting department with fewer than three accountingstaff members.
• Hands-onexperience with accounting software and ERP systems.
• Experiencewith MAS 90 and/or SAGE 100 is highly desirable.
• Familiaritywith Crystal Reports is a plus.
• Stronganalytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptionalattention to detail and accuracy.
• Abilityto manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Highlevel of integrity and ability to maintain confidential information.
• Strongcommunication and interpersonal skills.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have:

• Asolid background in manufacturing accounting, with limited experience inpublic companies, nonprofit organizations, or service-based businesses.
• Experiencemanaging accounting functions from beginning to end rather thanspecializing in only one area.
• Aproven track record of working in small-company environments with limitedaccounting resources.
• Ahistory of stable employment, ideally demonstrating three to five or moreyears of tenure with previous employers.
• Theability to be hands-on, take ownership of accounting responsibilities, andwork effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting Structure

• Reportsdirectly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
• Individualcontributor position with no direct reports.