Senior Accountant

Energy Innovation Corp; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Flexible Evanston hours

Contract role

Job summary

HFF in Evanston, IL seeks a contract Senior Accountant who thrives on analytical thinking and owning outcomes. You will mentor peers, validate numbers, and defend assumptions while aligning GAAP, internal controls, and IL tax rules. The role offers a competitive salary of $113,000 to $156,000 and flexible Evanston hours for the long haul.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree and a track record of data-driven delivery in contract environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven ability to deliver accurate, data-driven results in a contract setting.
• Strong communication skills to explain complex numbers in plain English.
• Sound cost accounting judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit.
• Curiosity to challenge assumptions with the question, 'what would change your mind?'.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile foreign-exchange gains as Evanston, IL operations settle abroad.
• Forecast using CIA methods and assess downside scenarios.
• Build the $113,000 - $156,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it.
• Trace a transaction end-to-end when numbers don't tie.
• Price vendor contracts and surface overlooked savings.
• Pressure-test pricing models before board review.
• Ensure GAAP compliance, internal controls, and IL tax regulations.
• Hold the line on capitalization policy across finance projects.

Skills

Data-driven delivery

Clear communication

Cost accounting judgment

Analytical thinking

Questioning mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GAAP compliance

Internal controls

IL tax regulations

Job description

For a contract Senior Accountant who loves Analytical Thinking, HFF offers messy real-world numbers and the tools to tame them. The right goal-oriented candidate will own outcomes, mentor peers, and earn $113,000 - $156,000 in this senior contract position.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile foreign-exchange gains as Evanston, IL operations settle abroad
• Pair CIA Certification forecasting with a deeply technical review of the downside case
• Build the $113,000 - $156,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it
• Trace a single transaction end to end when the numbers stop tying
• Price out vendor contracts and surface the savings nobody else spotted
• Pressure-test pricing models before they reach the HFF board
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and IL tax regulations
• Hold the line on capitalization policy across every finance project

What You'll Bring

• A track record of data-honest delivery in a contract structure
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• Proven Cost Accounting judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating

Since day one, HFF has been on a forward-thinking mission to reshape finance from its base in Evanston, IL. We celebrate the person who asks the dumb question that saves the whole finance project.

Here the offer compounds, $113,000 - $156,000 now, mentorship next, benefits throughout, and flexible Evanston, IL hours for the long haul.