Senior Accountant

Job Juncture; Oak Park (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health, Dental, Vision & LifeInsurance

PTO & Paid Sick Time

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a Senior Accountant in Oak Park, IL for a hybrid role with exposure to the Controller and CFO. The position offers a total compensation up to $100,000 plus performance bonus, with 1 day per week WFH after training and a strong benefits package.

You will handle full-cycle accounting in a diverse, fast-paced environment across multiple business units, including financial reporting, project costing, and process improvements, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Approximately 3-6 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Public accounting/audit experience strongly preferred.
• Ideal background: 2+ years of public accounting plus 1-2+ years of corporate accounting.
• Strong GAAP, financial reporting and month-end close experience.
• Strong Excel and ERP skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication abilities.
• Exposure to WIP, job costing, percentage-of-completion accounting, inventory, sales tax, certified payroll or government contracts.
• Performance-based bonus.
• 401(k), Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance.
• PTO and paid sick time.
• Location: Oak Park IL area.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepare financial statements and schedules.
• Maintain GL and perform reconciliations.
• Analyze variances and explain results.
• Manage WIP, job costing and project profitability.
• Support fixed assets and inventory accounting.
• Assist with audits and tax preparation.
• Participate in budgeting and forecasting.
• Collaborate with operations on costs and profitability.
• Improve internal controls and accounting processes.
• Participate in ERP and process-improvement initiatives.

Skills

GAAP

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Excel

ERP systems

Analytical skills

Communication skills

WIP / job costing exposure

Inventory knowledge

Government contracts exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Accountant – Up to $100K + Bonus | Hybrid

$90,000-100,000 + Performance Bonus
Hybrid – Potential for 1 Day WFH After Training
401(k) + Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
PTO + Paid Sick Time
Direct Exposure to the Controller & CFO
Broad Role with Excellent Career Growth

Looking for a Senior Accountant role where you can do more than reconciliations and month-end close?

Our client is a successful, fourth-generation privately held company with a diverse group of businesses spanning construction, service, distribution, ecommerce and light manufacturing. They offer the stability of a long-established organization combined with a complex, fast-paced accounting environment where you'll get exposure to virtually every area of the business.

This is a particularly attractive opportunity for someone who started in public accounting and has moved into industry. You'll work directly with an experienced Controller and a new CFO, gain visibility across multiple business units, and get hands-on exposure to financial reporting, WIP and project accounting, job costing, inventory, budgeting, forecasting, systems and process improvement.

Instead of getting pigeonholed into one piece of the close, you'll have the opportunity to understand how the entire business operates and build the experience that prepares you for the next step in your career.

The company has a strong track record of stability, offers performance-based bonus potential and excellent benefits, and provides the opportunity for one work-from-home day per week after you're trained and established in the role.

What You'll Do

• Lead and support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close
• Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules
• Perform GL maintenance and account reconciliations
• Analyze financial results and explain significant variances
• Maintain and analyze WIP schedules, job costing and project profitability
• Support fixed asset and inventory accounting
• Assist with annual audits and tax preparation
• Participate in budgeting and forecasting
• Partner with operations and project managers on project costs and profitability
• Improve internal controls, accounting processes and procedures
• Participate in ERP, systems and process-improvement initiatives

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Approximately 3-6 years of progressive accounting experience
• Public accounting/audit experience strongly preferred
• Ideal background: 2+ years of public accounting plus 1-2+ years of corporate accounting
• Strong GAAP, financial reporting and month-end close experience
• Strong Excel and ERP skills
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication abilities
• Construction experience is NOT required. Experience in construction, engineering, manufacturing, distribution, industrial services or another project-based environment is a plus.
• Exposure to WIP, job costing, percentage-of-completion accounting, inventory, sales tax, certified payroll or government contracts is helpful but not required.
• Performance-based bonus
• 401(k)
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• PTO and paid sick time
• Location: Oak Park IL area