Senior Accountant

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Wheeling (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Senior Accountant to influence operations, inventory strategy, and overall business performance in a growing finance function. You’ll work directly with senior leadership and play a key role in inventory costing, reporting, and cost accounting capabilities.

This role offers strong exposure to procurement, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, with a compensation range of 70k–80k plus bonus, and potential for long-term career advancement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (required).
• 2–4 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting principles and GAAP.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and financial analysis.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead inventory costing and valuation activities, including account reconciliations and transaction analysis.
• Develop and maintain customer and product profitability reporting and standard cost models.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning initiatives.
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Oversee Accounts Payable processing, vendor payments, and related GL reconciliations.

Skills

Cost accounting

GAAP

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Budgeting/Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

Job description

Ready to step into a high-impact accounting role where you’ll influence operations, inventory strategy, and business performance? This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who wants exposure beyond traditional month-end close and the chance to help shape a growing finance function.

Senior Accountant

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:

• Work directly with senior leadership, including the Controller and Director of Accounting
• Gain broad exposure to operations, manufacturing, procurement, and business planning
• Play a key role in building and improving inventory costing, reporting, and financial processes
• Opportunity to develop deeper expertise in cost accounting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Join a stable organization with strong growth potential and a collaborative culture
• Competitive compensation with bonus opportunity and long-term career advancement potential

Target Compensation: 70k-80k plus bonus

Key Responsibilities for the Senior Accountant:

• Lead inventory costing and valuation activities, including account reconciliations and transaction analysis
• Develop and maintain customer and product profitability reporting and standard cost models
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning initiatives
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and assist with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
• Oversee Accounts Payable processing, vendor payments, and related general ledger reconciliations

Qualifications for the Senior Accountant:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2–4 years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong understanding of cost accounting principles and GAAP
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and financial analysis/modeling

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