Senior Accountant - Accounting Integration

UL, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

UL Solutions is seeking a Senior Accountant, Accounting Integration to drive the successful merging of newly acquired businesses into our accounting and reporting environment. You will partner with Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Legal, and external advisors to establish repeatable, accurate processes and ensure SOX controls are integrated.

The role emphasizes U.S. GAAP technical accounting and operational accounting in a fast-paced setting, with a hybrid schedule (3 days on-site) at either Northbrook or

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of progressive accounting experience with a strong foundation in U.S. GAAP.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex models, data analysis, and turning data into insights.
• Experience preparing or reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and technical accounting documentation.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with coordination across stakeholders and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Connect acquired businesses to UL Solutions’ chart of accounts, ledgers, and management reporting.
• Create accounting memoranda and SOPs to standardize processes post-handoff.
• Support integration of acquired entities into accounting, reporting, control, and close.
• Prepare and review complex journal entries for acquisitions and integration activity.
• Own reconciliations for acquired entities and resolve close-disruption issues.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual close for acquired entities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

U.S. GAAP knowledge

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA certification or active pursuit

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Job description

This newly created Senior Accountant, Accounting Integration role is a high-impact opportunity to help bring newly acquired external businesses into UL Solutions’ accounting and reporting environment. In this role, you will partner with Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Legal, and external advisors to understand and merge transactions into accurate, repeatable accounting processes.

The ideal candidate combines strong U.S. GAAP technical accounting knowledge with operational accounting experience and thrives in a fast-paced environment managing multiple transactions and integration projects.

This is a full-time, hybrid (3 days on-site) position located at either our Northbrook, IL or Chicago, IL office.

• Help connect newly acquired businesses to UL Solutions’ chart of accounts, ledgers, and management reporting.
• Turn acquisition accounting conclusions into clear accounting memoranda and practical SOPs that teams can use after handoff.
• Support the integration of acquired entities into the company’s accounting, reporting, control, and close processes.
• Prepare and review complex journal entries tied to acquisitions, integrations, and related accounting activities.
• Own reconciliations for acquired entities and help resolve issues before they become close disruptions.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for acquired businesses.
• Support SOX compliance and internal control design for integration accounting activities.
• Apply U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies while learning how technical accounting decisions flow through operations.
• Spot opportunities to make integration processes faster, cleaner, and more scalable.
• Build standardized transaction accounting templates, schedules, and controls that improve consistency across deals.
• Participate in ERP implementation and finance transformation initiatives connected to integration work.
• Take on special projects that provide visibility into how accounting, finance, tax, treasury, legal, and operations work together after a transaction closes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• CPA required, or actively pursuing CPA with significant progress completed.

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience with a strong foundation in U.S. GAAP.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex models, data analysis, and the ability to turn data into useful insights.
• Experience preparing or reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and technical accounting documentation.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to keep work moving across multiple stakeholders and timelines.

Preferred

• Public accounting experience, preferably Big Four or national accounting firm.
• Exposure to merger and acquisition integration projects or a strong interest in learning how accounting supports transactions.
• Experience in a SOX-controlled environment.
• Experience with Oracle, SAP, or other large ERP systems.
• Knowledge of ASC 805 and related accounting.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• You communicate clearly, build trust quickly, and enjoy working with people across functions.
• You are curious, analytical, and detail-oriented, with the judgment to ask good questions and challenge assumptions.
• You can organize competing priorities, manage deadlines, and keep momentum when projects are evolving.
• You are proactive, results-oriented, and comfortable taking ownership in a fast-paced environment.
• You adapt well to change and see new challenges as opportunities to learn, improve processes, and make an impact.

Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $95,000- $105,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday and personal days (totaling 12 days), and sick time off (72 hours).

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A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

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