Senior Accountant Consultant / Interim Senior Accountant

All Chicago; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-matched retirement plan

Paid leave

Job summary

All Chicago MHH is seeking an experienced Senior Accounting Consultant / Interim Senior Accountant to provide hands-on accounting, reconciliations, grants accounting, and process improvement support to the Finance team in Chicago.

The role focuses on balance sheet reconciliations, accounts receivable, grant matching, and HUD vouchering, with a hybrid in-office schedule. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and strong GAAP knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• Significant progressive accounting experience in senior-level roles with GAAP knowledge.
• Experience with balance sheet reconciliations and financial analysis.
• Experience managing accounts receivable, billing, and collections.
• Experience with government-funded grants and reimbursement programs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Research and resolve reconciling items and aged balances.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and assist with month-end close.
• Improve reconciliation processes, templates, and documentation.
• Manage payment reissuance, tracking, and controls.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Balance sheet reconciliations

Accounts receivable

Grants accounting

Microsoft Excel

Internal controls

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Senior Accountant Consultant / Interim Senior Accountant

REPORTS TO: Senior Director of Finance

STATUS: Non-exempt, Hourly, Full-Time Permanent Temp

LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois (currently hybrid remote/in-office schedule)

SALARY RANGE: $85,000- $100,000 (commensurate with experience)

All Chicago MHH's mission is to unite our community and resources to provide solutions that ensure and sustain the stability of home. On any given night, nearly 12,000 Chicagoans do not have a place to call home. These are our neighbors and together we can ensure that we all have stable homes.

All Chicago MHH prevents and ends homelessness through emergency financial assistance, community partnerships, data analytics, and training and research. We strengthen our community's collective efforts to prevent and end homelessness, guided by a vision of impact, influence, and inspiration. As our name implies, All Chicago MHH brings together homeless service providers, non profit partners, donors, and people with the lived experience of homelessness in a strategic effort to make homelessness history in Chicago.

We bring a sense of collaboration to our work and actively seek solutions through partnership! Come to work with passionate, like-minded colleagues in a supportive environment as we help end homelessness. Learn more at www.allchicago.org.

Position Summary

All Chicago is seeking an experienced Senior Accounting Consultant / Interim Senior Accountant to provide hands-on accounting, reconciliation, grants accounting, and process improvement support to the Finance team.

This temporary position is intended for a seasoned accounting professional who can quickly assess existing practices, resolve outstanding accounting matters, strengthen processes and internal controls, and establish sustainable procedures for ongoing operations. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable performing detailed accounting work and identifying opportunities to improve workflows, documentation, controls, and systems.

The position will have particular responsibility for balance sheet reconciliations, accounts receivable and collections, payments requiring reissuance, grant match accounting, and HUD vouchering and reimbursement processes.

Given All Chicago's significant portfolio of federal, state, local, and other government-funded programs, the successful candidate should have a strong foundation in nonprofit and/or cash receipts, and the general ledger.

Specific Responsibilities

Accounting, Reconciliations, and Month-End Close

• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Research and resolve reconciling items, aged balances, and historical discrepancies.
• Maintain schedules and supporting documentation for audit readiness.
• Assist with month-end close activities.
• Improve reconciliation processes, templates, and documentation.

Payment Reissuance Process Management

• Evaluate and improve payment void and reissuance procedures.
• Establish documentation, approval workflows, and internal controls.
• Perform weekly reconciliations of outstanding reissued payments
• Develop tracking and aging reports.
• Document procedures for ongoing Finance staff use.

Accounts Receivable and Collections

• Analyze and reconcile accounts receivable balances.
• Develop collection strategies for aged receivables.
• Research outstanding balances and coordinate collection efforts.
• Maintain tracking, escalation, and follow-up processes.
• Recommend improvements to billing and collection workflows.

Grant Match Accounting

• Support grant match compliance and reporting requirements.
• Review and enhance match accounting processes.
• Develop grant-specific match tracking tools.
• Coordinate with Finance, Grants, and Program teams.
• Prepare documentation for compliance and audit purposes.

HUD Vouchering and Government Grant Support

• Review vouchers for accuracy and completeness.
• Reconcile voucher activity to grant records and the general ledger.
• Resolve discrepancies and support reimbursement processes.
• Develop standardized procedures, checklists, and controls.
• Support audit, compliance, and monitoring activities.

Process Improvement and Documentation

• Evaluate accounting workflows and internal controls.
• Develop process improvements and operational solutions.
• Create templates, trackers, and procedural documentation.
• Recommend segregation of duties and review controls.
• Train staff and support transition of processes.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support audits and financial reporting activities.
• Assist with special projects and compliance initiatives.
• Research accounting and grant-related issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Significant progressive accounting experience in senior-level accounting roles.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP.
• Experience with balance sheet reconciliations and financial analysis.
• Experience managing accounts receivable, billing, and collections.
• Experience with government-funded grants and reimbursement programs.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience developing accounting procedures and internal controls.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and process improvement capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Nonprofit accounting experience.
• Federal grant accounting experience, including Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200).
• HUD-funded program and vouchering experience.
• State and local government reimbursement experience.
• Grant match and cost-sharing experience.
• CPA designation or similar credential.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate across departments.
• Knowledge of internal controls and compliance requirements.
• Process improvement and workflow development expertise.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and accounting systems.

Compensation:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes employer-matched retirement plan, paid leave, and more.