Senior Accountant: Month-End Close & GL Expert

Connect Search, LLC; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Search, LLC seeks a Senior Accountant to own general ledger accounting and the month-end close for assigned business units. This hands-on role involves financial reporting, reconciliations, variance analysis, and partnering with operational and corporate teams to ensure accurate and timely results.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance with 5+ years of related experience, strong Excel skills, and a track record of improving close processes and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with strong general ledger, financial reporting, and month-end close experience.
• Strong knowledge of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, financial statement review, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliation/analysis workbooks.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly close process for assigned business units, including journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statement review, variance analysis, and close deliverables.
• Prepare and post month-end journal entries for accruals, payroll, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, commissions, intercompany activity, and other period-end adjustments.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations and research and resolve outstanding reconciling items.
• Review the general ledger, trial balance, financial statements, and supporting schedules to identify inaccuracies, missing accruals, or unusual activity.
• Analyze and explain financial variances, including actual-to-budget, prior-month, and prior-year results.
• Reconcile payroll activity and review cash and banking transactions for accuracy.
• Partner with operations, project management, payroll, AP, AR, and corporate finance teams to resolve accounting and reporting issues.
• Assist with annual audits, system enhancements, acquisitions and integrations, tax compliance, and special accounting projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve the month-end close, internal controls, reconciliations, and accounting processes.

Skills

General ledger

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Journal entries

Variance analysis

Intercompany accounting

Payroll reconciliation

Excel (advanced)

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Connect Search, LLC seeks a Senior Accountant to own general ledger accounting and the month-end close for assigned business units. This hands-on role involves financial reporting, reconciliations, variance analysis, and partnering with operational and corporate teams to ensure accurate and timely results.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance with 5+ years of related experience, strong Excel skills, and a track record of improving close processes and supporting audits.