Senior Accountant – Real Estate CAAS

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k

Job summary

CLA is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our CAAS Real Estate team, supporting offices in Oak Brook IL, Peoria IL, Champaign IL, or Bloomington IL. You will manage client accounts, process day-to-day transactions, and help oversee monthly closes.

Ideal candidates have at least 2 years of accounting experience and a bachelor’s degree. CLA offers competitive compensation in Illinois and a collaborative, growth-oriented culture.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant accounting and/or financial experience is required.
• Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of related experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Client Service: Develops an understanding of each client’s business/organization operations. Competent in management of multiple clients, software, and chart of accounts on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Day to Day Transactions: Leads coordination and processing of accounts payable, cash disbursements, accounts receivable, cash receipts and posting/recording of payroll transactions.
• Month End Processing: Coordinates and reviews account reconciliations (i.e. prepaids, accounts receivable, fixed assets, accounts payable, and accruals.) Prepares, understands, and reviews financial statements (basic to complex.) Reviews general ledger, cashflow, allocations, etc. Proactively creates process and procedure documentation and builds their own backup.
• Other Quarterly/Annual Processing: Completes sales tax returns and Form 1099s and preparing audit workpapers, tax return workpapers, and other forms or items as requested by clients.
• Oversee workflow and quality of work of Associates and Analysts. Supervise and ensure the efficiency and quality of work produced by Associates and Analysts.
• Special Projects: Assists with projects for internal audit, due diligence, system selection, and other consultative projects.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CLA is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our CAAS Real Estate team, supporting offices in Oak Brook IL, Peoria IL, Champaign IL, or Bloomington IL. You will manage client accounts, process day-to-day transactions, and help oversee monthly closes.

Ideal candidates have at least 2 years of accounting experience and a bachelor’s degree. CLA offers competitive compensation in Illinois and a collaborative, growth-oriented culture.