Sr. Accountant

Socket.dev; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking an experienced accounting professional to lead general and advanced accounting activities, including fixed assets, project accounting, month-end processing, AR, and AP. The role emphasizes accuracy, process improvement, and collaboration across teams.

The successful candidate will manage project reconciliations, asset records, and ensure timely month-end closes while supporting audits and process documentation. This is a full-time, on-site position in Illinois, Aurora.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years' related Accounting experience.
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized.
• Ability to identify process efficiencies.
• Ability to understand how individual tasks fit into larger structure and participate in teams.

Responsibilities

• Project Accounting: maintain accurate project accounting records and monthly reconciliations.
• Fixed Assets: manage Oracle Fixed Assets, asset documentation, and related GL reconciliations.
• Month End: perform journal entries and account reconciliations per schedule.
• Accounts Receivable: invoice entry, cash application, and collections activities.
• Accounts Payable: weekly check run, coding, and data entry as needed.
• Documentation: create work instructions and maintain process documentation for AR/AP and project accounting.

Skills

Accounting

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Description

This position is primarily responsible for general and advanced Accounting activities including fixed assets, project accounting, accounts receivable and accounts payable, and month end processing duties as assigned.

• Project Accounting - maintain accurate project accounting records, document and streamline the process. Month end reconciliation of Projects with posting of associated JE's, accuracy of data, and weekly labor posting.
• Fixed Assets - maintain Oracle Fixed Assets and Patents, reconciliation of GL accounts associated with Fixed Assets and Patents. Maintain Asset documentation and authorization documentation for purchase of all assets.
• Month End - assigned JE's and account reconciliations per Month End Schedule.
• Accounts Receivable - Invoice Entry and submission to customers, Cash application, Credit analysis, customer collection activities, WAWF submittal, and other applicable duties. Maintain collection status reports. Maintain copies of all invoices in AR folder on Finance Drive. File copies of invoices with shipping document. Invoices with backup for Bank when needed.
• Accounts Payable - process weekly check run, prepare positive pay for bank, process AMEX transactions, process UPS invoices, code for GL, other data entry as needed.
• Process Documentation - Document Accounts Receivable processes including invoice entry, cash application, credit card processing, WAWF submittal process. Other duties as assigned. Project Accounting work instructions on how to load labor, how to enter and when to enter misc. transaction in projects. How to GL code transactions for project and other duties necessary to complete process. Accounts payable check run processing, how and where to obtain freight invoices and coding process, data entry of AMEX transactions, etc.
• Organization - maintain work instructions for above duties in the Work Instructions folder on Finance Drive. Be organized, detail oriented, meet deadlines, and assist with company audits.
• Continuous Improvement Process and other duties as assigned.
• Weekly Sales Report

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years' related Accounting experience
• Strong attention to detail and highly organized
• Ability to identify process efficiencies
• Ability to understand how individual tasks fit into larger structure and participate in teams