Staff Accountant

ITW Industrial Decorating Solutions (IDS); Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

ITW Industrial Decorating Solutions (IDS) in Carol Stream, IL seeks a Staff Accountant to support financial integrity through accurate recordkeeping, monthly journal entries, and account reconciliations. The role partners with the IDS accounting team and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities include fixed assets, CIP project budgeting, CAPEX entries, payroll processing, monthly depreciation, accruals, and supporting AP/AR activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or five years of accounting study with related practical experience.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, suppliers and employees.
• Detail-oriented with an analytical mindset and ability to identify trends.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines with sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of fixed assets.
• Create financial backups for CIP projects.
• Enter CIP projects into CAPEX Site and manage the process.
• Track costs to ensure under capital amount and escalate if off track.
• Run monthly depreciation and post depreciation entries.
• Process weekly/biweekly payroll and pull payroll reports.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
• Provide backup for AP/AR activities.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication

Judgment

Self-starter

Collaboration

ITW principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred

Tools

ERP

Microsoft Office

CAPEX Site

Job description

Position Summary

Located in Carol Stream, IL the Staff Accountant role is responsible for supporting the organization’s financial integrity through the preparation and maintenance of accurate financial records. This role will create and maintain monthly journal entries and account reconciliations to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. This position will act as a business partner for the ITW Graphics IDS accounting Team as well as external stakeholders including banks, customers and vendors.

Job Description

Located in Carol Stream, IL the Staff Accountant role is responsible for supporting the organization’s financial integrity through the preparation and maintenance of accurate financial records. This role will create and maintain monthly journal entries and account reconciliations to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting. This position will act as a business partner for the ITW Graphics IDS accounting Team as well as external stakeholders including banks, customers and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Accurate records of Fixed Assets
• Creating financial back up for CIP Projects
• Enter CIP Projects into CAPEX Site and manage the process
• Track costs to ensure we are staying under Capital amount- bring to attention if off track
• Once fully operational, paid and signed off capitalized assets
• Run Monthly Deprecation
• Post Monthly Depreciation and Reconcile
• Process Weekly/Biweekly payroll
• Pull Payroll reports weekly
• Combine weekly payroll for Monthly Journal Entry (Verify Commission)
• Verify reports match what was paid out of bank
• Calculate Accrued Payroll
• Post Payroll and Accrued Payroll Entries
• Maintain and Record Sites Purchase and Travel Cards
• Approve for final payment to bank
• Export P Card and Travel Card Data to create monthly expense Journal Entries
• Monthly Accruals/ Reconciliations
• Vacation
• Monthly Benefit Entry
• LTO/CAP Deferred Revenue_ Interest Income Rec
• Prepaid Accounts
• Accrued Liabilities
• Monitor Service
• Create New Service Contracts- End Expiring/ Cancelled Contracts
• Mange Accurate list of Service Items
• Provide backup for A/P (Invoice entry) and A/R (Cash Application/ Invoice & Credit Creation) activities
• Apply the ITW Principles 80/20 and USa to eliminate complexity and improve profitability of the company.
• Other projects and responsibilities as required

Position Qualification Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting is preferred, or five years of accounting study with related practical experience including significant computer utilization

Experience/Skills

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Analytical, inquisitive and crisp in explaining the story behind the numbers. Strong ability to understand macro and micro trends and quickly discern inaccuracies.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal/written) effectively with customers, suppliers and all employees as well as an ability to deliver results through others.
• Ability to exercise independent and sound judgment and solve practical business problems in a prompt manner often under tight deadlines.
• Enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to function under minimal supervision.
• Proven track record of collaboration skills, personal accountability, effective listening skills, and approachability.
• Proven ability to apply ITW principles in a financial environment.

Other Requirements And Conditions

Physical/Visual Activities or Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk, hear, sit and type, occasionally twist/turn, reach above shoulder and outward, stand, walk, bend, and grasp with hands.
• The employee must carry up to 50 pounds occasionally and push and pull up to 20 pounds occasionally.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include concentrated attention, close vision, far vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to bring object into sharp focus.

Working Conditions

• Typical Office (95%)
• Plant Conditions (5%)

Machines, Tools, Equipment And Work Aids That May Be Representative But Not All Inclusive Of Those Commonly Associated With This Position

Computer, Microsoft Office Suite, calculator, telephone, scanners, printers, ERP

License(s)/Certification(s) Required

N/A

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws.

As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, ITW does not discriminate in hiring or in the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, arrest record, citizenship or other categories protected by federal, state or local laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability

Compensation Information

$28-$33

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