Staff Accountant

LaSalle Network; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits enrollment

Job summary

LaSalle Network is hiring a Staff Accountant for a consumer products and e-commerce–led company in Chicago. The role supports month-end close, reconciliations, and reporting across multiple entities, with exposure to direct-to-consumer channels and marketplace activity.

You will own core accounting cycles, work with NetSuite and QuickBooks, and partner with the CFO to automate processes while ensuring strong GAAP compliance and timely filings in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 2–4 years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close tasks.
• Experience in e-commerce, consumer products, retail, or another high-transaction-volume environment.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite (or a comparable ERP) and QuickBooks nice to have.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and core accounting cycles (AP, AR, GL, reconciliations).
• Advanced Excel — pivot tables, lookups/XLOOKUP, and reconciling large data sets.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple entities and deadlines with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Execute month-end close across multiple entities: journal entries, accruals, prepaid and fixed-asset schedules, and balance-sheet reconciliations, supporting consolidated reporting.
• Reconcile high-volume e-commerce and marketplace activity (direct-to-consumer, Amazon, Walmart) — payouts, settlement reports, marketplace fees, and chargebacks/deductions — to the general ledger.
• Process accounts payable and accounts receivable; manage vendor records, expense coding, and customer/marketplace remittances.
• Support inventory and cost accounting for imported goods, including landed cost, freight, and duties; reconcile the inventory subledger to the general ledger.
• Reconcile third-party logistics (3PL) and freight invoices and assist with related cost analysis.
• Prepare bank and credit-card reconciliations and support intercompany cost allocations between entities.
• Assist with multi-state sales and use tax compliance and filings, coordinating with the company’s tax automation tools.
• Prepare workpapers and schedules supporting annual tax filings, external reviews, and lender/investor reporting.
• Document and improve accounting processes — identify manual, repetitive work and partner with the CFO to automate it within the ERP and reporting stack.

Skills

Advanced Excel

US GAAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

QuickBooks

Job description

• Benefits (Contract): LaSalle Network consultants are eligible to enroll in benefits. For details, visit: https://www.thelasallenetwork.com/consultants/
• Work Model: In Office

LaSalle Network is hiring for a Staff Accountant with a consumer products and e-commerce-leading company known for building and scaling innovative home brands across multiple sales channels. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated finance professional to join a fast-moving team in Chicago.

Responsibilities

• Execute month-end close across multiple entities: journal entries, accruals, prepaid and fixed-asset schedules, and balance-sheet reconciliations, supporting consolidated reporting.
• Reconcile high-volume e-commerce and marketplace activity (direct-to-consumer, Amazon, Walmart) — payouts, settlement reports, marketplace fees, and chargebacks/deductions — to the general ledger.
• Process accounts payable and accounts receivable; manage vendor records, expense coding, and customer/marketplace remittances.
• Support inventory and cost accounting for imported goods, including landed cost, freight, and duties; reconcile the inventory subledger to the general ledger.
• Reconcile third-party logistics (3PL) and freight invoices and assist with related cost analysis.
• Prepare bank and credit-card reconciliations and support intercompany cost allocations between entities.
• Assist with multi-state sales and use tax compliance and filings, coordinating with the company’s tax automation tools.
• Prepare workpapers and schedules supporting annual tax filings, external reviews, and lender/investor reporting.
• Document and improve accounting processes — identify manual, repetitive work and partner with the CFO to automate it within the ERP and reporting stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 2–4 years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close tasks.
• Experience in e-commerce, consumer products, retail, or another high-transaction-volume environment.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite (or a comparable ERP) and QuickBooks nice to have.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and core accounting cycles (AP, AR, GL, reconciliations).
• Advanced Excel — comfortable with pivot tables, lookups/XLOOKUP, and reconciling large data sets.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple entities and deadlines with minimal supervision.

LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.

All assignments are at-will and their duration is subject to change.