Staff Accountant

Egreenservices; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 101,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Life-long benefits

Job summary

JLL in Detroit is seeking a Staff Accountant who can read numbers aloud to leadership, translating complex data into clear insights for executives and stakeholders across the organization.

Key responsibilities include flagging variances as soon as they appear, guiding the year-end audit from PBC list to a signed opinion, owning the tax provision and its footnotes, reading covenant terms carefully to keep lenders calm, and managing full-cycle accounts payable and receivable.

Qualifications

• Strong written communication for high-stakes emails.
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Time-management skills with bias toward action.
• Excellent rapport-building and positive presence.
• Proven SQL judgment when textbook answers don’t fit.

Responsibilities

• Flag variances the moment it appears, not after the quarter closes.
• Shepherd the year-end audit from PBC list to signed opinion.
• Own the tax provision and the footnotes explaining it.
• Read covenant terms closely to keep the lender calm.
• Own the full-cycle accounts payable and receivable process.

Skills

Writer's ear for tone

Analytical thinking

Time management

Interpersonal skills

SQL judgment

Tools

SQL

Job description

Numbers tell a story, and JLL wants a Staff Accountant who can read it aloud to Detroit leadership. JLL frames it as a partnership - $101,000 - $148,000 for your 8 years, ownership of finance work, and growth shared both ways.

Key Responsibilities

• Flag variance the moment it appears, not after the quarter closes
• Shepherd the year-end goal-oriented audit from PBC list to signed opinion
• Own the tax provision and the footnotes that explain it
• Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm
• Own the full-cycle accounts payable and receivable process

What You'll Bring

• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• Proven SQL judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit

JLL is a make-it-better, fiercely independent Detroit company that would rather earn trust slowly than buy attention quickly. We value clear writing and honest conversation over status games and politics.

For this Staff Accountant role we offer $101,000 - $148,000, a mentor who has walked the path, and benefits designed for life outside JLL.