Staff Accountant

LaSalle Intelligent Solutions; Lombard (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

LaSalle Network is seeking a Staff Accountant to join a Lombard, IL client in the mortgage banking industry. The role focuses on reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close within a collaborative accounting team.

Responsibilities include monitoring the department inbox, performing bank and account reconciliations, posting journal entries, and supporting the month-end and quarter-end close processes. Hybrid work may follow training; strong benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• 1–3 years of accounting experience.
• Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations, account reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Mortgage industry experience preferred.
• Experience using Power BI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the accounting department inbox.
• Perform bank reconciliations and account reconciliations.
• Prepare and post journal entries.
• Assist with month-end close activities (5-day monthly close; 9-day quarterly close).
• Escalate non-routine accounting issues to appropriate team members.
• Support the Senior Accountant with ad hoc projects and reporting requests.
• Utilize accounting and reporting tools, including Fiserv Prologue (ERP), Encompass (Loan Operating System), Excel, and Power BI.

Skills

Bank reconciliations

Journal entries

Month-end close

Mortgage industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUP

Power BI

Prologue

Encompass

Job description

Our client is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their growing accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career accounting professional looking to build upon their experience in reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities within the mortgage banking industry.
The Staff Accountant will support daily accounting operations, assist with month-end close, and work closely with Senior Accounting team members on special projects and ad hoc requests.

What's the job?

• Monitor and manage the accounting department inbox
• Perform bank reconciliations and account reconciliations
• Prepare and post journal entries
• Assist with month-end close activities (5-day monthly close; 9-day quarterly close)
• Escalate non-routine accounting issues to appropriate team members
• Support the Senior Accountant with ad hoc projects and reporting requests
• Utilize accounting and reporting tools, including Fiserv Prologue (ERP), Encompass (Loan Operating System), Excel, and Power BI

What's needed?

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• 1–3 years of accounting experience
• Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations, account reconciliations, and journal entries
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs
• Mortgage industry experience
• Experience using Power BI preferred

Key Details

• Compensation: $60,000–$80,000
• Bonus: Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Location: Lombard, IL
• Work Model: Onsite 5 days/week initially; hybrid flexibility after training
• Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; paid time off (PTO)
• Employment Type: Direct Hire

Thanks, Margaret Smith, Accounting & Finance, LNAF

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

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