Senior Accountant
Buckingham Search
- Chicago, IL
The Senior Accountant is responsible for the processing, recording, updating, and reconciling of fiscal information in compliance with established policies for the revenue group. This person will perform day-to-day processing of financial transactions to ensure that finances are maintained in an effective, up-to-date, and accurate manner.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records and other financial reports to assess accuracy and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
- Drive the monthly revenue close process, including deferred revenue, revenue accruals, prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, revenue reporting, and flux analyses
- Research and resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities related to revenue and inventory
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions
- Determine monthly accruals for unbilled revenue and cost of sales per internal accounting policies
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting of monthly, quarterly and year-end close related to revenue and inventory
- Assist in the improvement of the revenue and inventory processes
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses
- Partner with various stakeholders throughout the organization to compile data used during the month end close process
- Assist in internal and external audits
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience with financial systems, budgets, financial reporting, financial data analysis and auditing - Big 4 or public company experience preferred
- Experience analyzing revenue and cost recognition
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- CPA preferred
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP
- Ability to professional drive change and process
- Extremely high level of written and verbal communication skills
- Strong background in Microsoft Office, highly proficient in Excel
Posted On: Friday, April 14, 2023