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    Sr. Accountant - Chicago, United States - BGSF

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    BGSF Chicago, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Job title:
    Sr. Accountant

    Summary of Position:

    We are seeking a Senior Accountant who will execute various accounting duties for both the family office and operating businesses.

    The Senior Accountant will manage a wide range of functions including cash application, AR/AP oversight, inventory costing, sales tax, and financial budgeting & reporting.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

    This position will allow you to apply your solid understanding of accounting to all aspects of the business and to implement best practices for entities in the start-up and early-stage life cycles.

    As the firm continues to grow, the ideal candidate will have a tremendous amount of flexibility and resourcefulness with regards to traditional duties and responsibilities.

    The work will continue to change; however, the following functions will form the foundation of the position.


    • Processes and reconciles daily cash transactions for all operating and family office entities.
    • Processes and oversees AR and AP activities including collections, vendor payments, and internal controls over these functions.
    • Understands the treasury process about incoming and outgoing payments as well as integration with various software platforms/plug ins used to process such payments.
    • Aids with month end close, including completion of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, variance analysis and issuance of financial statements.
    • Aids with month end reporting package including preparation of monthly KPI's, budget to actual analysis, and other ad hoc analyses.
    • Provides support for inventory accounting, including standard costing, physical inventory observations, and product analysis.
    • Completes various accounting tasks for family office entities including loan and interest tracking, cash forecasting, monthly and/or quarterly accounting close.
    • Overall administrator for Certify Expense management system. Responsible for driving proper usage of the system, creation of ad hoc reports, bank reconciliation process, and the training of inexperienced users.
    • Maintains current knowledge of sales tax regulations and completes quarterly nexus review for all operating entities.
    • Embraces lean accounting concepts including continuous improvement and the creation of standard work instructions.
    • Strong knowledge of US GAAP and stays up to date with the latest accounting pronouncements.
    • Participates in special projects including design of internal control and internal policies/procedures, and ERP implementation for the operating businesses.
    • Other duties as assigned.
    Qualifications:


    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
    • Four (4) years overall accounting experience
    • Two years' experience with financial reporting preparation
    • Strong knowledge of US GAAP
    • Commitment to continuous improvement to maximize efficiency using technology.
    • Ability to problem solve open items while striving for excellence. Maintain accuracy while meeting deadlines.
    • Cheerful outlook, detail and customer-oriented with good interpersonal, multitasking, prioritization, time-management, and organizational skills
    • Ability to travel 10%
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