Company Overview
By pairing cutting-edge technology with world-class service and unparalleled transparency, PeopleCaddie establishes a new standard for companies to build a flexible workforce. Our hybrid staffing solution combines the best aspects of traditional staffing firms and talent platforms. This unique combination enables us to deliver high-quality, professional contract talent faster and more efficiently than traditional staffing firms. Our hybrid (technology and people) staffing firm combines the most sophisticated search technology with our highly-talented in-house recruiting team to help you source and hire the best contractors, faster. Using our proprietary matching algorithms and rapidly-growing network of contractors, we help you achieve your business goals faster and more economically than traditional staffing firms. With an established array of clients nationwide, including Fortune 500 companies spanning multiple industries, PeopleCaddie has quickly become one of the fastest-growing staffing firms in the US. PeopleCaddie received its MBE Certification in May 2023 and has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, US News and World Report, CNBC, The New York Times, LA Times, and Accounting Today.
About the job
Job Description
Staff Accountant
Rate: $70k – $75k annual salary
Location: Rosemont, IL (Hybrid)
The Staff Accountant supports the accounting department in the handling of monthly journal entries, account reconciliations (balance sheet, banking and P&L), fixed asset accounting, processing of expense reports, ad hoc reporting and audits. This role ensures that procedures and practices promote safety and soundness to mitigate fraud or inaccurate reporting utilizing independent judgment and expertise
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and participate in the monthly close process including: Preparing monthly journal entries (depreciation, payroll, prepaids, etc.), completing account reconciliations and updating various monthly financial reports
- Maintain accrual schedules (Accrued Expenses, Prepaid, etc.) to complete timely recognition of revenue and expense
- Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts; complete reconciliations of expense accounts for reviewing financial results
- Maintain fixed assets in the subledger by ensuring proper departmental expense and appropriate depreciation
- Set up and maintain vendor account information for Accounts Payable
- Analyze P&L to ensure accuracy and predict future results; ability to concisely explain results to leadership
- Review, audit and record employee expense reports in the general ledger
- Ability to work in multiple systems and learn new systems as processes are improved
- Prepare supporting documentation and analytical information for external auditors
- Overall focus on process improvement, challenging the status quo and creating efficiencies
- Ability to work cross functionally to solve business problems and ensuring proper accounting policies and procedures
- Prepare and file State/Local filings as required
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
- CPA preferred but not required
- 1-3 years of accounting experience
- Advanced Excel skills required, including: VLOOKUP, SUMIFS and Pivot Tables
- Strong communication and organization skills
- Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work well with a team, but can manage their workload independently
- Enthusiastic, adaptable, and see challenges as an opportunity to grow
- Experience in Sage 300, TRUX, Platform, Tower, QuickBooks would be valuable in this role
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