Senior Accountant

Brilliant Financial Staffing has been engaged on the search for a Senior Accountant to join our client in the manufacturing industry on a contract to hire basis. Located in Oak Brook, IL the Senior Accountant will report to the Accounting Manager and work alongside a team of 6 individuals. The company is a large, well-established food manufacturer. The main responsibilities for this Senior Accountant will focus on reconciling various accounts, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with month end close. The ideal Senior Accountant will be able to begin immediately.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain Account Reconciliations - 25 per month
• Prepare and enter Journal Entries for monthly accruals- Up to 30 per month
• Reviews of profit and cost centers, for month-end, identify discrepancies
• Work with accounting and A/P to review coding, re-class for corrections
• Review POs (Open, Aged) - 50 per week on average
• Research transactions inconsistent with trends, look for missing invoices and validate for completeness - Done in Excel and cross-referenced in QuickBooks
• Assist with other tasks and longer-term projects related to warehouse, transportation areas
• Provide accounting support when needed
• Ad hoc reporting and additional responsibilities as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• Strong communications skills and ability to work well with others
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced business environment
• Degree: Must have accounting or finance degree
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to pick up new processes quickly