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Accounting Supervisor
📍 Chicago, IL | Hybrid
A publicly traded, global food and beverage technology and manufacturing company is seeking an Accounting Supervisor to join its Accounting Center of Excellence, playing a key role in leading close processes, ensuring financial reporting accuracy, and driving continuous improvement across multiple entities in the Americas region.
This is a strong opportunity for an experienced accountant who enjoys working across complex ERP environments, partnering cross-functionally, and taking real ownership of the close and reporting process.
What You'll Do:
- Lead assigned areas of the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process across multiple entities
- Prepare and review complex journal entries including revenue recognition, intercompany, inventory, accruals, leases, and manufacturing-related accounting
- Perform and review account reconciliations ensuring completeness, accuracy, and proper documentation
- Support and review OneStream reporting and submissions
- Own and execute key SOX controls including documentation and evidence retention
- Partner with internal and external auditors to support audit requests and walkthroughs
- Work across ERP environments (JDE, Epicor, Syteline 9) to ensure accurate data flow and reporting integrity
- Support system transitions, automation initiatives, and ERP integration efforts
- Provide technical accounting guidance to junior staff and business partners
- Identify inefficiencies in close and reporting processes and lead improvement initiatives
- Support post-merger integration, system alignment, and accounting process standardization
Why This Role Stands Out:
✅ High autonomy with broad ownership across close, reporting, controls, and systems
✅ Exposure to post-merger integration and ERP transformation initiatives
✅ Cross-functional visibility spanning Finance, Treasury, Shared Services, and external auditors ✅ Global manufacturing environment with complex, interesting accounting work
✅ Hybrid flexibility in downtown Chicago