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Staff Accountant
New Lenox, IL | Remote (In-office as needed, approximately 1–2 times per month)
Looking to move beyond a traditional Staff Accountant role? This is an opportunity to join a growing, entrepreneurial company where you'll have a direct impact on the business and gain exposure well beyond day-to-day accounting.
Working closely with the CFO, you'll play a key role in month-end close, cash management, financial reporting, and process improvement initiatives. If you're someone who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and wants to grow into a Senior Accountant or Accounting Manager role, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
- Own daily and monthly cash and bank reconciliations across multiple accounts
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close
- Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules
- Maintain fixed assets and balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with internal financial reporting and management reporting
- Partner with operations, billing, and leadership to resolve accounting issues
- Support annual audits and ensure compliance with GAAP
- Identify opportunities to automate processes and strengthen internal controls
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA or CPA candidate preferred
- 2–5 years of accounting experience (public accounting or industry)
- Strong understanding of general ledger accounting and month-end close
- Experience with high-volume cash and bank reconciliations
- Advanced Excel skills (PivotTables, XLOOKUP, formulas)
- ERP or accounting software experience (QuickBooks is a plus)
- Transportation, logistics, fleet, distribution, manufacturing, or other high-volume environments
- Merchant processing or multiple payment platforms
- Supporting external audits
- Process improvement and internal controls
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and company holidays
- Life and disability insurance
- Professional development opportunities