Staff Acountant in Summit, Illinois

Staff Accountant

This Staff Accountant position will be responsible for assisting the Accounting Manager with monitoring, recording and reporting. The position requires the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations and analysis of account balances utilizing accounting software system.

Job responsibilities and requirements for the position.

• Prepare journal entries

• Assist with financial reporting and month-end close

• Complete monthly reconciliations for all accounts

• Contribute to Operational & Financial Metrics Reporting

• Prepare weekly financial and metric reporting as well as follow up trend and variance analysis

• Leads, collects, and analyzes business requirements and implements business solutions

• Work collaboratively with the DC Accounting team, Accounts Payable, Procurement team, and DC Operations to understand all financial aspects of the supply chain

• Facilitate and coordinate the DC Accounts Payable Process

• Play a key role in billing, tracking & collecting receivables (produce rebates, transportation claims, etc.)

• Investigate and adjust pricing errors and discrepancies

• Development and refinement of database queries and other reporting

• Participate in user acceptance testing

• Special projects as assigned

• Identify internal control, process, and operations improvements as well as manage solutions.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance required

• Minimum 3 years in accounting or related field

• Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables/VLOOKUPs), Word, Sage 100

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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