Ready to elevate your accounting career with a company that values your expertise and provides meaningful exposure across finance and operations? This Senior Accountant opportunity offers strong visibility, career growth, and the chance to make a direct impact within a manufacturing organization in Chicago’s Western Suburbs.
Senior Accountant
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
• High-visibility role with regular interaction across finance and operations teams
• Opportunity to deepen your manufacturing and cost accounting expertise
• Broad responsibilities that extend beyond traditional month-end close activities
• Stable organization with a collaborative and team-oriented culture
• Ability to drive process improvements and contribute to key business decisions
• Opportunity to deepen your manufacturing and cost accounting expertise
• Broad responsibilities that extend beyond traditional month-end close activities
• Stable organization with a collaborative and team-oriented culture
• Ability to drive process improvements and contribute to key business decisions
Target Compensation: 90k-110k based off experience
Key Responsibilities for the Senior Accountant:
• Lead month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries and account reconciliations
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, reports, and supporting schedules
• Support inventory accounting, cost analysis, and manufacturing reporting
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve accounting processes and internal controls
• Prepare and analyze financial statements, reports, and supporting schedules
• Support inventory accounting, cost analysis, and manufacturing reporting
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve accounting processes and internal controls
Qualifications for the Senior Accountant:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Manufacturing and/or cost accounting experience preferred
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Manufacturing and/or cost accounting experience preferred
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills