Senior Accountant

at Advanced Clinical in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

This position will be responsible for supporting the month-end close, analysis, and reconciliation. This position will be responsible for following and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Perform complex balance sheet account reconciliations and analysis for accounts with high risk, including preparing journal entries
Complete monthly, quarterly, and year end close responsibilities including, review of assigned business units and make necessary journal entries, investigate and report variances noted.
Provide oversight on key international accounting and tax functions including month-end close, annual statutory audits
Maintains multi-entity general ledgers in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and company accounting policies and procedures
Familiarity with intercompany transactions and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Work closely with the Financial Planning & Analysis team to explain budget vs actual variances
Support year-end audits by providing reporting and required documentation
Assist in special projects as assigned or other tasks critical to the success of the organization
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree in Accounting, CPA preferred
Highly collaborative - team player
Excellent communication and organization skills with the ability to multi-task and master new tasks quickly are essential.
Experience with NetSuite preferred
Experience with Great Plains, a plus
Experience with eRecruit or Bullhorn, a plus
ROLE COMPETENCIES
Functional Expertise: Development of more advanced skills and knowledge relevant to the function. Able to perform routine assignments with little supervision and participate in more complex assignments.
Communication: Maintains continuous, open and consistent communication with business partners and customers. Listen and ask questions to understand customer's viewpoints.
Customer Experience: Establishes effective relationships with customers to understand and meet their needs. Ensures customer service standards are met.
Data Reporting and Analysis: Prepares reports which summarize and clarify the results of data gathering. Applies quantitative techniques to evaluate decisions, as well as determining and challenging the assumptions that drive such decisions.

Advanced Group leverages over 30 years of expertise in talent acquisition, staffing, and outsourcing solutions to operate the award-winning Advanced Group family of brands, including Advanced Clinical, Catena Solutions, Advanced RPO, and WunderLand Group. Together, with mastery across professional disciplines and global markets, we're dedicated to make a difference, every day, for our clients, our candidates, each other, and our communities. Advanced Group's Shared Services team provides corporate services such as Marketing, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting, IT, and Operations to each of our brands. Our employees are the foundation of our energetic and collaborative environment, where constant learning and service to others take top priority. We seek dynamic, hard-working team members who are inspired to work amongst diverse backgrounds and perspectives. From our altruistic mission to outstanding career development opportunities, there's no better place to grow your career than Advanced Group.

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