Senior Accountant

at Heritage Crystal Clean in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Purpose:  Heritage Crystal Clean is seeking a contribution minded Senior Accountant to join our Environmental Services Accounting Team. Now is an exciting time to join us and become an integral part of the team that is assist in integrating a new acquisition, performing journal entries, account reconciliations, preparing financial packages, and ad-hoc tasks. The Senior Accountant utilizes broad accounting knowledge to contribute across multiple lines of business.
Heritage Crystal Clean is a leader in environmentally sustainable waste management, protecting the Earth's Resources by helping the business world run cleaner. Our mission is to continually drive an empowered employee culture dedicated to providing premier environmentally sustainable solutions to our customers.
The role will influence, drive process, implement change, and proactively lead while demonstrating a high level of transparency, accountability, and collaboration cross-functionally. This highly visible position will create value for the business by providing accurate, timely accounting and analytical services to all business partners enabling them to make better business decisions. The knowledge and experience provided by this position create an excellent platform for continued career growth.
Essential Duties:
Timely and accurately completes all assigned tasks necessary for the general ledger close at each month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting cycle
Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions
Review financial reports and prepare analyses
Timely preparation of assigned balance sheet account reconciliations
Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies
Assistance with various financial reporting deliverables
Compilation of inventory values and analysis of inventory changes including regular communication with those personnel in the field that are responsible for the physical inventory counts
Maintain compliance and documentation of internal controls
Collaboration with external auditors and the internal audit function regarding HCC's annual audit, and ongoing controls testing
Analysis of business trends and communication with product managers and other business leaders regarding financial performance on various components of HCC
Development and implementation of process improvements with the goal of reducing the time to close the books while maintaining high quality and accuracy
Timely completion of ad-hoc project work, as assigned
Position Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Core Competencies
Capability to conform to established schedules and deadlines
Ability to read and comprehend detailed financial statements
Strong written and verbal communication abilities
Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Present a positive image of Heritage-Crystal Clean to fellow employees, external contacts, the general public
Work Experience
Approximately 3-8 years of combined work experience in corporate accounting, public accounting, internal audit, financial planning & analysis, or similar fields
Education, Certificates, Licenses, or Designations
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) strongly preferred
Specific Skills
Strong foundation in US GAAP accounting
The ability and desire to be a team player is crucial
Ability to grasp new concepts quickly
Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
Proficient other Microsoft Office applications
NetSuite experience a plus
Coupa experience a plus
Strong written and oral communication skills are mandatory
Work Environment: While performing essential duties of this position an individual regularly works indoors and may be required to sit for long periods. Individual will be required to regularly talk, hear, see, and often reach with hands, stand, walk, use a computer keyboard, mouse, telephone, and other office equipment. Noise level of the environment is generally quiet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.
Benefits
Medical and Dental
401K
Competitive salary
Paid time off
Short-term disability
Life and accident insurance
Advancement opportunities

Heritage Crystal Clean LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.