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Assistant Director of Accounting

Robert Half · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
On-siteAccountingFull-time

About the role

This is a hybrid position.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $120,000 plus bonus.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Eligibility to enroll in the company 401(k) plan for contract/temporary professionals

Responsibilities

  • Oversee program and grant accounting activities, including grant compliance, grant budget monitoring, drawdowns, and related reporting.
  • Manage all subsidiary accounting, including intercompany transactions and consolidation for subsidiaries and providing subsidiary financial statements and consolidated reporting.
  • Review and approve reconciliations, journal entries, and schedules prepared by staff/senior accountants, ensuring compliance with GAAP and organizational policies.
  • Review and approve Accounts Payable, ensuring compliance with internal policies.
  • Performs journal entries and account reconciliations for complex accounting transactions, such as loan loss reserves estimates.
  • Assist CFO and/or Director of Accounting with the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, board reporting, and investor reporting requirements.
  • Research and evaluate the accounting impact of new business activities, transactions, and organizational initiatives.
  • Gathers necessary account information and documents needed to perform annual audits and assists external auditors.
  • Maintains knowledge of generally acceptable accounting practices and procedures.
  • Complete other tasks as required.

Qualifications

  • 7 years of experience in general ledger.
  • Knowledge of Abila MIP system is preferred.
  • 7 years of experience of GAAP and internal controls, preferably with consolidations and program and/or grant accounting (compliance, budget monitoring, drawdowns and reporting) experience.
  • 7 years of experience in organizational and time management skills.
  • Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, and manage multiple priorities.
  • Ability to review and approve work of staff and senior accountants.

Skills

  • Accurate documentation of financial transactions
  • Account reconciliation (cash receipts, receivables/payables, balance sheet, income statement accounts)
  • Financial report preparation and audit preparation and report for external auditors
  • Accounts payable processing and vendor payment coordination
  • Strong knowledge of general ledger (Abila MIP) and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
  • Strong knowledge of financial statements and accounting practices and procedures
  • Grant recording and compliance with grant agreements and budgets
  • Strong organizational and time management skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • Cross-departmental coordination and effective team collaboration
  • Confidentiality and integrity in handling sensitive and confidential financial information

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