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