Senior Accountant

Job Requirements

We are seeking a highly capable, systems-minded accounting professional to join our finance team in a hands-on role focused on strengthening core accounting operations and improving the way work gets done.

Responsibilities

• Support key workflows across close, AP, AR, payroll, cash, compliance, reconciliations, and financial controls
• Own assigned accounting workflows, including reconciliations, journal entries, AP/AR support, payroll inputs, billing support, and cash application
• Support month-end close by preparing schedules, reviewing transactions, identifying discrepancies, and ensuring timely completion of assigned responsibilities
• Help improve accounting processes by documenting workflows, identifying inefficiencies, and recommending practical improvements
• Partner with finance and operational stakeholders to resolve accounting issues and improve data accuracy across systems
• Contribute to automation, reporting, and AI-enabled process improvements that reduce manual work and increase reliability

Requirements

• Availability: Must work in-person two days per week in the Elmhurst, IL corporate office
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required
• CPA or actively pursuing CPA preferred
• 3–5 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably in an operationally complex or high-volume environment
• Strong accounting fundamentals across reconciliations, journal entries, month-end close, AP, AR, payroll support, and financial controls
• Experience supporting tax, compliance, or entity-maintenance processes, including preparing schedules, maintaining records, gathering documentation, or coordinating information for state filings, business licenses, annual reports, 1120-S support, K-1 support, or similar requirements
• Experience with ERP, payroll, banking, expense, or billing systems; Oracle Fusion and ADP Workforce Now experience strongly preferred
• Strong Excel and data management skills, with comfort working across multiple systems and large datasets
• Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to identify discrepancies, follow through on issues, and maintain accurate records
• Process-minded, with interest in improving workflows, reducing manual work, and supporting automation or AI-enabled finance tools
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across finance, accounting, operations, and external partners
• High ownership mentality with the desire to grow into broader accounting or finance leadership over time

Qualifications

• Preferred Systems Experience
• ERP/EPM: Oracle Fusion (Cloud)
• HRIS/Payroll: ADP Workforce Now
• CRM: HubSpot, internally developed operational systems
• Banking: Chase Connect / Chase Access
• AP/Expenses: Ramp
• Data & Workflow: Google Sheets, Smartsheet
• Commissions Management: CaptivateIQ, Spiff, ElevateHQ
• Reporting, automation, or AI-enabled finance tools strongly preferred