Staff Accountant

About the role

Join PHCNA as a Staff Accountant and help support vital accounting functions to ensure consistent compliance with IFRS while maintaining accurate financial statements and ensuring strong internal controls over financial reporting.

Location

This is a hybrid role based in Wood Dale, Illinois. On-site presence required on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What you will be doing

• Prepare journal entries, including prepaid expenses, accruals, and adjusting entries
• Verify the validity of monthly allocations
• Review and approve coding of operating expenses
• Maintain accurate account reconciliations and supporting documentation, including sub-ledgers, journals, and other financial records
• Process overseas wire requests through internal banking systems
• Process ACH and check batches using internal banking systems and the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP system
• Support ad-hoc requests from senior management and other departments
• Follow Parent Company PHC Corporation policies, internal controls, JSox, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements
• Support the protection of company assets through adherence to established processes and controls
• Conduct initial internal control evaluations
• Investigate, resolve, or report inconsistencies or improprieties to the Accounting Manager
• Review and interpret accounting policies and procedures
• Aid with audits related to financial statements and internal controls with external independent auditors
• Prepare indirect tax reporting and support remittance to state taxing authorities
• Financial Analysis
• Identify and research account discrepancies
• Prepare and post reclassification journal entries as needed
• Review assigned general ledger accounts and prepare correcting journal entries as needed
• Review marketing, advertising, and promotional expenses to ensure alignment with business plans
• Perform accounting analysis, including balance sheet accounts, expense and salary accruals, departmental expenses, prepaid expenses, insurance, and travel advances
• Assist with monthly financial analysis, including balance sheet, income statement, and changes in financial position or budget variance analysis
• Budgeting and Reporting
• Prepare financial reports and related statements, charts, tables, and other supporting exhibits
• Aid with budget and forecast preparation

What you need for success

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required
• 1–2 years of full-time experience in an accounting function required
• Internship experience in a corporate accounting environment preferred
• Experience performing accounting department functions
• Experience applying IFRS accounting principles and supporting financial statement preparation
• Experience supporting SOX compliance and internal control processes
• Experience analyzing financial data and resolving accounting-related issues
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, INDEX, IF, and other formulas
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics AX or similar ERP systems preferred

Pay

The hiring range for this position is $55,000 - $58,000, plus individuals may be eligible for a 10% annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and applicable employment laws.

Benefits

PHCNA offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), holiday pay, vacation, and more.