Accountant in Elmhurst, United States

Accountant

Accounting Elmhurst, United States

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Job Summary:

The Accountant role has high visibility into the Finance function and serves as a critical role within the team to helps manage the month-end close process and day-to-day accounting activities, as well as assisting with quarterly forecasting and various ad-hoc requests. This position maintains a wide variety of responsibilities including inventory, parts costing/pricing, part usage, fleet accounting (ASC842), balance sheet reconciliations, and other ad hoc responsibilities. This opportunity can be a hybrid role.

Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct monthly balance sheet reconciliations

• Serve as the main point of contact for certain areas within the accounting function, such as, inventory costing, fleet, part usage, Concur/Amex.

• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results

• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status

• Spot errors and suggest ways to improve process efficiency

• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures

• Liaise with the Company’s external auditors to facilitate an efficient annual audit

• Support the month-end and year-end close process

• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

• Ensure compliance with GAAP principles

• Business acumen used to conduct forecasts for fleet, part usage, balance sheet, etc.

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• In-depth understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and accounting software, preferably including NetSuite

• Advanced MS Excel skills

• Acute attention to detail

• Strong personal computer and business solutions software skills

• Strong interpersonal skills for interacting with the internal accounting team, operations and upper management

• Good communication skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Solid presentation skills for educating internal clients on accounting principles

• Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work

  Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• This is largely a sedentary role, requiring use of typical office equipment such as a computer, laptop and cell phone.

• Hybrid role – This job operates in a professional office environment

  Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

• Three to Five years of broad and proven accounting experience

• Standard Microsoft applications, including Windows, Outlook, Excel, and Word preferred.

• NetSuite experience preferred.