Chicago, Illinois
Sr. Accountant Job Opening in Chicago, Illinois - Position Objective and Summary:
Under the supervision of the Controller, the Senior Accountant performs the month end closing and a variety of other accounting work in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and consistent with established agency policy and procedures. In addition, this position supervises a Bookkeeper
Analysis/Reporting
Prepares monthly journal entries and accounting corrections to ensure accurate accounting records; and reconciles general ledger to subsidiary ledgers.
Tracks and prepares reporting on investment allocations.
Responsible for the accuracy of the month end close through account and variance analysis.
Manages and maintains all accounting allocations, including payroll allocations for all employees.
Responsible for fixed asset accounting and the accuracy of the fixed asset detail records.
Reviews monthly bank reconciliations.
Prepares monthly covenant compliance calculations and reporting to bank on a quarterly basis.
Responsible for bond interest and letter of credit accounting.
Participates in annual Financial and OMB audits, including preparation of prepared by client schedules.
Organizes, directs, and controls the retention of historical accounting and legal records, ensuring that all information is safely stored and available on short notice.
Audit and review of payroll and payroll reporting, ensuring compliance all of state and federal requirements are met.
Budgeting/Cash Flow
Reviews and analyzes monthly accruals of revenues, reimbursements, and expenditures, including budget to actual comparisons.
Performs monthly close and distribution of summary financial reports, including preparation of finance committee meeting reports.
Responsible for daily cash activity, ACH batch set up and maintenance of short and long-term cash flow forecast reports.
In participation with agency management, supports preparation of agency?s annual and capital budgets and transfers final budget data to Great Plains.
Participate in the migration and maintenance of financial reports from FRx to Management Reporter.
Performs other related tasks as required or assigned, including special accounting and analysis projects.
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Managaing and closing general Ledger: 5 years
Supervisory: 3 years
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