Opportunities Aligned to Your Experience and Long-term Direction

Title: Staff Accountant
Schedule: Downers Grove, IL – Hybrid, Onsite 2 days / Remote 3 days
Compensation: $28-$30/hour, $65k-$70k Salary
Industry: Manufacturing
Type: Contract-to-Hire
Benefits: Eligible employees offered medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and professional development support.

About the Role:
The Staff Accountant plays a pivotal role in our finance team, contributing to the management of several systems and company ledgers, financial transactions, preparing comprehensive reports, and ensuring strict adherence to accounting principles and company policies. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in accounting principles and able to work comfortably with numbers and attention to detail. They will strive to understand the organization to interact effectively with and provide assistance to all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities:
Month-End Close Activities

• Prepare and post recurring journal entries
• Prepare accruals for AP, tax, audit, IT, and professional fees
• Ensure BOD fees are properly expensed
• Prepare reconciliations
• Support audit requests and documentation

Fixed Assets & Capital Projects

• Circulate and review CIP (Construction in Progress) lists with Finance Directors (FDs)
• Capitalize CWIP based on analysis and ensure proper classification
• Manage PP&E roll forward and send MTD CIP activity to Treasury

Lease Accounting

• Inquire and track new leases entered in the past month
• Set up leases based on expense analysis and EZ Lease data
• Maintain lease roll forward and ensure compliance with ASC 842

Intangibles & Prepaid Amortization

• Amortize intangibles and ensure proper I/C elimination
• Allocate and amortize Workers Comp and Misc. Insurance
• Amortize various prepaid expenses