Staff Accountant

Brilliant Financial Staffing has been engaged in the search for a Staff Accountant with our client located in Lincolnshire, IL. Our client is a well-established organization in the technology industry who specializes in designing and manufacturing various mechatronic products. They recently have experienced growth, and they are looking for a qualified Staff Accountant to join their team on a Direct Hire basis. This Staff Accountant would be primarily responsible for handling journal entries, account reconciliations, and assisting with accounts payable. The Staff Accountant would be reporting directly to the Accounting Manager and would ideally be able to interview and start shortly after.

Responsibilities:

• Reconciling cash, fixed assets, accruals and other accounts as assigned
•  Perform month-end close activities including journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts, and maintaining supporting schedules
•  Support account inquiries and fluctuation analysis for month-end accounting reviews
•  Assist with audits, including compiling requested information and preparation of various analysis
•  Maintain documentation and processes supporting existing internal controls
•  Provide technical and procedural support to Concur business users for company-wide T&E reporting
•  Assist users and managers with questions in regard to Concur T&E report entries, exceptions, corporate card use and maintenance, policy compliance and other general questions as the “go to” person
•  Manage and perform audits on submitted T&E reports for policy compliance and/or fraud with escalation to management as needed
•  Provide new hire and refresher training on the Concur system and T&E Policy as well as joint training with Compliance or other departments as needed
•  Maintain training materials and T&E documentation to ensure the content is up to date with company policies and procedures on the Company’s intranet
•  Manage corporate credit card program and reconcile corporate credit card transactions
•  Collaborate with internal Compliance team to ensure accurate data capture
•  Generate monthly expense dashboards, ad-hoc expense analysis and compliance reporting based on business requests
•  Build and maintain strong relationships with internal cross-functional business partners, T&E users and external vendors through exceptional customer service to ensure a seamless workflow, exceptional customer service and accurate financial reporting
•  Support ad hoc analysis and special projects on an as needed basis
•  Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements on all processes

Qualifications:

•  Excellent attention to detail, well-organized, and highly accountable
•  Self-motivated, action oriented with the perseverance
•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
•  Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with limited guidance
•  Skilled in time management and the ability to prioritize tasks
•  Strong Excel skills required