Senior Accountant

Brilliant® is an award-winning contract and consulting practice headquartered in Chicago and specializing in accounting, finance, technology, and business solutions for the Midwest and Southeast regions of the U.S. labor markets.

Job Description
Our client, a SaaS technology company is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant on their corporate accounting team on a contract basis. This position will involve activity around GL accounting, Month End close, revenue recognition, journal entries, reconciliations, audit prep/liaison work. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with various levels of employees and management. Targeting a 3-6 month project, with potential for longer-term employment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Plan and perform monthly and quarterly closing procedures, including posting entries and preparing various reconciliations.
• Process all checks & wires daily and apply them to customer profiles.
• Perform detailed reviews of revenue and billing as part of the normal monthly close
• Review client contracts for proper revenue recognition (POC, milestone, SaaS, perpetual/term)
• Annual income tax and state reporting filings.
• Process payroll and manage payroll tax.
• Update process memos and audit requests.
• Create detailed revenue schedules as needed for management and supporting internal teams with ad-hoc requests

 Qualifications

• B.A. degree in accounting or related field
• 5-7 years of progressive accounting experience 
• QuickBooks software experience required.
• Technology, telecom, subscription based, or SaaS industry experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects to meet deadlines and goals.
• Ability to adapt to a changing schedule as directed.
• Ability to work independently and effectively manage time.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with internal and external parties

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