Staff Accountant II

Overview

This position is responsible for preparing and analyzing billed and unbilled transactions to ensure that the data used for financial and regulatory reporting is accurate, and for preparing assigned financial and regulatory reports. This position is on-site 4 days a week at our Naperville, IL HQ.

• Analyze daily transactions from the billing system to ensure data integrity.
• Review customer refund transactions for reasonableness.
• Prepare journal entries as required for month end close.
• Perform controls as assigned to ensure revenue recognized is complete. Must be able to recognize discrepancies and investigate and/or escalate as appropriate.
• Process unclaimed property transactions, including loading records into the database and coordinating reissuance of payments, as required for each escheatment cycle.
• Prepare tax payment requests and required returns monthly.
• Work with Billing, Credit, and IT to research issues.
• Provide information to internal and external auditors as required.
• Prepare standard reports as needed for financial and regulatory reporting.
• Create queries as needed for ad hoc and new recurring data requests.
• Perform account reconciliations monthly on assigned accounts and resolve any issues promptly.

• Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Proficient in preparing journal entries and account reconciliations
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience working with Microsoft Access
• Successful time management with the ability to prioritize work and meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to investigate and resolve variances related to various accounts and transactions
• Experience working with both internal and external auditors

• BS/BA in Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
• 3 - 5 years of accounting experience
• Regulatory accounting experience a plus
• Public accounting experience a plus

Disclaimer:
This information describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this job. The description is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to qualified disabled individuals for performance of essential duties and responsibilities.

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