Premier Service is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our Corporate Headquarters in Oak Brook!
Premier Service provides elite landscape architecture design and snow removal services to commercial and residential clients across Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana.
Premier Service offers the most competitive compensation packages in the industry including:
- 401k with Company Match
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Contribution
- Weekly Pay
- Incentive Bonus Plan
- Health Insurance Benefits
- Paid Vacation Time
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Holidays Off
- Paid Volunteer Days
JOB SUMMARY: This position will be responsible for preparing and analyzing financial records for our Company. The position will support the daily cash functions associated with accounts payable and receivable. The Staff Accountant is responsible for supporting a variety of financial procedures,including month-end and year-end closings, accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations,
general ledger entries, forecasting and budgeting. This position will also analyze corporate financial operations to ensure the business is running efficiently.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
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Daily cash applications.
- Monitoring A/R aging and collections follow-up.
- Reconcile credit cards.
- Perform bank reconciliations.
- Review vendor invoices and post A/P vouchers.
- Process recurring payments (utilities, rent, loans, etc.).
- Review contracts vis Adobe sign.
- Reconcile vendor statements and resolve open items.
- Report analysis and findings to management team.
- Prepare and examine accounting records, financial statements, taxes, and other financial reports.
- Develop and analyze reporting for business operations and budgets.
- Perform audits, ensuring adherence to standard requirements.
- Organize and update financial records; enter accounting information into appropriate business logs.
- Working knowledge of all accounting principles and standards.
- Proven experience developing operational policies and procedures; recommend ways to reduce costs and enhance revenue.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
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Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or a related field.
- At least 4-7 years experience in the field.
- CPA a plus.
- Excellent organizational skills and multitasking abilities while dealing with continuous interruptions.
- Strong interpersonal skills necessary to communicate in a professional and confidential manner with members of the organization.
- Solid written communication skills to prepare accurate and appropriate documentation.
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills in order to compute financials and analyze data.
- Superior computer skills to perform all necessary accounting functions, analyze data, run reports, trends, etc.