- Location: Evanston, IL
- Type: Direct Hire
- Job #28710
- Salary: $90,000
Senior Accountant
IFG's client is looking for a Senior Accountant who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, solving complex accounting challenges, and continuously improving the way work gets done. If you're someone who takes ownership, values accuracy, and enjoys partnering with others to drive results, we'd love to meet you.
Reporting to the Accounting Manager, you'll play a critical role in our month-end close, financial reporting, revenue accounting, and process improvement initiatives. This is an opportunity to make a real impact while helping build a scalable, best-in-class accounting function.
What You'll Do
- Owning key components of the monthly close process, including preparing journal entries for accruals, revenue, payroll, intercompany activity, prepaids, fixed assets, and allocations.
- Performing balance sheet reconciliations, researching variances, and maintaining clear supporting documentation.
- Partnering with the accounting team to deliver a streamlined 5–7 business day month-end close.
- Preparing and maintaining schedules supporting revenue, payroll, leases, prepaids, capitalized development, and other key balance sheet accounts.
- Supporting revenue recognition under ASC 606 (and IFRS 15 where applicable) while maintaining contract and revenue data in Sage Intacct.
- Reconciling billing and invoicing activity across Ruddr, Sage Intacct, and related systems.
- Recording and reconciling intercompany transactions while supporting multi-entity consolidations and foreign currency accounting.
- Assisting with accounting and reporting for our international entities.
- Reviewing accounts payable activity, expense coding, cash applications, recurring accounting schedules, and sales tax compliance.
- Supporting external audits, tax requests, and internal control compliance.
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, automate manual work, and strengthen accounting operations through technology.
What You Bring
You'll be successful in this role if you have:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- CPA designation or are actively pursuing your CPA (preferred).
- 4–7+ years of progressive accounting experience, with public accounting experience considered a plus.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, including practical experience applying ASC 606 revenue recognition guidance.
- Experience working in professional services, consulting, or multi-entity organizations.
- Hands-on experience with Sage Intacct (strongly preferred).
- Advanced Excel skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- The ability to prioritize competing deadlines and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
- A collaborative, proactive approach with a passion for improving processes and delivering high-quality work.
Why You'll Love This Role
This is more than a traditional accounting position. You'll have the opportunity to influence how our accounting function evolves by helping improve processes, leverage technology, and build scalable solutions as our business grows. Your ideas will be valued, your expertise will make an impact, and you'll work alongside a collaborative team committed to excellence.
If you're looking for a role where you can take ownership, solve meaningful challenges, and continue growing your career, we'd love to hear from you.
