Senior Accountant
Location: Oak Brook, IL Type: Direct Hire Job #28261 Salary: $90,000 IFG's retail client is looking for a strong Senior Accountant to bring their inventory experience over to their nationwide brand. If you have, or wanted to manage, this is the role for you as did will oversee the off-shore team. In addition to journal entries, month end, reconciliations, you will get exposure to moderately complex Inventory analyses to summarize current and projected financial position for Inventory/Rental. They are also open to recommends methods and procedures to improve accounting processes. Responsible for ensuring accurate general ledger and related financial statements and managerial reports. Responsibilities: Prepare/record store-level journals related to inventory and book rental. Produces all shrink-related journal entries, including accruals and reserves. Recommends changes to the policy and procedures and updates as necessary based on system or company procedural changes. Identify areas in the department that can be moved to the offshore team and/or automated/streamlined. Calculates year-end reserves (LIFO, Excess, and Obsolesces, etc..) by compiling and analyzing system data. Reconcile all assigned balance sheet accounts and perform financial statement variance analysis. Analyzes Markup/Markdowns journal entries, identifies inaccuracies, and processes corrections. Develop Received Not Invoiced Aging reporting for management. Responsible for extensive data analysis of the Received Not Invoiced reports. Responsible for analyzing the data submitted through the Inventory Adjustment Request data. Analyzes shrink (discrepancies w/inventory counts versus the general ledger) changes daily and determines the cause of significant changes. Review store-level shrink results to identify stores that require in-depth analysis, identify any causes of shrink, and process corrections. Validate various aspects of shrinkage system calculations. Ad-hoc analysis and flexibility to take on additional responsibilities as needed or as streamlined/automated/offshored current accountability. Train/Oversee the offshore team. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field or equivalent. 5-7 years of general accounting experience: month-end close, reconciliations, variance analysis. Advanced knowledge of Excel. Experience reviewing and interpreting contracts is a plus. Experience with improving processes, Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Access highly preferred. For immediate consideration, please email your resume to ericmaleski@ifgpr.com Apply Now
Tax Partner
Location: Chicago, IL Type: Direct Hire Job #28109 Tax Partner IFG’s public accounting firm client has recently grown significantly from a standalone office to multiple locations. In this time the staff has more than quadrupled. They have a diverse client base, revenue between $1M – $500M with a national footprint. This growth has led to a need. They are looking for a professional to head up their tax practice. Ideally it would be a senior manager at a larger or mid-size firm looking to make the jump to becoming an equity or income partner sooner, but it could also be a sole practitioner or smaller firm looking to “merge” in. The focus for the role would be the right fit culturally and personality-wise. There is a balance between technical acumen and entrepreneurial spirit that is vital to success in this role. On any given day as a leader at a small company you can empty the dishwasher or make firm-wide tax policy decisions. You need to be able to think in the big picture, but also be humble enough to roll up your sleeves and get work done. Our client extremely proud of what they have accomplished as a firm and the pieces they have in place. This role would be a large part of that next step they make as a firm. Description: IFG’s public accounting firm client seeks to find a highly motivated and entrepreneurial Tax Partner to join their practice and lead the buildout of a scalable tax practice. This entails understanding and servicing the current client base, business development to add additional clients and value, and hiring and managing a team to assist in the execution of deliverables. The Tax Partner should bring with them business acumen as well as managerial excellence. They should be a builder and a strategic thinker. Responsibilities: Responsible for engagement planning and execution Work cross-functionally and with clients on business structuring, mergers & acquisitions, and miscellaneous tax advisory projects Responsible for tax returns issuance and ensuring compliance with professional guidelines Prepare and review partnership, corporation and high-net-worth individuals state and federal income tax returns Monitor legislative and regulatory tax law developments, communicate the effects of these developments to management and the tax team and create strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation. Perform tax planning strategies and consultations for high-net-worth individuals and businesses. Actively manage all client contacts to establish and maintain expectations, provide satisfactory execution, and ensure all deadlines are met Act as client contact for all queries related to tax issues Work with other partners to ensure client receives full service Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Masters in Taxation preferred 10+ years in progressive public accounting firm CPA required Ability to lead and manage multiple client engagements in primarily the real estate and construction space A builder and a leader who wants to establish and own a scaling tax practice For immediate consideration, please email your resume to ericmaleski@ifgpr.com Apply Now
Plant Controller
Location: Wheeling, IL Type: Direct Hire Job #28082 Salary: $140,000 IFG's client, a medical manufacturer in the Northwest Suburbs, is seeking a Plant Controller. Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Controller, the Plant Controller will have broad leadership responsibilities including optimizing how the facility uses its systems, owning cost accounting & profitability analytics, maintaining the control environment, working capital optimization, and tracking and generating ideas to improve the business performance overall. Responsibilities: Perform monthly closing of financials for the facility in accordance with GAAP, with full income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow responsibility for plant location in accordance with the central finance/accounting team/policies such us accruals, journal entry preparation, variance analysis. Assures policies are being followed in accordance with SOX, GAAP and Corporate Policy. Inventory accuracy, control, and analytics including obsolescence and DIO to drive improvement. Drive cost accounting reviews, monitor, and analyze production standards and variances. Accurately forecasting the sales & profitability of the location, product line, and value streams. Experience driving accountability and countermeasures when goals are not being achieved. Experience proactively suggesting and implementing KPI’s, controls, and reporting to assist a business with identifying and consequently improving problem areas. Provides operational support with capital equipment authorization, asset management and inventory control (cycle count process). Prepares monthly plant forecast. Proactively identify and drive various special projects to improve margins, processes, and competitive positions in the marketplace. These may include projects focused on efficiency and effectiveness in “other functions” Own the costing processes, actionable variance analysis. Coordinating and owning the site audits, both internal and 3rd party. Action oriented, and enjoys walking the operations floor and being hands-on. Fixed Assets, safeguarding & tracking. Ad hoc reporting as requested from internal stakeholders. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in accounting. CPA preferred. 12+ years’ experience in Finance and Accounting for manufacturing companies, with a minimum of 4 years hands on cost accounting experience. Strong detail and process aptitude, analytical with problem-solving skills. Intuitive understanding of ERP processes, usage, & impacts (must have strong systems aptitude). Proficient with Microsoft Office & ERP systems. Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize and meet deadlines. Passion to solve the root causes, simplify, and improve visibility/decision making. Please email resume to marybarnett@ifgpr.com Apply Now
Senior Accountant
Location: Oak Brook, IL Type: Direct Hire Job #28063 Salary: $95,000 IFG’s client is adding a strong Senior Accountant to their team as the organization continues to grow. This is an opportunity to use a wide breadth of accounting knowledge, yet it allows plenty of time off to enjoy the summer with their unlimited PTO. Another perk is the ability to work from home on Mondays and Fridays. Responsibilities: Oversee the general ledger and ensure all transactions are accurately recorded. Conduct regular account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies. Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices. Streamline accounting processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy. Assist in the development of annual budgets. Assist in the preparation of financial forecasts. Implement and monitor internal control procedures to safeguard company assets. Coordinate and support internal and external audits. Prepare and analyze financial statements. Variance analysis for senior management. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Accounting or Finance CPA preferred Proficiency in MS Office products – intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Excel Strong attention to detail For immediate consideration, please email your resume to ericmaleski@ifgpr.com Apply Now