Big Lift, LLC – Big Joe Forklifts Looking for Senior Staff Accountant at Downers Grove, IL Full Time

Position Summary:

Big Lift LLC is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Staff Accountant to assist with accounting, finance, and administrative functions. The candidate should be self-motivated, hands-on, and experienced in mid-sized business roles. As the Senior Staff Accountant, you will monitor all accounting activities to ensure the applicable laws, rules, regulations, and controls of the business, and the areas of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory control functions.

Big Lift (dba Big Joe Forklifts) is a fast paced and high energy, purpose driven Company that takes great pride in being a subsidiary of the fastest growing lift truck manufacturer in the world. We focus on developing innovative lift trucks that are thoughtfully designed to provide strong incentives for customers to embrace and fully transition to electric forklifts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs general accounting and other related duties for the organization.
• Preparing and posting monthly journal entries, general ledger account reconciliations in an accurate and timely manner. Assisting with month end closing.
• Prepares month-end reports as well as other related tasks.
• Reconciling daily bank transactions and deposits.
• Collaborates with team members and other departments to ensure proper accounting for transactions.
• Complete monthly reconciliations per IFRS.
• Support with month end analysis and reporting.
• Assist with setting up new customer accounts, manage customer credit records, and updating credit information as needed.
• Aide and assist in documentation requirements for sales tax exemption in an expanding number of states.
• Provide support for the external half-year, annual audit requests, and assuring that timelines are met.
• Performs all assigned tasks accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. Assist with collections efforts.
• Manage inventory valuations, costing variances, inventory recalculations.
• Assist in various other projects assigned by Controller and CFO.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 3-6 years of general accounting experience with strong knowledge of accounting and financial procedures.
• ERP systems (Plex), ideally in a mid-sized manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Ability to analyze data to provide accurate reports.

Measures of Success:

• Maintain and update customer files, including name, address, phone/email changes, etc.
• Efficiently utilizing unique customer portals to ensure prompt payment.
• Intermediate knowledge of state sales taxes.
• Identify and message upward monthly close costing variances.

Skills for Success:

• Strong attention to detail skills and strong communication skills.
• Understanding of accounting software and Excel.
• Ability to handle sensitive, confidential information.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identify, and address problems, meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well with others in a collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a hybrid environment, including proactively seeking solutions from internal and external resources
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross function teams and mid-sized hybrid office environments.

Company Description

Big Lift (dba Big Joe Forklifts) is a fast paced and high energy, purpose driven Company that takes great pride in being a subsidiary of the fastest growing lift truck manufacturer in the world. We focus on developing innovative lift trucks that are thoughtfully designed to provide strong incentives for customers to embrace and fully transition to electric forklifts.

Big Lift (dba Big Joe Forklifts) is a fast paced and high energy, purpose driven Company that takes great pride in being a subsidiary of the fastest growing lift truck manufacturer in the world. We focus on developing innovative lift trucks that are thoughtfully designed to provide strong incentives for customers to embrace and fully transition to electric forklifts.