Tandym Group Looking for Accounting Manager / Senior Accountant at Chicago, IL Full Time

A professional services firm in Illinois actively seeking an experienced Accounting professional to join their growing staff in Chicago as their new Accounting Manager / Senior Accountant.

Responsibilities:

The Accounting Manager / Senior Accountant will be responsible for:

• SEC financial reporting / internal management reporting
• Technical accounting issues (IFRS, Policy, Research)
• IPO readiness and S-1 financial sections, MD&A, and footnotes
• Drafting SEC responses
• Post-acquisition integration support
• Divestiture support, including carving out financial statements
• Remediation of problem accounting issues / financial restatements
• Financial analysis
• Financial system implementations and conversions / business process redesign
• Complex account analysis / reconciliations related to growth or problem areas

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on Accounting experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• CPA or parts passed
• Previous experience with: Consolidations; Derivatives; Domestic Equities / Funds, Equities; Financial Reporting / Statement Preparation; GAAP / GAAS; Month-end Close; Sarbanes Oxley; and, SEC Reporting
• Working knowledge of Essbase, JD Edwards, Oracle, Peoplesoft, and/or SAP
• Microsoft Excel proficient
• Solid analytical, mathematical, and research skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized