Posted: 26-Aug-24
Location: Northbrook, Illinois
Type: Full Time
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Sector:
Job Responsibilities:
- Prepares monthly journal entries, consolidating entries and month-end analyses.
- Responsible for various exhibits and commentary required for reports issued to management, outside Directors and government agencies.
- Coordinates typing, proofreading, issuance and filing of reports
- Prepares and analyzes distribution and storage costs
- Evaluates and recommends improvements to accounting procedures and systems.
- Reconciles and analyses intercompany activity.
- Provides guidance to other accounting staff.
- Assists with special projects, year-end activities and related duties
- Prepares reconciliations of inventory
Successful incumbents will have:
- College degree in accounting
- 3-5 years of accounting experience, CPA preferred
- Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions
- Ability to function effectively while meeting deadlines
- Strong interpersonal, communication and administrative skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Windows environment and have an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Applications
- Familiarity with SAP systems is a plus
Position Scope/Contribution:
Contact with CF manufacturing locations occurs routinely. Incumbents in this position use and know well the fundamental accounting concepts and practices. Under supervision, they apply established methods/procedures to perform work that is often varied and may be somewhat difficult. Instructions are detailed, but incumbents are expected to function more independently than entry-level accountants.
Internal Controls:
Understands and complies with established departmental processes and procedures designed to support internal controls efforts. Identifies and brings to the attention of department management internal controls deficiencies.
