Position Summary:
The Accounting Manager will work closely with assigned small business clients and be a key resource for them. This will be a client-facing role, so we are looking for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills on all levels.
Benefits:
- Flexible summer hours and convenient downtown Chicago & Oak Brook locations
- Dress for your day attire (jeans in the office and appropriate attire at clients)
- Discounted gym membership
- Mentoring and Leadership Development Programs
- Fun firm sponsored social events
- Generous paid time off and holiday time
- 15% referral fee for bringing in new clients
- Competitive compensation package and a broad range of insurance programs
- Hybrid work schedule
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teach and mentor Associates to help them learn key accounting, budgeting, and forecasting concepts
- Create a high-touch, trusting relationship with your assigned clients
- Review monthly client financials prepared by Associates
- Ensure all balance sheet account reconciliations are in order and be able to dig in and find problems when they're not
- Explain variances to prior periods and budgets
- Update cash flow projections and ensure your clients understand their cash position and future
- Be a key internal accounting resource for our team when they have questions about other clients.
Experience and Skills:
- Prior experience as an Accounting Manager/Controller
- Five plus years of experience
- Proficiency in QuickBooks
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Outstanding written, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Excellent analytical, technical, and auditing skills
- Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
- Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced and results based environment
- Strong leadership, business development, training, coaching and mentoring skills
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance -
Industries
Accounting
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