Staff Accountant

DescriptionAs a Staff Accountant in our Salaried Professional Service, you will prepare journal entries, monthly and year-end closings, manage bank reconciliations, assist with fixed asset maintenance and general ledger reconciliation. You must have advanced Excel skills, and should be proficient with an ERP package such as SAP, JD Edwards, Oracle, Great Planes, or MS Dynamics.Accountemps Salaried Professional Service is the premier provider of accounting and finance professionals on a long-term and recurring basis. Our Salaried Professionals are employees of Robert Half and receive “Fortune 500” quality benefits, and paid vacations/holidays. We can offer you challenging job opportunities in various industries, new skills development, and occasional travel throughout the Metro Chicago area. As a Salaried Professional, you don’t just do fill-in work; you have an opportunity to be a part of different teams working on diverse projects.Here are some of the top reasons why our consultants enjoy the “consulting lifestyle” being in our Accountemps Salaried Professional Service: Variety of duties and responsibilities Learning new processes, softwares, and industries Ability to stay out of office politics Better work/life balance due to less required overtimeHere's why you should choose to be part of our Accountemps Salaried Professional Service:o You are paid a competitive salaryo You receive our full benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and 401ko You receive just over 3 weeks of paid time off in a calendar year, including all major holidays, floating holidays and Choice Time Off accrued at 2.0 hours per weeko You are an hourly employee - you are paid for the hours you work, with a guaranteed minimum 37.5, and receive overtime for anything over 40 hours worked in a calendar weeko You receive salary continuation- you are paid 37.5 hours per week while in-between engagementso Your average project length is 3 to 6 months - about a third of our projects are 1 year or longer, with the current longest running project going on 7 yearso You have long-term career potential - most of our consultants have been working for us between 1 and 3 years, with some celebrating 5 and 10-year anniversariesFor immediate consideration please call Erin McNulty at (630) 368.0940 or email at Erin.McNulty@accountemps.comRequirementsExperience with the following: Journal entries Monthly and year-end closings Manage bank reconciliations Assist with fixed asset maintenance General ledger reconciliationMust have: Advanced Excel skills Knowledge / proficiency with ERP packages such as SAP, JD Edwards, Oracle, Great Planes, or MS Dynamics.For immediate consideration please call Erin McNulty at (630) 368.0940 or email at Erin.McNulty@accountemps.comRobert Half Finance & Accounting, the world's leader in specialized financial staffing, provides exciting full-time opportunities in the areas of accounting, bookkeeping, finance, audit, taxation and more. We pioneered the professional staffing industry, and we've been successfully matching professionals with employers since 1948. Our proven proprietary processes, along with our relationships in 325 locations worldwide, allow us to provide you unparalleled access to exciting career opportunities. But don't take our word for it. Our company has appeared on Fortune® magazine’s list of “World's Most Admired Companies” since 1998, and 9 out of 10 of our customers would recommend our service to a colleague.Apply for this job now or contact our nearest office at 888.490.5461 for additional information.All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.© 2019 Robert Half Finance & Accounting. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.By clicking 'Apply Now' you are agreeing to Robert Half Terms of Use.Salary: DOELocation: Oakbrook Terrace, ILDate Posted: November 1, 2019Employment Type: Full-timeJob Reference: 01340-9502280119Staffing Area: Finance