Industry: Manufacturer
Location: Southwest Suburbs of Chicago
Salary: $63K-$67k (DOE)
Visa Sponsor: No
Language: English: Business Level, Japanese: Native Level
Detail: Position Title: Staff Accountant (Accounts Receivable Focused)
Department: Accounting
Location: Hybrid (Remote & Woodridge Office)
Reports to: Assistant Manager, Accounting
Position Type: Exempt
General Responsibilities
Maintains financial and business transaction data up to date. Oversees Company’s Accounts Payable by ensuring
all transactions are recorded accurately in the general ledger complying with Company policy, procedures, and
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Prepares and analyzes financial statements and forecasts,
identifies trends, and provides insights to support decision-making. Supervises subordinate employees’ work
including maintaining procedures and providing training and clear guidance.
Essential Job Functions
Accounts Receivable
• Independently investigates and responds to customer inquiries.
• Enters accounts receivable data into ERP (e.g. make deposit entries, apply payments)
• Prepares aging reports and leads weekly past-due accounts receivable meeting
• Investigates and resolves payment exceptions
• Maintains a good working relationship with all customers
General Accounting
• Ensures that established policies, rules and regulations and procedures are followed.
• Identifies solutions to departmental and interdepartmental problems.
• Identifies, analyzes, and prepares journal entries to general ledger accounts.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling
transactions and resolving discrepancies.
• Leads preparation of financial statements and forecasts and performs financial analysis
• Identifies Company’s financial trends and provide insights to support decision-making.
• Analyzes changes in accounting standards and assists with implementation.
• Manages month-end close, year-end close, tax preparation, financial audit.
• Prepares various reports requested by management.
• Provides Accounting services to group companies.
• Performs other accounting tasks on an ad hoc basis.
Tax & Compliance
• Completes government surveys and reports.
• Prepares for financial reporting for major customers.
• Identifies, researches, and presents changes in sales and use tax regulation to management.
• File sales and use taxes.
• Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company policies and
procedures.
• Identifies, investigates and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents and
reports.
• Sets up and monitors tax rates in ERP.
Audit
• Creates confirmations as needed for the financial audit.
• Provides internal & external audit support as neede
Other & Miscellaneous
• Contributes to Accounting related APQP tasks.
• Identifies and proposes improvements to internal controls, efficiency improvements, and cost savings
• Performs special projects and other miscellaneous duties as assigned by Management.
• Maintains high ethical standards in the workplace.
• Reports all irregular issues and problems to management for solution.
• Maintains good communication with co-workers & outside contacts.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures.
• Maintains company confidentiality at all times.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean and safe working area.
Job Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Accounting from four-year college or university; or equivalent of 4 years of
related experience and /or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience is preferred.
• Organizational skills including time management, problem solving, organization, decision making,
interpersonal skills, initiative, flexibility, attention to detail, strong leadership qualities and excellent
judgment.
• Ability to meet a constant stream of deadlines
• Highly skilled and proficient at verifying financial or transactional data
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with different levels of employees
• Superior spreadsheet skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Japanese language proficiency, with strong reading, writing, and speaking skills, is preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, D365 is a plus.
