Accountant

To apply to this hybrid role, please send your resume to John Sadofsky at john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m

Join the wave of young finance professionals who are swapping their mundane 9-5s for fresh opportunities with Chicago’s top companies.

Job Description:

• As requested by the Manager of Finance & Administration, perform account reconciliations of all general ledger accounts.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting and processes; prepare quarterly reports
• As needed, set up new accounts in the general ledger.
• Maintain, examine, and reconcile general account books and records.
• Respond to requests for information from internal and external auditors.
• Assist with end of month preparation of financial reports.
• Prepare journal entries related to the operations of the Authority.
• Make daily bank deposits.
• Perform other administrative duties, including occasional copying and filing.
• Provide redundancy in administration and record keeping for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Prepare and submit C-05 Forms (State mandated accounting forms), Bond Interest and Redemption Schedules.
• Process C-08 Forms, Notices of Payment of Bond Interest and/or Principal, including monitoring timely receipt of C-08 Forms (State mandated accounting forms), verifying their accuracy and maintain complete records of C-08 Forms.
• Manage the Authority’s bond database, including entering new bond issues, bond refunds, defeasance/pay-off as well as updating existing bond records.
• Prepare monthly bond activity reports.
• Reconcile the Authority’s bond data with the company's bond data (i.e., bonds issued and outstanding) for the Annual Bonded Indebtedness and Long-Term Obligations Report.
• Enter C-08 Forms and C-05 Forms into the company's bond database system.
• Track, collect and upload bond transcripts to the Authority’s system.
• Collect and upload compliance documents to the Authority’s system.
• Work as necessary with respect to the stewardship and reporting of federal funds.
• Preform other duties as assigned by management.
• Process semi-monthly payroll; compile and enter into Authority’s systems information such as garnishments, paid time off, insurance and 457 Plan deductions, new hires, employee changes, voluntary deductions, and other employee-related data.
• Prepare and complete monthly, quarterly and annual federal and state payroll and accounting reports as required, including W2, W3, worker’s compensation fund, and 1099. Ensure accuracy by balancing monthly
• Conduct new hire orientation and onboarding; answer employee questions relating to payroll, benefits, and human resources issues.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or another related field, plus four or more years of accounting and/or payroll experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience working in a government agency is preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with Federal and State employment laws, basic payroll and tax regulation and an understanding of basic benefit functions required to administer health and welfare plans, including for enrollments and terminations.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to deliver detailed employee benefits presentations. Must be an active listener who conveys information in a clear and concise manner, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of professionalism in dealing with confidential and sensitive employee-related issues.
• Able to perform accounting functions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Practices applicable to government.
• Ability to evaluate accounting problems of moderate difficulty and to analyze and interpret less complex accounting records and reports.
• Ability to perform detailed work involving written or numerical data and to make arithmetical calculations rapidly and accurately.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP, MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; familiarity with Greenshades is a plus.
• High level of organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; able to manage work effectively under pressure, manage priorities and workflows and meet time sensitive deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with other employees, vendors, auditors, and the public.
• Must be technologically adept and embrace opportunities for change, transformation and continuous learning and improvement.
• The ideal candidate is an intellectually curious lifelong learner with the demonstrated ability to learn from failure and continue to strive to achieve greater impact on the wider world.

To apply to this hybrid role, please send your resume to John Sadofsky at john.sadofsky@roberthalf.c0m