Senior Accountant at Brilliant® Senior Accountant at Brilliant® in Great Lakes, Illinois Posted in 14 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Location:

Northern Chicago Suburbs Schedule:

Hybrid | 2 Days Onsite, 3 Days Remote We are partnering with an established manufacturing organization that is looking to add a Senior Accountant to its growing accounting team. This is a newly created position with significant exposure to the Controller and an opportunity to help strengthen accounting processes, procedures, and controls. The team is specifically interested in someone with a strong accounting foundation who enjoys understanding the detail behind the numbers and wants to continue growing into higher-level accounting responsibility. Responsibilities Support monthly and quarterly close Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations Assist with monthly and quarterly financial reporting Support balance sheet and income statement account analysis Assist with manufacturing and cost accounting, including standard costing Support inventory-related accounting and analysis Assist with cash flow and cash reconciliations Support project and lease accounting activities Help strengthen accounting controls, procedures, and documentation Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and processes Gather information and provide support for internal and external audits Partner across the finance team on additional accounting and analytical projects Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance 2+ years of public accounting/audit experience strongly preferred Manufacturing audit or accounting exposure preferred Strong understanding of account reconciliations, controls, documentation, and accounting procedures Month-end close experience Exposure to cost accounting, standard costing, labor, overhead, or inventory accounting Strong Excel skills ERP experience SOX/internal controls exposure preferred CPA or progress toward CPA is a plus Driven, hands-on professional interested in continued career growth Why Consider It? Hybrid schedule with only 2 days per week onsite Newly created position with visibility to accounting leadership Opportunity to help rebuild and improve processes and controls Broad exposure beyond a traditional close-focused Senior Accountant role Manufacturing and cost accounting experience Strong emphasis on professional development and advancement Long-term opportunity to grow into higher-level accounting leadership