Chicago Company seeking an immediate Interim Staff Accountant

• Organize daily revenue transactions for review and approval
• Maintain Excel files of downloaded financial data from various databases
• Maintain data necessary to compile revenue forecasts and budgets
• Perform general ledger maintenance and creating/adjusting journal entries
• Perform general ledger account analyses and reconciliations
• Maintain daily log of cash receipts
• Post cash receipts timely in the general ledger application and creating journal entries for review and posting
• Research and resolve discrepancies between cash received and invoice amounts
• Perform month-end and year-end close process
• Prepare and analyze financial statements
• Perform monthly royalty accruals and creating associated journal entries
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2-5 years of large/global corporate or public accounting experience
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills required (Creating pivottables, linking tables/workbooks, look-ups, macros)
• ERP experience a MUST (Preferably SAP or Peoplesoft)
• Ability to communicate effectively and function in a busy /fast-paced accounting environment

As a temporary employee of SolomonEdwardsGroup, you will be eligible for these excellent benefits:

• Medical Benefits
• Holiday Pay
• Vacation Pay
• Direct Deposit or Total Pay Card
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• New Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Assistance Program

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