Senior Accountant

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Virgil Holdings, Inc is seeking a Senior Accountant that will oversee general accounting operations by controlling and verifying corporate financial transactions. Senior Accountant responsibilities include reconciling account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end close procedures. A successful Senior Accountant combines excellent analytical skills with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles to analyze financial reports and forecasts. The ideal candidate has also experience collaborating and/or managing a team of accountants and junior accountants.

Key Duties & Responsibilities 

  • Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
  • Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions, resolving discrepancies.
  • Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, reconciling entries.
  • Summarizes financial status by collecting information, trial balances, preparing trial balances, balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
  • Produces payroll by initiating computer processing and verifying finished product.
  • Help to completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts, providing information for auditors.
  • Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
  • Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
  • Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining professional networks, participating in professional organizations.

Experience & Skills:

  • Proven experience as a financial controller, accounting supervisor, chief or senior accountant
  • Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures
  • In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Awareness of business trends
  • Familiarity with financial accounting statements
  • Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
  • Hands-on experience with accounting software packages; Business Central experience a plus
  • Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
  • BS degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant
  • Relevant certification (e.g. CMA or CPA) will be preferred
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Location

525 W Monroe St Suite 510, Chicago, IL 60661

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