Top Accounting Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead technical accounting and capital markets advisory for transactions, oversee complex financial reporting, drive business development, mentor staff, and maintain executive client relationships.

Lead the international statutory reporting team, ensuring effective financial reporting processes, managing compliance, and implementing improvements using AI.

The Data & Accounting Analyst will analyze financial and marketing data, create detailed reports, and ensure accuracy in financial data to support strategic decisions.

Associates will manage financial models, assist in business development, lead client meetings, conduct due diligence, and prepare transaction documents for M&A and capital raising transactions in digital infrastructure.

The Finance Director will guide financial strategies, enhance performance management, support decision-making, and lead financial planning within the Wealth Segment.

This role involves training AI models using accounting expertise, evaluating AI performance in accounting tasks, and providing feedback for model improvement.

Ascend seeks applicants for future opportunities in accounting, operations, or administrative support across partner firms, encouraging general applications to remain connected with the recruiting team.

Provide technical accounting and financial reporting guidance on mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets transactions; design accounting policies and models; analyze market and regulatory trends; manage project delivery; build client relationships; mentor junior staff; ensure compliance with GAAP and IFRS.

Lead capital markets accounting advisory engagements for M&A, divestitures, restructuring and IPOs. Provide technical accounting and GAAP/IFRS guidance, develop financial models, manage project plans, mentor teams, and advise clients on transaction structures and equity compensation.

Provide strategic technical accounting and financial reporting guidance for complex transactions and capital markets events. Lead teams to prepare and review financial statements, design transaction structures, apply accounting modeling and IFRS/GAAP expertise, manage projects, validate client outcomes, and coach diverse teams while communicating clear, impactful recommendations to stakeholders.

The Senior Revenue Accounting Manager ensures integrity in revenue accounting, manages growth and performance of direct reports, and oversees revenue recognition policies in compliance with US GAAP.

Lead tax due diligence and structuring for M&A transactions, conduct tax research, draft reports, support business proposals, and write technical articles.

Manage close and consolidation processes, oversee financial statements, review month end close entries, and lead team engagement on enterprise initiatives.

The Tax Planning Analyst provides tax support for business segments, identifies tax issues, and implements tax legislation, including preparing tax analyses and pursuing tax credits.

The Accounting Manager will oversee operating expenses and general accounting, manage monthly close, develop accounting processes, lead a team, and support audits.

The Finance & Business Operations Lead will establish and manage finance operations, reporting, contract workflows, and vendor coordination in a fast-paced startup environment.

The Head of Finance will manage financial operations, ensure compliance, support strategic finance, and partner with the CEO on financial planning and board reporting.

The National Account Manager will build and scale revenue channels, manage partnerships, drive sales execution, and collaborate cross-functionally to support growth.

The Tax Partner will lead the Financial Services State and Local Tax team, providing compliance, consulting, and audit services, mentoring staff, and driving business development.

Lead day-to-day accounting operations and a team of four accountants. Own month-end/quarter/year-end close, reconciliations, technical US GAAP accounting, audit support, and payroll accounting. Drive automation using LLMs/AI, implement process improvements with Netsuite/Workday/Ramp, and partner cross-functionally on strategic accounting projects and audit readiness.

The Fund Accountant executes core fund accounting tasks, maintains records, prepares financial statements, and supports reporting processes for venture funds.

The Sr. Corporate Accounting Manager will oversee corporate accounting, manage a team, ensure compliance with US GAAP, and drive process improvements.

Process and code accounts payable invoices, prepare and distribute checks, reconcile bank activity, manage vendor records and 1099s, investigate discrepancies, maintain AP procedures, assist with cash management and special projects, and perform periodic on-site visits to support divisions.

The Tax Director will oversee tax compliance and consulting for flow-through clients, manage engagements, mentor staff, and develop innovative financial strategies.

Lead and operate a venture-building partnership to build an AI-native accounting agent platform for small-to-mid CPA firms. Define strategy, run customer pilots, partner on product delivery with the studio engineering team, raise seed capital, recruit and lead the founding team, and scale go-to-market and pricing.