Top Remote Accounting Jobs in Chicago, IL

Owns client audit engagements, reviews and signs off on AI-generated audit work, makes evidence and risk judgments, maintains audit methodology, and defines quality standards for AI workflows. The role leads complex engagements, explains AI-generated work to clients, tracks AICPA standards, designs AI evaluations, builds technology-enabled audit modules, mentors accounting engineers, and helps determine when AI-assisted procedures are ready for client use.

Owns nonprofit accounting, monthly close, restricted-fund accounting, audits, Form 990, grant budgeting, and financial reporting. Partners with program teams on pre-award budgets and post-award spending forecasts, manages grant records and sub-awards, oversees internal controls, reviews payroll, and supervises an outsourced accounting firm and AP/AR payroll specialist. The role is fully remote within the United States.

Leads Burkland’s accounting service delivery organization as a manager of managers. Oversees Division Managers, project teams, and ERP support; owns division performance, staffing, capacity planning, utilization, realization, client delivery, escalations, and growth. Drives proactive advisory services, cross-functional coordination, and AI adoption across accounting workflows. Coaches managers, establishes performance standards, manages change, and represents production needs to senior leadership.

Leads the core accounting function, overseeing monthly, quarterly, and annual close, multi-entity consolidation, intercompany accounting, technical accounting, audits, internal controls, and GAAP-compliant reporting. Partners with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, subsidiaries, and external auditors. Recruits and develops accounting managers and staff while improving accounting processes, policies, systems, and controls across a multi-entity, multi-currency organization.

Oversee revenue accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, SOX compliance, internal controls, and ASC 606 and GAAP adherence. Develop SOPs, support transaction decision-making, improve data sources and anomaly detection, and implement automation and AI initiatives. Partner with finance, data, and business teams, communicate complex financial concepts, drive process improvements, and potentially mentor or manage team members.

Lead the modernization and automation of Planet’s global revenue accounting and Quote-to-Cash processes. Responsibilities include configuring revenue subledgers, integrating ERP and data warehouse systems, automating ASC 606 disclosures and reconciliations, supporting new monetization models, managing SOX controls, coordinating audits, maintaining procedures, and training finance teams. The role partners extensively with Sales Operations, Product, Pricing, Legal, IT, FP&A, and auditors to ensure scalable, compliant revenue operations.

Leads global accounting transformation initiatives to improve operating-model maturity, process standardization, automation, technology enablement, controls, and public-company readiness. Responsibilities include assessing current-state capabilities, redesigning accounting processes, managing project plans, implementing finance technology solutions, preparing for SEC-compliant reporting, and leading organizational change across functions and geographies.

Performs accounting activities for assigned consumer product portfolios, including journal entries, reconciliations, financial analysis, invoice payments, wires, reporting, and process controls. Supports product implementations, process improvements, system enhancements, audits, regulatory requirements, and cross-functional issue resolution. Coordinates workflows, meets deadlines, assists with departmental oversight and training, and helps develop accounting processes supporting business growth.

Own revenue accounting systems, reporting, dashboards, data models, automation, and AI-enabled solutions. Translate accounting requirements into scalable improvements across Salesforce, Zuora, Snowflake, Tableau, and related data flows. Analyze and reconcile financial data, identify root causes, strengthen controls, improve data quality, and develop exception monitoring. Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, Finance Systems, IT, Data Engineering, and Business Intelligence teams while documenting processes and supporting governance and audit readiness.

Manages month-, quarter-, and year-end close activities, general ledger operations, reconciliations, financial reporting, audits, SOX controls, and US GAAP compliance. Supervises accounting staff, resolves accounting issues, supports reporting and budget variance analysis, improves processes, maintains policies and documentation, and partners with finance and business teams across assigned markets.

Own cost accounting, inventory valuation, landed cost, COGS close, gross margin analysis, and procure-to-pay operations. Establish costing methodologies, inventory reserves, reconciliation processes, AP controls, and audit-ready policies under US GAAP and SOX scrutiny. Partner with Supply Chain, FP&A, Sales Operations, auditors, contract manufacturers, 3PLs, and customs brokers. This hands-on manager role oversees transactional support while personally handling complex accounting judgments, reconciliations, close activities, and process improvements.

Leads corporate accounting operations, including monthly close, general ledger, accounts payable, treasury support, global consolidation, controls, and technical accounting under US GAAP. Manages and develops accounting leaders, improves processes through automation and AI, supports liquidity planning, and partners cross-functionally on reporting, intercompany transactions, and international finance.

The Accounting Manager leads monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities; financial reporting; general ledger, reconciliations, multi-entity accounting, and ASC 606 revenue recognition. The role manages audits, internal controls, compliance support, accounting documentation, workflow automation, and team development. It also partners with Finance, Operations, Payments, auditors, tax advisors, and bookkeepers to maintain accurate, scalable, audit-ready accounting processes.

Oversee accounting, audit, and financial review functions for a portfolio of startup clients. Responsibilities include reviewing financial reports, managing payroll and accounts, supervising accounting staff, supporting audits, analyzing financial data, improving processes, tracking billable hours, and ensuring compliance with accounting and regulatory standards.

Own the accounting function end to end, including monthly close, revenue recognition, billing, payroll, contractor payments, accounts payable, equity administration, financial reporting, audits, tax filings, and compliance. Partner with business leaders, auditors, and advisors while building scalable accounting processes and systems for a fast-growing AI services company.

Owns end-to-end capital expenditure, PP&E, lease, and fixed-asset accounting for a multi-billion-dollar fiber network. Responsibilities include ASC 360 and ASC 842 accounting, SAP Asset Accounting, Project System and Materials Management ownership, month-end close, reconciliations, audits, reporting automation, capitalization controls, and cross-functional partnership. The role also manages and develops an accounting team.

Leads accounting, financial reporting, governance, controls, reconciliations, audits, and consolidation for logistics operations across four Central European countries. Ensures IFRS and local statutory compliance, supports month-end and year-end close, resolves intercompany issues, and drives finance transformation. Oversees Oracle FCCS optimization, reporting automation, process standardization, and business intelligence improvements while partnering with local and group finance teams.

Leads global revenue accounting, commissions, quoting, accounts receivable, billing, collections, and cash application. Owns ASC 606 and ASC 340 compliance across SaaS, professional services, and usage-based models. Partners with Sales, Legal, RevOps, Finance, and executives on contract structure, controls, reporting, audits, and strategic initiatives. Develops accounting and quote analyst teams while improving revenue predictability, cash flow, DSO, and quote-to-cash processes.

Leads cost accounting policies, allocation methodologies, profitability analysis, intercompany reporting, financial modeling, monthly close activities, variance analysis, business cases, and ROI reviews. Partners cross-functionally to improve processes, controls, reporting tools, and cost performance. Supports audits and regulatory inquiries while educating operational teams on financial results. Requires substantial cost accounting and FP&A experience, advanced modeling skills, and familiarity with ERP, planning, or BI systems.

Oversee commercial accounting for product revenue, gross-to-net reserves, accounts receivable, inventory, and cost of goods sold. Manage month-end close, revenue recognition, reconciliations, 3PL and distributor accounting, order-to-cash activities, financial reporting, SOX controls, audits, and launch support. Drive process improvements, system enhancements, and automation while mentoring team members and partnering with commercial, market access, CMC, and external stakeholders.

Owns warranty and service parts accounting, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, roll-forwards, inventory adjustments, close deliverables, and financial disclosures. Supports audits, forecasting, internal controls, SOX readiness, and cross-functional accounting analysis. The role also improves SAP processes and helps establish scalable accounting controls in a high-growth automotive environment.

Supports portfolio accounting operations for alternative investments by processing investment documents, validating AI-extracted data, reconciling positions and valuations, maintaining fund and entity data, and resolving exceptions. Partners with advisors, investment operations, technology teams, fund administrators, and general partners to ensure accurate reporting and client records. Improves workflows, procedures, data integrity, and spreadsheet-based operating tools.

Performs investment accounting reconciliations, close support, reporting, data analysis, internal control activities, audit support, and process improvements. Resolves complex reconciling items, investigates variances, prepares documentation, supports reporting enhancements, and collaborates with Finance, Investments, Treasury, Investment Operations, auditors, and banking partners.

Leads accounting operations and a high-performing team, overseeing monthly close, financial reporting, technical accounting, equity, leases, assets, intercompany transactions, tax deliverables, audits, and M&A integrations. Serves as the Workday accounting expert, supports IPO readiness, partners with cross-functional stakeholders, develops accounting policies and memos, and drives process improvements through AI and systems optimization.

Lead a team of bookkeeping professionals, manage client engagements and deadlines, build scalable bookkeeping processes, support client interactions, collaborate with engineering and product teams on accounting automation, and coordinate transitions to tax services. The role requires substantial client accounting services experience, team-building and process-development expertise, and close collaboration with tax advisors. CPA certification and startup experience are preferred.