Accountant

RR Donnelley•Warrenville, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Accountant assists in maintaining general ledger accounts and conducts other accounting-related activities. This role involves providing a record of assets, liabilities, and other financial transactions, balancing books periodically, and preparing profit and loss, income, and balance sheet statements. The Accountant also maintains receipts and disbursement reports. They may plan, conduct, and participate in the basic analysis of cost assignments, ensuring adherence to accepted cost accounting standards. Additionally, the Accountant assists in the preparation of management reports that measure performance against key objectives and strategies.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, minimum.
Knows fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of accounting.
Able to demonstrate good problem-solving skills and appropriately apply proven solutions.
Consistently deliver prescribed outcomes in a timely and accurate manner with appropriate guidance.
High attention to detail, good organizational skills, and ability to multi-task.
Apply existing processes and procedures to solve problems and may receive guidance for non-routine problems.
Strong verbal and written communication, collaboration, and analytical skills.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, advanced formulas, VLookups, etc.
Ability to quickly learn specialized software related to the position.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year accounting experience is preferred.
Accounting/Finance internship experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assists in preparing monthly financial information utilizing the applicable support systems.
Duties include preparing journal entries, coding invoices/vouchers, reconciling the balance sheet, and analyzing variances.
Maintain fixed asset and depreciation records.
Reviews and reconciles receivables and recommends accruals
May perform basic analyses of cost records to ascertain the distribution of costs for various divisions of management and production.
May classify labor, material, and overhead costs to compute unit costs of products or services.
Analyze actual costs versus standard costs and prepares reports of variances.
Compile cost data for the preparation of operating budgets.
Prepares other reports and assists in special projects and analysis as required or requested by supervisor.
Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.