Staff Accountant

Wintrust•Menomonee Falls, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.” TRICOM was founded in 1989 by a group of industry professionals who felt there was a better way to meet the payroll funding, payroll processing, accounts receivable finance and full back-office service needs of the staffing industry. We are a dynamic company committed to growth and continually striving to exceed client expectations. If you are looking for a long-term career opportunity with a very strong employee centric and close-knit culture, then TRICOM is the place you want to be.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting is required
Minimum of 2 years of related experience
Excel experience –medium to high proficiency
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Ability to multitask to accommodate rapidly changing priorities
Possess sound analytical problem-solving and documentation skills
Ability to understand quality standards for own work and check own work
Ability to write and speak clearly in all verbal communications, one on one or in small groups

Responsibilities

Reconciliation of the payroll processes and determination of the correct venues for taxes withheld
Reconciliation of tax payments and development of a quarter-end report
Determine who is responsible for additional costs in the event of errors
Prepare quarterly and annual tax forms
Create and review W-2 forms
Assist and counsel clients to transfer all financial information to the company
Determine proper treatment of client’s checks/register following GAAP and prepare monthly statements
Reconcile client bank statements
Respond to general financial questions the client may have
Prepare monthly reports and audit internal process the company does for its clients
Determine where processing is lacking and train staff when errors occur
Develop and assess internal/external processes to better serve the clients