Staff Accountant

Collegis Education•Oak Brook, IL

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

In this role, you’ll support the financial health of Collegis Education by ensuring accounting processes, billing activities, reconciliations, and reporting are completed accurately, efficiently, and on time. This role exists to support the Company’s accounting operations by helping prepare accurate financial statements, maintain internal controls, support month-end close, process customer billing, and contribute to reliable financial reporting across the organization.

Requirements

0–3 years of accounting experience; recent accounting graduates will be considered
Ability to work accurately, efficiently, and independently in a fast-paced environment
Strong organization, prioritization, and follow-through skills with the ability to raise issues appropriately to ensure deadlines are met
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with employees across onsite and remote teams
Strong attention to detail and critical thinking skills
Willingness to display initiative and contribute as an effective team member
Ability to handle confidential information in a discreet and professional manner
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, and pivot tables
Experience using a professional accounting system
Interest in working within a fast-paced, ever-changing environment

Nice To Haves

FinancialForce GL experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Manage the monthly billing process by gathering usage data such as media spend, hours worked, and other variable components, creating billing documents, obtaining internal approvals, and emailing approved invoices to customers
Support the monthly close process by preparing journal entries and completing account reconciliations for operating expenses and related balance sheet accounts
Assist with accounts payable processes, including vendor invoice vouching, AP upload templates, and p-card reconciliations as needed
Complete monthly bank reconciliations and create related journal entries for activity as needed
Post cash receipts and apply customer payments to accounts receivable in FinancialForce
Run monthly accounts payable and accounts receivable aging reports
Create monthly Sales & Use tax reports for filing and prepare related journal entries
Update prepaid schedules for new purchases and flag contract expirations and renewals as needed
Partner with the Senior Accountant and Finance team to allocate software and tool expenses for client reporting
Create reports in FinancialForce to support account reconciliations, research, and financial analysis
Support system and process improvement projects on an ongoing basis
Work closely with the Manager of Accounting to define standard accounting processes and maintain adequate internal controls
Drive established accounting processes in an efficient, timely, and accurate manner
Adhere to the appropriate information security policies based on the sensitivity of company data and report any security-related issues