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Accountant (Temp to Hire)

L5

wv talent collectiveEvanston, IL4 days ago

Occupations

Accountants and AuditorsBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksTreasurers and Controllers

Industries

Other Accounting ServicesOffices of Certified Public AccountantsTemporary Help Services
Our client, a growing company in the digital gaming space, is looking to add a full cycle Accountant to their team. This role will work directly with the Controller and will be responsible for handling all day-to-day accounting as well as other items like revenue recognition, client reporting, and account analysis.
Responsibilities:
  • Own the A/R and A/P cycles end to end, including vendor setup and approvals, payment runs, collections on partner and platform receivables, and leading the move to an automated AP platform
  • End-to-end credit card and expense report management
  • Reconcile and record sales, including sales tax reconciliation
  • Perform month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals
  • Assist with revenue recognition and deferred income schedules, including reading and correctly applying the terms of partner, licensing, and royalty agreements
  • Perform critical tasks to support our annual financial audit and tax processes
  • Identify opportunities to implement more efficient and accurate procedures, constantly looking for ways to replace manual processes
  • Assist with documenting and monitoring internal controls
  • Support the budgeting process and ongoing variance reporting
  • Process semi-monthly payroll in Paylocity based on HR-approved data; own payroll accounting, including journal entries, benefit and deduction reconciliation, and monthly reconciliation of payroll liability and clearing accounts
  • Maintain supporting schedules, including prepaid expenses, fixed assets and depreciation, and accruals, and ensure they tie out to the general ledger each month
  • Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts monthly, investigate any variances, and bring forward a proposed resolution
  • Manage day-to-day cash: reconcile bank accounts, maintain the cash forecast, and anticipate cash needs.
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices
  • Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
  • CPA preferred but not required
  • Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles
  • Experience with ASC 606 revenue recognition is a plus
  • A strong technical accounting foundation: you understand not just how a transaction is booked, but why, and how it flows through to the financial statements
  • Demonstrated ability to independently investigate and resolve discrepancies: given an accounting problem, you're comfortable forming a hypothesis and proposing a solution based on your own research, rather than waiting to be told the next step
  • Comfortable reading and applying the terms of vendor, partner, and licensing agreements to determine correct accounting treatment
  • A background in accounting, reconciliation, journal entry, and other such financial transactions
  • Someone who loves the hands-on work of accounting and wants to grow their technical depth in a role where you'll own real work end to end
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Level

SeniorL5

Location

Evanston, IL

Occupation

Accountants and Auditors

Industry

Other Accounting Services

Posted

4 days ago

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