Grant Thornton is seeking an Accounting Manager to join the team in Downers Grove, IL.
 

Position Summary: 

The Accounting Manager is responsible for supervising and developing senior and staff accountants and reviewing related work product; ensuring the general ledger accounts they are assigned responsibility for are reconciled timely and accurately and the underlying transactions make sense from a U.S. GAAP perspective. In addition, they are responsible for producing certain monthly and ad hoc financial reports and providing informative financial analysis. Depending on assigned projects, they may also be responsible for consolidations and related intercompany account reconciliations and elimination entries.  This position will be involved in the testing of financial software for upgrades and / or implementation of new financial software.  This position provides opportunity for cross functional teaming opportunities with other internal Grant Thornton groups, as well as exposure and visibility within Grant Thornton.  This position has dual reporting responsibility to both the Associate Director of Accounting and National Controller.

 Essential duties and responsibilities:

Takes full responsibility for project load, while being able to appropriately communicate with the National Controller to ensure agreement on direction of the project, status, issues and issue resolution. Application of U.S. GAAP knowledge to ensure the proper recording of financial transactions. Supervise preparation of monthly consolidating elimination and reconciliation of intercompany accounts. Supervise the preparation of analysis and reconciliation of key accounts to assess accuracy, completeness, and need for adjustment. Supervise the preparation of timely and accurate financial statements, supporting schedules, journal entries and ad hoc reports. Create and enhance project structure including development of written procedures and improvements to project documentation.      Streamline project processes to improve efficiency, eliminate redundancy, and take advantage of technology, without compromising the integrity of the work. Problem-solve accounting issues. Summarize problem, research results, and recommend course of action.  Anticipate problems. Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict confidentiality in matters that require discretion. Enforce compliance of firm policies and procedures. Train and develop senior and staff accountants including review of all related work product and timely feedback on results of this review. Team with the other Accounting Managers on group administrative issues such as staffing and staff sharing, evaluations, ad hoc projects, etc. Liaison between Finance & Accounting and Finance & Operations personnel of certain entities for new software testing and implementation of accounting systems, as well as, for ongoing accounting issues. Team with others in the various Finance groups to ensure open communication and information sharing, coordination on problem and / or issue resolution, and sharing of best practices.  Interact with key personnel throughout the firm on cross-functional initiatives and issues in a customer service capacity and / or to obtain information necessary to complete responsibilities. Special projects as needed. Attend professional development and training sessions as necessary. Perform other job-related duties as necessary.

Key Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred. Must have at least 7 years or more of progressive Accounting or Finance experience in a medium- to large-sized partnership or corporate accounting environment, prior experience in the professional services industry a plus. Must have at least four years of successful supervisory experience. Outstanding organizational and time management skills, able to prioritize multiple assignments. Excellent communication skills including verbal, written, and presentation skills. Very adept at using Microsoft Office Suite software programs (Excel, Word, Power point and Access)  and adept at learning new software programs. Able to work both independently and as a member of a team. Results-oriented; takes initiative Strong attention to detail. Willing to work additional hours when needed, and flexibility related to time zone differences in teaming with India.

 

The base salary range for this position in the firm's Downers Grove, IL office only is between $104,000 and $156,000.