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Staff Accountant (hybrid work schedule) (Chicago, IL)
Morgan Services
compensation:
$76,500/year + bonus potential
employment type:
full-time
experience level:
mid level
job title:
Staff Accountant
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Morgan Services is seeking a Staff Accountant to support the Accounting/Finance Manager by delivering accurate financial data to senior leadership and performing detailed cost and revenue analyses at the company’s corporate headquarters in Chicago, IL. The position follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring onsite presence up to two days per week.
Why You’ll Love Working at Morgan Services
- Competitive Compensation: $76,500/year
- Bonus Potential
- Full Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance, Long-Term Disability, 401k plan (Company contribution of 3% to the 401k plan), paid time off, sick days, holidays, Company-provided laptop
- Direct impact: Your work will influence decisions and drive improvements across the organization.
- Supportive Culture: Enjoy the benefits of working in a family-owned company where people know your name, value your contributions, and care about your success.
- Professional Growth
- Onsite amenities, convenient location, and building security.
- Provided the tools, resources, and support necessary to ensure success in your role.
What You’ll Do
Responsibilities include preparation of financial statements, budgeting, managing tax payments, filing annual reports, and assisting with the annual audit.
- Timely and accurately completes all assigned tasks necessary for the general ledger close at each period-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting cycle.
- Preparation and posting of journal entries.
- Timely preparation of Balance Sheet and Corporate Income Statement
- Account analysis and reconciliations of Balance Sheet accounts at each period-end.
- Research of accounts, reconciling items, and transactions as needed.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliation for Operating Account.
- Maintenance of Fixed Assets and Annual reconciliation
- Assist Accounting/Finance Manager with internal audits at our branch locations (travel required)
- Weekly vendor disbursements
- Annual 1099 processing
- Filing of Annual reports to various States
- Filing of Annual Property Tax returns
- Oversee vendor invoicing through Concur, ensuring timely payment
- Assist Accounting/Finance Manager in the preparation of month-end closing and annual audit
- Assist in special projects as they come up
- Look to improve and create accounting processes as the business continues to grow
Hours/Schedules:
- Work Schedule: Hybrid; onsite 1–2 days weekly
- Hours: Typically, standard business hours, 8:00 am-5:00 pm
- Days: Monday-Friday
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- 3 - 5 years’ experience in general accounting
- Knowledge of GAAP, accounting rules, regulations, policies, and internal controls and audits.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point
- Experience with Concur Invoicing and Great Plains Accounting Software a plus
- Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.