<p>We are looking for a Public Staff Tax Accountant to join a public accounting team in on a Contract basis. This role focuses on preparing a broad range of tax filings for individuals, trusts, partnerships, corporations, and other entities while supporting accurate, timely client deliverables. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience in public accounting, strong Excel skills, and comfort working with tax software in a deadline-driven environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Prepare and review a variety of tax returns, including individual, fiduciary, partnership, corporate, S corporation, exempt organization, and gift tax filings.</p><ul><li>All types of tax returns, 1040,1041, 1065,1120,1120S,509,709,etc.</li></ul><p>• Use tax applications to complete returns accurately, maintain supporting documentation, and help ensure compliance with current tax requirements.</p><p>• Organize financial information from clients and internal sources to produce complete and timely tax workpapers.</p><p>• Analyze tax documents for accuracy and follow up on missing or inconsistent information before filings are finalized.</p><p>• Support the tax team during busy filing periods by managing multiple engagements and meeting established deadlines.</p><p>• Apply Excel to sort, reconcile, and summarize financial data used in tax preparation and related reporting.</p><p>• Work closely with accountants and other team members to address client tax matters and maintain high-quality service standards</p>
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $100,000-$110,000 plus bonus and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected]</em></p><p><br></p><p>Join the wave of young finance professionals who are swapping their mundane 9-5s for fresh opportunities with Chicago’s top companies.</p><p><br></p><p>The focus of this position will be on the delivery of financial services to a set of individual clients through accounting, operational activities, and reporting.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description: </strong></p><ul><li>Manage the personal accounting for a variety of the company’s clients, both individuals and trusts. This includes preparing journal entries and finalizing personal financial statements on a monthly basis. This also includes completing a quarterly reporting package with detailed financial analyses, for example, budget vs. actual spending summaries.</li><li>Within twelve months, recommend a new personal financial report, analysis, or graphic to be included with the quarterly reporting package for the individual or trust clients which you manage.</li><li>Manage the annual financial reporting, administration of grants, and recording of documentation for a private foundation. This includes preparation of federal and state tax filings and calculation of the required minimum charitable distributions.</li><li>Within six months, assume responsibility for the company’s cash management activities. This includes initiating weekly cash transfers on behalf of our business entities and individual clients, reviewing individual investor accounts for liquidity limitations, and coordinating monthly income distributions to individual clients.</li><li>Gather and organize all annual tax information necessary for the preparation of income tax filings for our clients.</li><li>Calculate quarterly estimated tax payments for individuals and trusts.</li><li>Prepare annual extension estimates of taxable income from underlying investments.</li><li>Participate in recurring calls with external service providers (public accounting firms).</li><li>Manage the tax compliance calendar and track the ongoing progress of annual tax returns for all entities.</li><li>Prepare tax returns to be reviewed and signed by the CFO (Individual x1, Trust x1, and a Private Foundation x1). Review tax returns prepared by external service providers (Corporations x2, Partnership x8, Individuals x4, and Trusts x27).</li><li>Work closely with CFO and President in any tax planning/modeling on behalf of our clients (e.g., estate planning, charitable tax planning, etc.)</li><li>Coordinate real estate tax payments, required annual state filings for LLCs, and draft responses to federal and state income tax notices, as needed.</li><li>Within six months, manage the annual calculation of after-tax investment returns for each of our underlying partnership investments (excluding private equity).</li><li>Complete a variety of ad hoc projects working directly with the company’s President, CFO, Client Service Manager, or other team members on an as needed basis. This might include projects related to Corporate and Partnership Accounting, Private Equity & Compliance, Payroll, Administration, Debt and Liquidity Planning, or other analyses requested by the company’s clients.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>Robert Half Legal is partnering with a mid-sized law firm located in downtown Chicago that's seeking to hire a Corporate & Real Estate Paralegal with at least 4+ years of experience to join their team. This Corporate & Real Estate Paralegal will be supporting a group of attorneys who handle corporate transactions/M& A, corporate governance & entity maintenance, and commercial real estate transactions. The ideal candidate will have experience with both corporate and commercial real estate but both is not required. This position is paying between $80-100K plus a yearly bonus and the firm operates on a hybrid WFH schedule (2x WFH per week). In addition, the firm offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401k (3% match), LT Disability Insurance, and more. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Corporate & Real Estate Paralegal Responsibilities:</u></strong></p><ul><li>Prepare, draft, and file formation and qualification documents for corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships</li><li>Create organizational documents, including Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Operating Agreements and stock certificates</li><li>Draft Resolutions for various corporate actions</li><li>Prepare and file dissolution documents for all entity types</li><li>File annual reports</li><li>Maintain stock ledgers and corporate minute books</li><li>Obtain EINs for various entity types</li><li>Manage Registered Agent (RA) relationship and serves as primary liaison with said RAs</li><li>Manage the lifecycle of a Commercial Real Estate transaction, including tracking signatures and deal deliverables, transaction and managing closing documentation, and handling closing matters</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For immediate consideration, please email your resume directly to Justin Rambert, VP - Permanent Placement at <strong><u>justin . rambert @ robert half legal com</u></strong></p>
<p><em>The salary for this position is up to $125,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. </em></p><p><br></p><p>Upgrade your spring weather season with a role that pays more, and respects your work-life balance.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Point of contact for funds across the company's funds platform, including registered and private funds in United States, Canada, Ireland, and Luxembourg, crossing many different fund types and jurisdictions. This role will work with the senior members of the fund administration team as well as own relationships with funds’ third- party administrators and key vendors. Preparation, review and understanding impactful issues regarding fund reporting, including net asset valuation calculations, security valuation, fund budgets & expense analysis is key to this role.</li><li>Key support contact for the company's fund board members. Partner with each fund’s third- party administrators and external auditors to prepare and issue the funds’ financial statements and other regulatory filings, presenting issues to fund board members for review and approval.</li><li>Coordinate effectively with teams across the firm in sales, client service, legal, operations, and corporate finance regarding all fund-related items, including overall fund operating procedures, client inquiries, product development, management and performance fee calculations, legal document review, and revenue and expense projections.</li><li>Construct analyses regarding product development, and new initiatives, for senior management review, exercising sound business judgement and understanding of company products.</li><li>Assist portfolio management teams regarding ad hoc portfolio reporting requests or investor related questions.</li><li>Work effectively with all members of the fund administration team across all products to ensure consistency of reporting and processes and assist the team on projects on projects related to all funds in scope, include private funds, US Registered funds, Irish UCITS, Canadian funds and Luxembourg funds as needed. </li><li>Consistently review the functions’ processes to ensure efficiencies and highlight opportunities for improvement.</li><li>Partner with each fund’s third- party tax preparers to generate investor tax deliverables, answering any investor driven questions related to them.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $110,000 and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected]</em></p><p><br></p><p>NOTE: This position is a career-fast-track opportunity. Whoever fills this role is expected to be promoted quickly. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Position: </strong></p><ul><li>Point of contact for several of the company's registered and private funds in United States, Canada, Ireland, and Luxembourg, crossing many different fund types and jurisdictions. This role will work with the senior members of the fund administration team as well as own relationships with funds’ third- party administrators and key vendors. Preparation, review and understanding impactful issues regarding fund reporting, including net asset valuation calculations, security valuation, fund budgets & expense analysis is key to this role.</li><li>Key support contact for our fund board members. Partner with each fund’s third- party administrators and external auditors to prepare and issue the funds’ financial statements and other regulatory filings, presenting issues to fund board members for review and approval.</li><li>Coordinate effectively with teams across the firm in sales, client service, legal, operations, and corporate finance regarding all fund-related items, including overall fund operating procedures, client inquiries, product development, management and performance fee calculations, legal document review, and revenue and expense projections.</li><li>Construct analyses regarding product development, and new initiatives, for senior management review, exercising sound business judgement and understanding of our products.</li><li>Assist portfolio management teams regarding ad hoc portfolio reporting requests or investor related questions.</li><li>Work effectively with all members of the fund administration team across all products to ensure consistency of reporting and processes and assist the team on projects on projects related to all funds in scope, include private hedge funds, US Registered funds, Irish UCITS, Canadian funds and Luxembourg funds as needed. </li><li>Utilize Advent Geneva portfolio accounting system to manage monthly performance reporting process </li><li>Consistently review the functions’ processes to ensure efficiencies and highlight opportunities for improvement.</li><li>Partner with each fund’s third- party tax preparers to generate investor tax deliverables, answering any investor driven questions related to them.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><em>The salary for this position is up to $130,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected].</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong> </p><ul><li>Assist in managing the process and communication with property managers and joint venture partners to obtain all necessary information and ensure proper tax reporting.</li><li>Assist in assessing and maintaining tax compliance requirements of fund structure, including schedule of returns, estimates and extensions filed.</li><li>Review pass-through entity, REIT and corporate tax returns, extensions, and quarterly estimates prepared by external tax advisors and joint venture partners.</li><li>Understand the impact of complex fund structures, transactions, partner allocations and disclosures on various types of investors (foreign, tax-exempt, domestic, etc.) and tax implications of transactions to the structure and investors.</li><li>Participate in the tax structuring, planning, and due diligence for acquisitions and dispositions.</li><li>Ensure all tax filings and payments are timely filed.</li><li>Assist in responding to federal and state notices.</li><li>Assist with federal and state audits.</li><li>Coordinate with external tax advisors to prepare taxable income projections for corporations, REITs, and pass-through entities in order to determine appropriate withholding associated with distributions to US taxable and international investors.</li><li>Analyze quarterly withholding requirements and impact of asset dispositions on REITs, partnerships, corporations, and investors.</li><li>Coordinate with the accounting department to document ASC 740, manage tax provision, review REIT testing qualifications and ensure all proper tax disclosures are included in order to comply with regulatory agencies.</li><li>Responsible for assisting with REIT compliance.</li><li>Assist with tax research and prepare memorandums outlining findings and conclusions for tax treatment related to strategic transactions and acquisitions.</li><li>Assist with investors’ tax inquiries, provide tax support to internal stakeholders and respond to ad-hoc requests.</li><li>Help to continuously improve internal tax processes, leveraging technology where possible.</li><li>Keep abreast of changes in industry regulation, maintain competency through continuing education and obtaining professional certifications.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>2 day a week on site - detail-oriented Accounting Team Lead to join our team in Woodridge , Illinois. In this role, you will oversee accounts payable functions and provide general accounting assistance to ensure accurate financial records. You will be responsible for maintaining compliance with accounting principles and company policies while contributing to efficient and organized operations.</p><p>For immediate consideration: email your resume to [email protected] or call Danielle Tubero at 630-368-1175</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>Responsible for Month end and quarter close process,Oversight of accounting coordinator and senior ap specialists. </p><p>Balance sheet analysis . Month-end and year-end closing activities </p><p>Investigate and resolve vendor inquiries independently to maintain strong relationships.</p><p>Perform bank reconciliations and account for fixed assets, including monthly depreciation.</p><p>Journal entries for the general ledger.</p><p>Review and manage vendor account setups and updates to ensure accuracy.</p><p>Input approved invoices into the system, excluding those related to inventory purchases.</p><p>Review, post, and approve invoices for inventory purchases</p><p>Ensure compliance with tax regulations by maintaining W-9 forms, preparing Form 1099 filings, 1042 filings</p><p>Support internal and external audit processes by providing necessary documentation and insights.</p>
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $140,000 and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected]</em></p><p><br></p><p>You know what’s awesome? PTO. You know what else is awesome? A high-paying job that respects your work-life balance so you can enjoy your PTO. This role has perks that are unmatched by its competitors. Plus, this position doubles as a fast-track career advancement opportunity as they prefer to promote from within. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><p>• Collaborates and shares responsibility for the monthly close process to prepare, or review, financial statements, which encompasses maintaining all accounting records, designing, executing financial controls, and preparing financial reports for management.</p><p>• Analytically reviews monthly reported results against previous periods, plan and forecast to identify unusual activity and/or transactions.</p><p>• Preparation of capital call and distribution calculations and related notices to investors</p><p>• Journal entries to record capital contributions and distributions</p><p>• Oversee the monitoring of investment-in and capital balances, including investor statements and internal rate of return calculations</p><p>• Respond to ad hoc investor requests</p><p>• Prepare wire and ACH payment requests</p><p>• Assist with the development of the investor portal and ongoing monitoring of documents and communications.</p><p>• Supervision of new entity setup and new joint ventures ensuring all Owner/Entity requirements are documented and met.</p><p>• Support the external auditors and tax preparers to assist in their completion of an efficient audit and tax returns of the entities</p><p>• Review of tax returns</p><p>• Oversee the 1099 process and work with external tax preparers to assist in their completion of forms</p><p>• Provides overall support by investigating accounting questions, issues, and judgments and by partnering with team members from other business units to assist with accounting questions.</p><p>• Provide leadership in knowledge, training, and utilization of assigned accounting and investor software.</p>
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $95,000 plus bonus, and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected].</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Overview </strong></p><p>The Tax Group provides accounting, tax, financial management, legal and transaction support services to numerous individuals, trusts and entities holding proprietary, private equity and venture capital investments across a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, logistics, insurance, life sciences, hospitality, healthcare and services, among others. The Senior Accountant position reports to the Managers in the Tax Group and provides a unique opportunity to develop and grow as a tax professional in a nurturing environment.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Duties & Responsibilities </strong></p><p>• Prepares and reviews federal and state tax filings for partnerships, corporations, and individuals</p><p>• Provides the first-level review of workpapers with the opportunity to consider and identify key tax issues that have not been identified by other teams</p><p>• Performs research and analysis of critical tax issues and summarizes findings for the Tax Group</p><p>• Utilizes technical expertise gained through tax research and analysis to recommend tax treatment for tax issues that arise during discussions with the Tax Group and other teams</p><p>• Prepares and reviews foreign filings (Forms 5471, 8865, 926, FBAR), tracks foreign filings, and documents analysis to support positions taken for foreign filings</p><p>• Interacts with portfolio companies to assist with tax planning, structuring and administration.</p><p>• Collaborates with other groups and develops relationships that are crucial to the success of the company's tax compliance season each year</p><p>• Educates other teams through trainings as new tax reform topics and other tax issues become relevant</p><p>• Collaborates with the IT team to produce and implement new technology and procedures that will increase efficiency in the tax return preparation process</p><p>• Reviews notice response packages to send to various taxing authorities and assists with any federal, state and local tax audits</p><p> </p>
<p>Robert Half Legal is partnering with an international, AM100 law firm that's hiring a Trust & Estates Paralegal with at least 5-8+ years of experience to join their team. This Trust & Estates Paralegal is responsible for providing paralegal support to attorneys in the administration of all aspects of trusts and estates in probate within established administrative procedures. This position is paying between $95-130K+ plus bonus and phenomenal benefits including medical, dental, vision, generous PTO, 401k (plus match), LT/ST Disability, Life Insurance, and more. In addition, this firm a highly flexible hybrid WFH schedule. Yearly billable requirement is 1,700 hours. If you are looking to join one of the top law firms in the world, then this is the opportunity for you! <em>Our specialized recruiting professionals apply their expertise and utilize our proprietary AI to find you great job matches faster.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong><u>Trust & Estates Paralegal Responsibilities:</u></strong></p><ul><li>Oversee the entire process of trusts and estates in probate</li><li>Prepare, file, and manage probate documents associated with opening and closing estates</li><li>Handle the collection and distribution of estate or decedent’s assets</li><li>Establish and manage estate checking accounts</li><li>Prepare and file Illinois state and federal estate tax returns, including court inventory</li><li>Coordinate asset transfers and trust funding, communicating with relevant parties when necessary</li><li>Ensure compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act and firm policy in maintaining beneficial ownership information</li><li>Prepare for federal audits by compiling necessary information</li></ul><p> </p><p>For immediate consideration, please email your resume directly to Justin Rambert, AVP - Permanent Placement at <strong><u>justin . rambert @ robert half com</u></strong></p>
<p>We are seeking an experienced EHR Communications Consultant to support a major electronic health record (EHR) implementation. This role is ideal for a communications professional with direct experience leading change management communications during healthcare technology transitions.</p><p><br></p><p>The consultant will own communications strategy and execution for two key audiences: one internal, and one external. Success in this role requires the ability to translate complex workflow and system changes into clear, actionable messaging that supports adoption, minimizes confusion, and maintains trust throughout go-live.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Develop and lead a communications plan aligned to all phases of EHR go-live, including pre-implementation, activation, and stabilization</li><li>Create targeted internal communications for clinicians, operations teams, and shared services groups</li><li>Manage a communications calendar across channels such as email, intranet, newsletters, and live meetings</li><li>Partner with clinical, operational, and technology leaders to ensure communications are accurate and aligned</li><li>Develop FAQs, leadership talking points, toolkits, and resistance-management messaging</li><li>Create patient-facing communications related to scheduling, portal access, medical records, billing, and continuity of care</li><li>Write content for patient and internal audiences across portals, websites, newsletters, on-hold messaging, and other channels</li><li>Coordinate messaging across operations, marketing, customer care, legal, compliance, and executive stakeholders</li><li>Track communication effectiveness and provide updates on progress, risks, and stakeholder sentiment</li><li>Support post-go-live communications planning and transition</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p><em>The salary range for this position is $120,000-$140,000 and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected]</em></p><p><br></p><p>The two biggest things on people’s minds right now: ‘The new year is just around the corner!’ and ‘Where can I find a fresh start?’. NOTE: This position is a career-fast-track opportunity. Whoever fills this role is expected to be promoted quickly. </p><p><br></p><p>As the <strong>Accounting Manager, </strong>you will play a leadership role within the Accounting Department and report directly to the Divisional Assistant Controller. This position requires technical and leadership skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment by reporting on, analyzing, and influencing the accounting processes and internal controls performed by the company's corporate functions (such as pricing, legal, and warranty). You will act as a thought leader on a range of technical accounting, internal control, and finance related issues. In addition to core accounting roles and responsibilities, you will be a leader in driving projects, as well as identifying new performance improvement opportunities.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Job Description:</u></strong></p><ul><li>Review monthly general journal entries, income and balance sheet statements, account reconciliations, and various other accounting statements and reports as appropriate to support an accurate and timely monthly financial close for the Division.</li><li>Maintain integrity of general ledger transactions.</li><li>Ensure that all financial statements are presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) and appropriate financial variance analyses are provided timely to management. If in a Division outside North America ensure the financials are also presented appropriately in other forms required for Statutory reporting (i.e. IFRS, German GAAP, etc.)</li><li>Mentor and guide staff with questions and accounting issues.</li><li>Lead the team to accomplish personal and professional goals.</li><li>Develop strong working relationships with coworkers and other departments.</li><li>Navigate and extracting data from financial systems to investigate and resolve outstanding items as appropriate.</li><li>Write quarterly balance sheet fluctuation narratives to support the external financial reporting process and external audit.</li><li>Identify process inefficiencies and helping to support the identification of the underlying root causes.</li><li>Partner with other finance and non-finance groups to support design and implement process improvements.</li><li>Perform periodic testing for compliance with written policies and procedures as part of the overall SOX program.</li><li>Assist in the continued development and documentation of SOX-related policies, procedures, and internal controls.</li><li>Provide timely communication to the Divisional Controller or other management to support effective resolutions</li></ul><p><br></p>