Sr. Tax Analyst<p><em>The salary range for this position is $95,000-$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>Feeling stuck or straight up bored at your current job? Let’s fix that. A high-End Investment firm is seeking a Senior Tax Analyst. Perks include including above market pay-rates, top-tier health benefits, plenty of work from home flexibility, and other unique perks that their top competitors can’t to provide.</p><p><br></p><p>The Senior Tax Analyst role will work closely with team members to support the company's tax life cycle which involves a wide range of responsibilities including accounting, compliance, forecasting, and regulatory reporting. This role will also involve technical analysis including research and drafting documentation.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><p>· Support the interim and annual tax accounting process to ensure accurate and timely reporting for both income taxes and taxes other than income taxes (TOTIT). Responsibilities include preparing and documenting supporting calculations and tax accounting positions.</p><p>· Support the tax compliance function to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Responsibilities include preparing federal and state income tax calculations, income tax returns, extensions, estimated tax payments, and responding to notices from taxing authorities as well as researching and documenting income tax positions. Responsibilities also include preparing TOTIT return filings.</p><p>· Support the financial tax forecasting process to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Responsibilities include preparing projected income tax and TOTIT obligations as well as scenario modeling.</p><p>· Support the regulatory filing process to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Responsibilities include preparing rate case filings, regulatory deliverables, and responses to regulatory data requests. </p><p>· Independently research and conclude on various complex tax issues to determine the appropriate tax treatment and related reporting. Research includes preparing written memorandums and technical presentations.</p><p>· Proactively identify, drive, and implement process improvements that promote risk management, streamline activities, and enhance transparency in tax work streams. Participate in project planning and support special projects including the implementation of new technologies. Actively identify and pursue innovation opportunities.</p>Sr. Accountant<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>We are inviting applications for the role of a Sr. Accountant at our Illinois location. In this crucial role, you will be a primary contact for our fund board members, handle client inquiries, and manage revenue and expense projections. You will also be responsible for preparing financial statements, collaborating with external auditors, and conducting analyses for senior management review. This role plays a pivotal part in our operations within the finance industry.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>• Engage with third-party administrators and external auditors for the preparation and issuance of the funds’ financial statements and other regulatory filings.</p><p>• Liaise with teams across the firm in sales, client service, legal, operations, and corporate finance on all fund-related matters.</p><p>• Oversee client inquiries and manage overall fund operating procedures.</p><p>• Conduct analyses related to product development and new initiatives for review by senior management.</p><p>• Support portfolio management teams with ad hoc portfolio reporting requests or investor-related queries.</p><p>• Collaborate effectively with all members of the fund administration team to ensure consistent reporting and processes.</p><p>• Leverage portfolio accounting systems to manage the monthly performance reporting process.</p><p>• Consistently review the functions’ processes to enhance efficiencies and identify improvement opportunities.</p><p>• Work with third-party tax preparers to create investor tax deliverables and respond to investor-driven questions.</p><p>• Contribute to projects related to all funds in scope, including private hedge funds, US Registered funds, Irish UCITS, Canadian funds, and Luxembourg funds.</p>Sr. Accountant<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>Sweater weather is here! Want to be with a company that will ensure you get to enjoy it? You don't have to be a 'people person' to want to work for a company that prioritize cultivating a healthy work environment for their employees while emphasizing the importance of a work-life balance. </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> </p>Staff Accountant<p>We are inviting applications for the role of a Staff Accountant based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. This role provides the opportunity to manage accounting operations and financial reporting for a diverse real estate portfolio. The position offers a contract to permanent employment opportunity.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Yardi Software is a must!!</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Oversee the accounting functions of multiple properties, ensuring accurate financial records.</p><p>• Efficiently handle accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR), inclusive of managing tenant rent payments and vendor invoices.</p><p>• Execute the preparation and posting of journal entries, carry out bank account reconciliations, and perform month-end and year-end closings.</p><p>• Generate comprehensive financial reports such as balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.</p><p>• Contribute to budget preparation, forecasting, and variance analysis for properties.</p><p>• Administer property accounting tasks like CAM reconciliations, tenant billing, and lease administration.</p><p>• Uphold compliance with GAAP accounting principles and company policies.</p><p>• Partner with property managers to address tenant payment issues and meet operational needs.</p><p>• Support tax preparation and external audits by maintaining organized financial records.</p>Accounting Manager<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>Let’s get you into a job where you’re not under compensated for your hard work. How about one where the company values your time? A high-end firm that was just rated one of the top places to work in Chicago just created a new Accounting Manager position. Which may seem pretty standard…until you get to the best part: The perks.</p><p><br></p><p>1) The pay rates are above what their top competitors pay their employees</p><p>2) They have higher bonus structures</p><p>3) There’s work from home flexibility and prioritization for employee work/life balance.</p><p>4) The position is a fast-track career growth opportunity (as the company is expanding rapidly thru acquisitions)</p><p>5) And more…</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description</strong>:</p><ul><li>Manage and oversee the daily operations of the corporate accounting department, ensuring all corporate financial transactions are recorded accurately and timely.</li><li>Monitor, compile, and analyze detailed cash flow reports, compiling historical cash flows and forecasting future cash requirements to ensure optimal liquidity for the organization’s operations. This includes analyzing cash flow trends, predicting future cash needs, and advising on cash management strategies.</li><li>Oversee income tax preparations for multiple entities, ensuring timely filing, compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations, and advise on tax strategies and implications of business decisions. This involves staying updated on tax laws and coordination with our external tax preparers and advisors.</li><li>Review and analyze accounting data to produce accurate financial reports, which are essential for strategic planning and decision-making.</li><li>Enforce proper accounting methods, policies, and principles to ensure that all financial activities align with legal standards and company policies.</li><li>Monitor systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the accounting department, if necessary.</li><li>Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy, providing guidance and leadership to the accounting team.</li><li>Maintain treasury management relationships and administer banking activity including account maintenance and ensuring compliance with banking requirements.</li></ul><p> </p><p><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p>Accountant - Tax<p><em>The salary range for this position is $90,000-$95,000 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>Feeling stuck or straight up bored at your current job? Let’s fix that. A high-End Investment firm is seeking a Tax Accountant. Perks include including above market pay-rates, top-tier health benefits, plenty of work from home flexibility, and other unique perks that their top competitors can’t to provide.</p><p><br></p><p>The Accountant position reports to the Accounting Manager of the Individual/Foundation Group and works well with all of the other professional service providers. </p><p> </p><p><strong style=""><u>Job Description</u></strong></p><p>• Maintenance of general ledgers, including preparation of accounting entries for the day to day transactions and other activity. </p><p>• Preparation of electronic tax work papers and tax returns for individuals, foundations and partnerships, including analysis of tax issues. </p><p>• Preparation of financial analysis such as tax projections, cash flow and liquidity planning and budgets. </p><p>• Preparing and maintaining periodic reports, including personal financial statements for family members, private foundation financial reports, summaries of property expenses, valuable articles and insurance policies. </p><p> </p><p><br></p>Accounting Manager<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>Tax & Accounting Senior Manager - Public<p><em>The salary range for this position is $160,000-$180,000 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>We are seeking a Tax and Accounting Senior Manager to join our team in Chicago, Illinois. The role involves overseeing accounting and tax functions, including managing a team of accounting professionals, handling financial transactions, and preparing financial accounting data for multiple entities.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>• Oversee the preparation and analysis of financial statements, variance analysis, and key financial metrics for multiple entities.</p><p>• Review and ensure accuracy of monthly journal entries and account reconciliations.</p><p>• Lead a team of accounting professionals, providing guidance and training as needed.</p><p>• Manage the entire lifecycle of accounting for income taxes, including annual, quarterly, and forecasted tax rate computations.</p><p>• Oversee and review other accounting areas such as Accounts Payable, Payroll, Taxes, and Revenue operations.</p><p>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve accounting processes and controls.</p><p>• Understand and manage complex partnership tax structures and transactions.</p><p>• Research tax issues and communicate implications of investment decisions to senior management.</p><p>• Coordinate compliance work, including the preparation and timely filing of tax returns for partnerships.</p><p>• Document and manage the process for quarterly estimates and filings.</p>Tax Staff - Corporate<p><em>The salary range for this position is $90,000-$100,000 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>Let’s get you into a job where you’re not under compensated for your hard work. How about one where the company values your time? A high-end firm that was just rated one of the top places to work in Chicago just created a new Tax Staff Accountant position. Which may seem pretty standard…until you get to the best part: The perks.</p><p><br></p><p>1) The pay rates are above what their top competitors pay their employees</p><p>2) They have higher bonus structures</p><p>3) There’s work from home flexibility and prioritization for employee work/life balance.</p><p>4) The position is a fast-track career growth opportunity (as the company is expanding rapidly thru acquisitions)</p><p>5) And more…</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Summary </strong> </p><p><em> </em>The Tax Staff Accountant is a key member of a group of talented Accounting and Tax professionals. This position supports daily tax operations, including the analysis and review of federal, state, and local compliance on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities </strong></p><ul><li>Reviews and analyzes partner compensation and tax compliance items on a monthly and quarterly basis. Provides initial level of commentary to leaders of the Accounting team.</li><li>Reconciles compensation and tax general ledger account balances on a monthly and quarterly basis to ensure completeness and accuracy.</li><li>Assists with year-end tax file preparation, partner final distribution computations, and audit requests, as required.</li><li>Assist with periodic capital contributions, returns, reconciliations, bank loan requests, and other communications associated with partner capital account maintenance. Additionally includes assisting with verification of employment and/or income requests.</li><li>Assists with various tax requirements, including ad hoc research projects, sales and use tax filings, personal property tax filings, business tax filings, and other state compliance filings.</li><li>Performs other duties as assigned.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Sell on job</strong>: Diversity and inclusion, amazing benefits, 37.5 hour work week, great team environment, lots of promotion from within, defined growth path with a 3 year window for mobility (3 up or out), profit sharing and benefits from day 1, family oriented feel to it, 6% profit sharing on top of bonus and salary</p><p> </p>Sr. Tax Manager<p><em>The salary range for this position is $180,000-$200,000 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>Let’s get you into a job where you’re not under compensated for your hard work. How about one where the company values your time? A high-end firm that was just rated one of the top places to work in Chicago just created a new Senior Tax Manager position. Which may seem pretty standard…until you get to the best part: The perks.</p><p><br></p><p>1) The pay rates are above what their top competitors pay their employees</p><p>2) They have higher bonus structures</p><p>3) There’s work from home flexibility and prioritization for employee work/life balance.</p><p>4) The position is a fast-track career growth opportunity (as the company is expanding rapidly thru acquisitions)</p><p>5) And more…</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><p>The Individuals/Foundations Group provides accounting, tax compliance and planning, legal, trust administration, business management, financial management, treasury, insurance, and technology services to the enterprises of two wealthy families, including business entities, trusts, individuals and foundations.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Duties & Responsibilities </strong></p><p>• Will be assigned to multiple clients, with a focus on not-for-profit entities including 501(c)3 private foundations and supporting organizations and 501(c)4 trusts; responsible for all aspects of accounting, tax, legal and financial management and analysis functions for assigned clients.</p><p>• Manage and review the accounting for assigned clients including reviewing journal entries and general ledger account reconciliations.</p><p>• Oversee and manage the tax projection and tax return processes for assigned clients including identification and resolution of tax issues in consultation with in-house tax experts and review of tax projections, tax workpapers and tax returns.</p><p>• Coordinate and provide transaction support to the family and foundation investment organizations, including drafting board packages, reviewing and coordinating execution of transaction documents, and coordinating treasury support upon closing.</p><p>• Interpret governing documents (e.g. operating agreements and by-laws) and apply the provisions of the governing documents to the management and accounting for an entity.</p><p>• Coordinate with external advisors in the execution of responsibilities associated with management of assigned clients.</p><p>• Provide day-to-day business and accounting management to certain professional service providers such as budget and projection preparation, quarterly billing, processing reimbursable expenses, etc.</p><p>• Mentor, train and manage staff accountants and managers to meet deadlines and prioritize projects/workload.</p><p>• Identify, develop and oversee the execution of improvements to internal processes.</p><p> </p>Accountant<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>Tax Manager<p><em>The salary range for this position is $160,000 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>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 Summary</strong></p><p> The Tax Manager should be adept at developing relationships with leaders from various business units and functions within the company and outside advisors in order to understand both current and proposed activities to ensure they are accurately reporting the tax effects of business initiatives in the financial statements. This position reports to the Senior Vice President, Tax.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES: </strong></p><ul><li>Manage preparation and/or first review of quarterly and year-end tax provision calculations for financial statement reporting purposes.</li><li>Analyze and draft narratives explaining tax balance fluctuations that can be communicated for lender reporting purposes.</li><li>Manage tax planning initiatives and prepare research and computational analysis of tax reporting around domestic, state and international tax planning initiatives.</li><li>Work closely with outside advisors to ensure sharing of information to enable timely filing of federal income tax returns and to ensure efficient transition from financial statement reporting to tax return preparation.</li><li>Analyze, document and communicate issues around valuation allowances, FIN48 reserves, permanent reinvestment for APB23 purposes, and other tax provision matters.</li><li>Work with FP& A to help develop forecasts of future effective tax rates.</li><li>Work with finance team to understand book reporting of corporate acquisitions and various business initiatives and ensure appropriate tax treatment.</li><li>Manager tax controversy matters by collaborating with various tax jurisdictions to address issues if they arise. </li><li>Mentors and leads tax department members and teams with other department leaders to maximize employee engagement and provide opportunities for growth (as applicable).</li><li>Help create internal processes to ensure efficiencies.</li><li>Trains and Develops tax department members through coaching and supervision (as applicable).</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><br></p>Sr. Tax Manager - Public<p><em>The salary range for this position is $190,000-$200,000 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 new year is here! Want to be with a company that will ensure you get to enjoy it? You don't have to be a 'people person' to want to work for a company that prioritize cultivating a healthy work environment for their employees while emphasizing the importance of a work-life balance. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description: </strong></p><p>The Senior Tax Manager will be responsible for consolidated global interim and annual ASC 740 income tax provision calculations and disclosures.</p><p><br></p><p>• Develop and support the current and deferred tax amounts in the US GAAP audited financial results reported quarterly to the SEC</p><p>• Work with tax colleagues to develop effective tax rate reconciliations and tax cash-flow support for management, identifying known or expected changes in tax legislation, tax audits and projected book/tax differences</p><p>• Update and maintain the Company's detailed inventory of deferred tax assets and liabilities, and uncertain tax position reserves</p><p>• Maintenance of balance sheet tax accounts and review of tax accounts reconciliations</p><p>• Research emerging tax issues and their impact on the company’s tax compliance</p><p>• Assist with tax accounting methods and their impact on external financial reporting</p><p>• Ensure tax function adherence to SOX controls</p><p>• Assist with tax automation projects and process improvement initiatives</p><p>• Assist in monitoring transfer pricing policies and related documentation</p><p>• Manage domestic and international post-acquisition tax integration and determination of tax entries for US GAAP purchase accounting</p><p>• Assist in preparing responses to IRS income tax audit inquiries</p><p>• Assist in accounting special projects</p><p>• Assume other duties as assigned</p>Sr. Accountant<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>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><strong>Overview </strong></p><p>The Individuals/Foundations Group provides accounting, tax compliance and planning, legal, trust administration, business management, financial management, treasury, insurance, and technology services to the enterprises of two wealthy families, including business entities, trusts, individuals and foundations. The Senior Accountant position reports to the Group Leader and Sr. Manager of the Individual/Foundation Group and provides a unique opportunity for a qualified candidate to leverage his or her accounting, financial analysis and project management within the group.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Key Duties & Responsibilities </strong></p><p>• Maintenance and review of general ledgers, including preparation of accounting entries for the day-to-day transactions and other activity.</p><p>• Preparation and review of electronic tax work papers and tax returns for individuals, foundations and partnerships, including analysis of tax issues.</p><p>• Preparation and review of financial analysis such as tax projections, cash flow and liquidity planning and budgets.</p><p>• Preparing and maintaining periodic reports, including personal financial statements for family members, private foundation financial reports, summaries of property expenses, valuable articles and insurance policies.</p>Sr. Fund Accountant<p><em>The salary range for this position is $95,000-$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>Feeling stuck or straight up bored at your current job? Let’s fix that. A high-End Investment firm is seeking a Senior Fund Accountant. Perks include including above market pay-rates, top-tier health benefits, plenty of work from home flexibility, and other unique perks that their top competitors can’t to provide.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><p>• Gain a thorough understanding of the Fund Accounting Department’s function within the organization, the department’s policies, procedures and best practices, and the reporting standards expected from the department for quarterly and annual financial reporting.</p><p>• Record all assigned Fund cash activity on a daily basis.</p><p>• Maintain accrual basis general ledger accounts for numerous Funds with a concentration on new, non-stabilized Funds.</p><p>• Reconcile the Fund’s bank statements on a monthly basis investigating and resolving all reconciling items monthly.</p><p>• Completion of quarterly cash flow statements and quarterly reconciliation of inter-company accounts within the given deadlines.</p><p>• Prepare thorough work papers and financial statements consistent with the department standards for quarterly reporting and annual, year-end audit reporting within the given deadlines.</p><p>• Gain a thorough understanding of the year-end audit process and ensure that all assigned responsibilities are being effectively and efficiently executed.</p><p>• Work closely with Fund Management to gain an understanding of each Fund’s investment model and impact that Fund activity has on investor returns.</p><p>• Responsible for preparing the Fund-level supporting tax return information for the outside auditors for new and non-stabilized Funds. Reconcile the variances in internal database between projected and actual tax losses and tax credit information consistent with the department standards for year-end reporting within given deadlines.</p><p>• Gain a thorough understanding of the year-end tax process and ensure that all assigned responsibilities are being effectively and efficiently executed.</p><p>• Maintain accurate, thorough, and up-to-date files including project promissory notes, cash flow distribution support, equity adjuster letters, etc.</p><p>• Provide Fund Management with quarterly updated Fund activity for input into the Funds sources and uses model; verify predetermined fields in the Fund model for accuracy.</p><p>• Assist the Fund Accounting Managers in training, mentoring and motivating Staff Accountants.</p>Tax Senior<p><em>The salary range for this hybrid position is $95,000-$115,000 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><strong><u>Position Detail</u></strong></p><ul><li>Review/Prepare tax returns for Partnerships (1065), and S and C-corps (1120), Individuals (1040) and others, as assigned.</li><li>Handle routine client tax questions, research tax issues, and work with clients to collect necessary information for tax return completion and compliance.</li><li>Assist in tax field exams and any tax notice resolutions.</li><li>Recognize and inform senior management of opportunities to increase level and types of services to clients.</li><li>Assist with training and developing staff and interns.</li></ul>Accountant - hybrid<p>HYBRID - Accountant - 35 hours a week - 2 days on site a week - Great work /life balance for a wonderful client with 20 day CTO and fantastic medical, dental, significant 401k contributions</p><p>salary up to 80 to 83k plus bonus </p><p>For more information: email your resume to [email protected] or 630-368-1175</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>This offer challenge and interesting opportunity to learn and grow. You can record daily cash transaction, monthly bank reconciliations, Prepares journal entries and account reconciliations to support month-end close. Supports reimbursement submissions. Processing midsize payroll . Have to handle employee conversations regarding questions about payroll. This person will be responsible for 401k funding. You will have to look at Funding to make sure it is correct. Excel spreadsheet v look ups and pivot tables, CSV uploads for fidelity and bank transactions. Excel format restrictive. This is a department of 13 people. They are on ADP workforce now comprehensive.</p><ul><li>Record banking and investment activity, including bank reconciliations, preparation of journal entries and related reports.</li><li>Support monthly reimbursement submissions for grant activities.</li><li>Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations to support month end close.</li><li>Prepare worksheets and schedules to support analysis of monthly budget to actual variances.</li><li>Prepare assigned analyses and schedules to support audit and tax return preparation. Serve as backup to other team members.</li><li>Review bi-weekly payroll using the ADP system.</li><li>Respond to staff requests for information or assistance.</li><li><strong> </strong>Prepares journal entries and account reconciliations to support month-end close.</li><li>Records daily cash transaction and monthly bank reconciliations.</li><li>Review payroll processing, utilizing the ADP system, to include benefit funding and submission of payroll related returns. </li><li>Supports reimbursement submissions for grant activities</li></ul>Staff Accountant<p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements </li><li>Manage month-end and year-end close</li><li>Reconcile balance sheet</li><li>Prepare and analyze budget to actual variance reports</li><li>Support external audit requirements and assist with audit schedules and requests</li><li>Assist with tax compliance and preparation</li><li>Ad-hoc analyses as needed</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>Competitive salary: $80,000-$100,000, based on experience</li><li>Health, dental, and vision </li><li>401(k)</li><li>Paid time off and paid holidays</li><li>Development opportunities</li><li>Flexible work arrangements</li></ul>Accounting Manager<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>Let’s get you into a job where you’re not under compensated for your hard work. How about one where the company values your time? A high-end firm that was just rated one of the top places to work in Chicago just created a new Accounting Manager position. Which may seem pretty standard…until you get to the best part: The perks.</p><p><br></p><p>1) The pay rates are above what their top competitors pay their employees</p><p>2) They have higher bonus structures</p><p>3) There’s work from home flexibility and prioritization for employee work/life balance.</p><p>4) The position is a fast-track career growth opportunity (as the company is expanding rapidly thru acquisitions)</p><p>5) And more…</p><p><br></p><p>The Accounting Manager reports directly to the Director of Finance & Accounting.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>GENERAL FUNCTIONS + RESPONSIBILITIES </strong></p><p> </p><p>· Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department, including AP, AR, general ledger, account reconciliation, payroll/payroll taxes, sales taxes, accruals, intercompany transactions, and both internal and external reporting</p><p>· Review general ledger (G/L) activity to ensure all activity is properly recorded and reflected in G/L</p><p>· Prepare and analyze monthly, QTD, and YTD financial statements and related reports including, but not limited to, balance sheets, income statements, cash-flow statements, and budget-to-actual variance analyses</p><p>· Provide leadership and guidance to more junior team members within the department, and assist in the hiring, training, and retention of skilled accounting staff</p><p>· Responsible for treasury management, including the maintenance and reconciliation of store level and corporate bank accounts, safes, and cash forecasting</p><p>· Timely filing and payment of State and Local tax obligations; supports preparation of annual tax documents </p><p>· Evaluation and implementation of accounting and internal control systems and software</p><p>· Provide financial analyses as needed, including but not limited to capital planning, pricing decisions, COGS, labor patterns, inventory variances, and vendor contract negotiations</p><p><br></p>Controller<p><em>The salary range for this position is $120,000-$125,000 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>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>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>As a member of executive management team, promote the credit union’s image and the achievement of the credit union’s strategic goals and objectives.</li><li>Serve as the chief accountant for the credit union, responsible for the timely and accurate:</li><li>Preparation of monthly financial statements and supporting reports;</li><li>Preparation and filing of the credit union’s quarterly Call Report;</li><li>Maintenance and daily reconciliation of the credit union’s general ledger;</li><li>Preparation and submission of payroll, payroll tax returns, and related reports to employee benefits providers.</li><li>Completion of the credit union’s annual financial statement audit.</li><li>Manage and supervise the accounting and back office operations staff of four.</li><li>Provide the CEO and Board of Directors with accurate, timely, and relevant reports and data analysis that support their decision making process and the monitoring of the credit union’s activities such as asset liability management; budgeting; profitability; credit and liquidity monitoring; and regulatory compliance.</li><li>Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including BSA. </li><li>Serve as the primary liaison with regulators during their periodic examinations.</li><li>Ensure timely and accurate processing of all members payments including ACH, debit/ATM, share draft, wires, credit card, and shared branching.</li><li>Underwrite consumer and real estate loan applications.</li><li>Maintain, manage, and improve the credit union’s data systems.</li><li>Manage key vendor relationships and the processing of accounts payable.</li><li>Work with and maintain relationships with the credit union’s key stakeholders.</li></ul><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p>Entity Accountant<p><em>The salary range for this position is $90,000-$100,000 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>Let’s get you into a job where you’re not under compensated for your hard work. How about one where the company values your time? A high-end firm that was just rated one of the top places to work in Chicago just created a new Entity Accountant position. Which may seem pretty standard…until you get to the best part: The perks.</p><p><br></p><p>1) The pay rates are above what their top competitors pay their employees</p><p>2) They have higher bonus structures</p><p>3) There’s work from home flexibility and prioritization for employee work/life balance.</p><p>4) The position is a fast-track career growth opportunity (as the company is expanding rapidly thru acquisitions)</p><p>5) And more…</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Overview </strong></p><p>The Entity Group provides accounting, tax, financial management, legal and transaction support services to numerous 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 Accountant position reports to the Managers in the Entity Group and provides a unique opportunity for a qualified candidate to leverage his or her accounting, financial analysis, project management, and leadership skills in the oversight of several entities within the group.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Duties & Responsibilities </strong></p><p>• Will be assigned to a slate of investment entities; responsible for all aspects of such entities’ accounting, tax, legal and financial management and analysis functions.</p><p>• Maintain the general ledger accounting for assigned entities including preparing journal entries for investment activity, cash disbursements, cash receipts, payment of expenses and general ledger account reconciliations.</p><p>• Prepare the tax projections and tax return workpapers for assigned entities (partnerships and corporations) including identification and resolution of tax issues with managers, in consultation with in-house tax experts.</p><p>• Provide transaction support to the family investment organizations, including drafting board packages and preparing treasury entries upon closing.</p><p>• Interpret governing documents (e.g. operating agreements and by-laws) and apply the provisions of the governing documents to the management and accounting for an entity.</p><p>• Provide day-to-day business and accounting support to certain professional service providers such as budget and projection preparation, quarterly billing, processing reimbursable expenses, etc.</p><p>• Identify, develop and assist with the execution of improvements to internal processes.</p><p> </p>Attorney<p>Our client, an esteemed law firm in the <strong>Chicago</strong> is seeking a qualified and experienced <strong>Estate Attorney </strong>to join their team of dedicated professionals. This is a remarkable <strong>direct-hire opportunity</strong> for an attorney who is passionate about estate planning, and who is looking to take their career to the next level.</p>Accounting Manager<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: ‘When is it okay for me to start making everything pumpkin spice flavored?’ 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><strong>Job Description: </strong></p><p>The Accounting Manager supervises all general accounting functions. Responsibilities will include the coordination of daily accounting operations, directing the monthly close process, coordinating the entity’s treasury operations and the preparation of accurate GAAP basis monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Specific job duties will include:</p><ul><li>The coordination of daily financing activities with the Company’s operations team, various mortgage loan brokers, title companies, and warehouse lenders. </li><li>The preparation of quarterly operating and cash forecasts, and various financial analyses as requested from time to time by the Company’s Controller.</li><li>General supervision of the accounting team including assisting where necessary with daily general ledger posting activities. This will include the preparation of interest rate lock derivative calculations, various pricing analyses, sales commission and production bonus calculations, and the periodic mark-to-market valuation of the loans held for sale inventory.</li><li>Reviewing and maintaining all balance sheet reconciliations, and ensuring that all intercompany account balances and all bank account balances are reconciled.</li><li>Working with accounting team to document policies and procedures, and to establish proper controls to deter fraud.</li><li>Responsible for accurate financial management reporting including consolidated financial statements when appropriate.</li><li>Responsible for disbursements review and control, including payroll, shared services, debt reporting, lender covenants, and income tax reporting. </li><li>Helping to train, develop and build the accounting team, providing guidance as needed. </li><li>Working with a third party valuation company to independently value retained mortgage servicing rights. </li><li>The ability to read and to comprehensively discern the appropriate accounting recognition of various legal agreements including MLPAs, AMAs, and forward purchase and sale agreements. </li><li>Effectively and efficiently coordinate the distribution of financial information to support regulatory compliance reporting and field examinations by warehouse lenders, tax professionals, independent audit firms, and various other third party professionals. </li><li>Provide direction and supervision over: 1) The Monthly Accounting Close Process and recognition of revenue, 2) Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts to various corporate business units. 3) Administration of treasury functions with Corporate and BU accounts.</li><li>LOS System (Encompass), GL System (NetSuite), Document Management System.</li><li>Needs to be very well organized, and know where all supporting information is located. </li><li>Directs and coordinates all loan transfers to the servicing group.</li></ul><p><br></p>Director of Corporate Accounting<p><em>The salary range for this position is $230,000-$245,000 and it comes with benefits, including Medical/Dental, 401k & time off . 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: ‘Busy season 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><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with US GAAP.</li><li>Lead and oversee monthly close and consolidations process including the following corporate accounting functions: revenue recognition, compensation (bonus & equity), G& A, intercompany, foreign exchange and equity.</li><li>Review journal entries, account reconciliations and financial statement analytics.</li><li>Implement methodologies for allocating corporate costs to reporting segments.</li><li>Oversee the preparation, review and audit of the local country statutory financial statements in about 16 countries.</li><li>Manage external audits and ensure timely completion of audit processes.</li><li>Present financial reports and analysis to senior management and stakeholders.</li><li>Provides SEC Reporting support with 10K and 10Q disclosures including roll forwards and supporting schedules.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement and reduce cycle time in the monthly close process through the increased utilization of technology and tools.</li><li>Establish, maintain and enhance internal control policies and procedures.</li><li>Ensure compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements, including SEC reporting.</li><li>Implement and monitor internal audits to safeguard company assets.</li><li>Lead and mentor team of 13 corporate accountants, including 4 direct managers.</li><li>Create a collaborative and high-performance culture that provides professional growth for the team.</li><li>Conduct performance reviews and provide professional development opportunities.</li><li>Provide financial analysis and insights to Executive Management to support strategic decision-making.</li><li>Coordinate the preparation, review, and dissemination of quarterly reports to the Audit & Finance Committee.</li><li>Assist with drafting, implementing and maintaining financial policies and procedures for company-wide use.</li><li>Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.</li><li>Collaborate with other departments including Treasury, Tax, FP& A and Business Operations to support business growth and operational efficiency.</li><li>Oversee the implementation and maintenance of accounting software and systems including PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle Cloud Consolidations, Blackline and BNA Fixed Assets.</li><li>Ensure data integrity and security within the accounting systems.</li><li>Stay current with technological advancements and recommend upgrades as needed.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p>Tax Senior Associate<p><em>The salary range for this position is $95,000-$115,000 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>Let’s get you into a job where you’re not under compensated for your hard work. How about one where the company values your time? A high-end firm that was just rated one of the top places to work in Chicago just created a new Tax Senior Associate position. Which may seem pretty standard…until you get to the best part: The perks.</p><p><br></p><p>1) The pay rates are above what their top competitors pay their employees</p><p>2) They have higher bonus structures</p><p>3) There’s work from home flexibility and prioritization for employee work/life balance.</p><p>4) The position is a fast-track career growth opportunity (as the company is expanding rapidly thru acquisitions)</p><p>5) And more…</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as the engagement lead on specific client accounts</li><li>Take responsibility for pre-engagement planning, execution, and final deliverables</li><li>Writing memos and tax alerts</li><li>Assist with internal and external presentations</li><li>Develop detailed engagement work plans</li><li>Illustrate budgets and schedules</li><li>Actively participate in proposals</li><li>Researching complex federal income tax law</li><li>Learn about and provide insight on new and complex tax provisions across all federal income taxes</li><li>Create tax models and checklists to be used by other members of the federal tax team</li><li>Be a tax technical resource to firm partners and managers</li></ul><p><br></p>