Staff Accountant (Entry-Level) (w/ Bachelor's)

Salary:
$60,000 to start plus outstanding company-sponsored benefits and bonuses

Location:
Northwest Suburbs - Elk Grove Village, IL

Position Type:
Full-time | Direct-hire

Job Description:

Accounting / Finance / Customer Service
Staff Accountant (Entry-Level) (w/ Bachelor's)

$60,000 to start plus outstanding company-sponsored benefits and bonuses Earn up to $70,000 your first year!

As Staff Accountant, you will:

- Receive complete training
- Learn to provide accounting services for business and individuals
- Learn about each of your client's accounting and financial planning needs
- Prepare and analyze bookkeeping and accounting data as well as financial reports
- Perform routine audits of financial records
- Analyze budgets and the management of finances
- Additionally, analyze prior-year tax returns
- Identify discrepancies, omissions, errors and overspending
- Prepare business and/or personal tax returns
- Recommend fiscally advantageous methods for tax planning and tax savings
- Perform other duties as assigned

An ideal candidate profile will include:

- A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or similar
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel

With:

- Eligibility to sit for the CPA Exam
- The willingness to take the CPA Exam within your first year of employment

For additional information on whether you are eligible to sit for the CPA Exam, please visit: [https://www.accountingedu.org/illinois-cpa.html]

Pluses:

+++ A CPA Designation
+++ At least one year of full time accounting experience

JobGiraffe's client is a local public accounting firm with multiple offices throughout Chicago and the suburbs.

Northwest Suburbs - Elk Grove Village, IL

Please submit your resume by using the Apply Now feature.

All resumes submitted will be reviewed based on the candidate profile listed above.

Candidates with the most relevant background will be selected first and asked to participate in a screening.

Initial screenings can be done by phone, FaceTime or Skype from 7AM to 7PM Mondays through Saturdays.

JG ID #22-1527 - Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

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