Accountant/Engagement Specialist

SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of a member of the Precision and Performance Team, this position will handle all aspects of client billing for our Chicago office, prepare mid and month end reporting, aid with the maintenance and reconciliation of accounts, and provide general accounting support.  The ideal candidate uses Microsoft excel on a daily basis to „dump“ and analyze data, multi-tasks as a matter of fact, takes extreme pride in getting work done right the first time, seeks perfection and is able to interact with all levels of personnel.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Meet with account staff on weekly basis to discuss status of jobs
Review weekly office reporting and analyze ongoing trends
Prepare monthly/ongoing client service billing invoices for Chicago office
Recognize revenue on monthly billings using the percentage of completion revenue recognition methodology
Reconcile deferred revenue monthly
Mid-month review of job status with account staff for purpose of determining monthly revenue
Meet with account staff to complete month end review of open jobs to assess the validity of the forecast
Accuracy and timeliness in execution of all assigned tasks
Ability to anticipate needs and facilitate work
Cooperative relationship with internal team

The candidate must have reconciliation experience, be detail oriented and skilled at multitasking. As the Billing Specialist you will be the key point of contact for our account executives for related billing questions; therefore, the ideal candidate will be able to communicate with a variety of people and flexible enough to deal with multiple projects and different types of clients at the same time.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

•    Bachelor‘s Degree in Accounting or Finance
•    3 – 5 years of related accounting work experience
•    Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and common business documents.  Ability to write business correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to employees.
•    Ability to apply common sense understanding in order to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.  Ability to calculate percentage of completion revenue and to calculate deferred revenue.
•    High level of proficiency in excel
•    Reconciliation and analytical experience a must
•    Billing experience a must
•    Ability to analyze financial data, prepare financial reports, statements and projections
•    General journal and ledger accounting experience
•    Good communication skills to be able to create relationships/trust with account staff so their clients can be analyzed more efficiently.  Ability to easily and clearly communicate at all levels of the organization in both written and oral form.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.