Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager | Rolling Meadows, IL | On-site | 60008This Jobot Job is hosted by: Kevin ShilneyAre you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us your resume.Salary: $100,000 - $137,500 per yearA bit about us:Founded more than 50 years ago through our legacy brands and based in Rolling Meadows, with 18 manufacturing and warehouse locations across North America, we are one of the largest providers of bulk transportation packaging on the continent. We design and supply custom packaging solutions for blue chip companies in food and beverage, chemicals, agriculture, and industrial materials. Backed by a middle market private equity firm, we've grown by bringing together several respected companies under one roof, and we're still growing. What sets us apart is simple: we act as a true partner to our customers, not a broker, and that same mindset carries over to how we work with each other.Why join us?Why Join Us?

• Competitive Compensation: Up to $125,000 base salary (DOE) + 10% bonus
• 401(k) with Generous Match
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Generous PTO & Paid Holidays
• Growth Environment: Be part of a private equity backed company actively acquiring and integrating new businesses, with real visibility to leadership
• Collaborative Work Environment: Partner closely with the Corporate Controller, operations, and finance leadership
• On-site, with periodic travel to company locations

Job DetailsKey Responsibilities and Duties

• Run the monthly close across multiple locations and legal entities
• Review and post journal entries, manage accruals, and ensure accurate cutoff
• Oversee revenue recognition for distribution sales, vendor expenses, and margin reporting
• Manage inventory accounting, including standard costs, ocean freight, import fees and duties, reserves, obsolescence, and adjustments
• Reconcile general ledger accounts, including bank, fixed assets, prepaids, receivables, payables, commissions payable, debt, and payroll liabilities
• Support audit fieldwork for annual financial audits
• Directly manage and develop AP and AR staff, reviewing their work for accuracy and completeness
• Help migrate newly acquired businesses onto common systems, charts of accounts, and close calendars
• Support balance sheet setup, inventory validation, and working capital normalization for acquisitions
• Work with internal teams to resolve billing and payment discrepancies
• Assist the Corporate Controller with special projects as needed

Qualifications Needed

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred
• Minimum 6 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in distribution, wholesale, manufacturing, or another inventory heavy business
• Experience preparing consolidated financial statements in a multiple entity environment
• Strong command of US GAAP and close mechanics
• Hands on ERP experience with NetSuite, Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, or similar
• Proven ability to supervise and develop junior accounting staff
• Public accounting background is a plus
• Advanced Excel skills
• Comfortable in a fast paced, imperfect environment and able to manage multiple projects at once
• Willing to travel periodically to company locations

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