Senior Accountant, Cost Accounting
Grainger
Sales and Margin Accounting Manager
CDW
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $111,000 - $154,200 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Acts as liaison between Finance and other departments within the organization.
- Develops and maintains applicable accounting policies and procedures for areas under control.
- Provide in-depth analysis of sales and margin performance, identifying trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and accuracy within the accounting function.
- Manage a team of accounting professionals, providing coaching, mentorship, and regular feedback to support individual and team development.
- Ability to motivate teams to achieve finance and reporting goals and driving results based on plans.
- Support the implementation of new ERP systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of accounting or finance experience with 1 year of leadership.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership.
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of accounting and finance principles and practices with ability to apply them in a business analysis situation.
- Excellent technical accounting skills with a strong knowledge of ASC 606.
- Experience with revenue accounting for services and software in the technology industry.
- Proficient knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley controls and requirements.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and project management skills with critical attention to detail.
- Track record of balancing multiple priorities simultaneously with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business, while meeting deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft office applications with strong experience in Excel.
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
- Experience with ERP packages, including Workday and PeopleSoft general ledgers, and other analytical tools such as Hyperion/Essbase, etc.
- CPA is a preferred.
Benefits
- Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
accounting policiesfinancial analysisprocess improvementstechnical accountingASC 606revenue accountingSarbanes Oxleyproject managementMicrosoft Excelanalytical tools
Soft skills
communication skillsteam managementcoachingmentorshipmotivationnegotiation skillsorganizational skillsattention to detailadaptabilitystakeholder influence
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeCPA
