Senior Accountant

We are a landscape architecture, contracting, and maintenance firm dedicated to a client-centered approach for every outdoor design project.

Established and based in the Chicagoland area, our firm celebrates a longstanding reputation of creating environments that are elegant, luxurious, and highly personalized. Our over 250 employees, from designers to field managers, work with you as a true partner throughout the process to make a space that reflects your personality and lifestyle.

Comprehensive Group Medical Coverage
Dental
Vision
401(k) Savings Plan
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible Spending Account
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Basic Life/ AD&D Insurance
Supplemental Term Life Insurance
Supplemental Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement

Daily Tasks

Record all necessary entries in the corporate accounting system in a timely manner
Reconcile general ledger accounts monthly.
Apply high volume of cash receipts to customer accounts timely and accurately.
Coordinate and compile monthly physical inventories.
Maintain fixed asset software database.
Reconcile bank statements monthly.
Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports and analysis as required.
Coordinate year-end work with outside accounting firm to ensure that financial statements and tax returns are completed in a timely manner.
Produce various reports for executives on operating performance.
Complete special projects working with cross functional teams.
Provide a wide variety of customer service for internal and external clients.
Communicate with co-workers, management, clients, and others in a courteous and professional manner.
Works with confidential data, which if disclosed, might have significant internal or external effect.
Complies with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, safety rules, instructions, and the company’s core values.
Able to quickly analyze, compare, and interpret detailed and sometimes under-developed information, and be able to make sound and accurate judgments based on this knowledge.
Type business documents, i.e.: contracts, work orders, and other company documents.
Answer phones and direct calls as necessary, in order to meet internal and external client needs. Accurate message taking and communication.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree required plus five years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Thorough knowledge of general accounting theory and practice.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to build and maintain strong interpersonal relationships with both internal and external clients.
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and basic computer skills are required. Experience in BossLM or other cloud-based management software is a plus.
Familiar with Timberline/Sage or other accounting software, with a general understanding of data base management and job costing.
Working knowledge of general landscape and construction processes is a plus.
General aptitude for mathematics.