Accounting Manager

Voted one of Chicago's Best Places to Work by the Chicago Tribune for the ninth year in a row, Clarity Partners is hiring!

Clarity Partners is seeking a Accounting Manager local to Chicago, IL with a demonstrated understanding of accounting processes and procedures. This position will be a strong individual contributor, team builder, and team player. This position will report in a hybrid setting.

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations, month-end, and year-end, including but not limited to accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking/cash management and various journal entries and accruals to ensure all business transactions are recorded timely and accurately to facilitate financial reporting.
• Review and direct work of other team members, while providing training, development, and building relationships.
• Supervise payroll (i.e., PTO, overtime, payroll deductions) preparation; experience with Paylocity or other payroll systems is helpful but not required.
• Gain comprehensive understanding of employee benefits and policies to assist in administration and address team member questions, including 401k plan audit and operational activities.
• Research and apply technical accounting (i.e., revenue, investments, tax), as well as financial and operational concepts.
• Oversee administration of current systems; evaluate current systems and implement new solutions to support significant business growth.
• Partner with resources across the organization to build scalable processes that help provide timely, accurate and insightful reporting or address company operational needs and support routine and ad hoc work activities.
• Enhance and maintain policies and procedures pertaining to all department and company activities, including internal controls and systems, to ensure strong recordkeeping, appropriate authorizations, and safeguarding of assets and information.
• Contribute to tax activities and filings.