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Staff Accountant
Company | Chicago Public Media |
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Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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Salary | $70000 – $77000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of Sage Intacct and Excel (Pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and other advanced formulas)
- Intellectual curiosity, initiative, and strong work ethic
- Strong attention to detail and ability to assess accuracy and data integrity
- Strong organizational skills to handle multiple projects and deadlines
- High level of discretion to maintain confidentiality
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
Responsibilities
- Prepares and posts monthly journal entries as directed by the Dir of Acctg.
- Analyzes and prepares monthly account reconciliations including intercompany activity.
- Analyzes and prepares monthly investment journal entries.
- Maintains fixed asset records and prepares and posts journal entries for in-service placement, depreciation, disposals and reclassifications.
- Calculates and posts monthly Corporate Sponsorship commission and accruals.
- Prepares and posts monthly amortization of prepaid expenses.
- Acts as primary liaison with the Corporate Sponsorship team and is responsible for daily applied payments, monthly invoicing and account aging review, and ad hoc support and reporting.
- Assists in grant reporting, accounting, and correspondence. Includes oversight of Net Assets with Donor Restrictions.
- Plays a key role in providing accounting and reporting support for CPM’s annual financial audit, tax filings, and regulatory reporting.
- Acts as primary liaison with the Community Engagement Team. Responsible for creating project codes, reviewing event settlements, event and trade accounting and ad hoc support.
- Other responsibilities include but are not limited to participation in special projects and ad hoc analysis as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Public accounting experience and / or nonprofit accounting experience preferred
- CPA or CPA candidate preferred