Accountant

Robert Half

📍Chicago, IL
Posted May 22, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Accountant

Company

Robert Half

Location

Chicago, IL

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4418130291

Job Description

*The salary range for this position is $100,000-$110,000 plus bonus and it comes with benefits, including medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance. To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected]*

Join the wave of young finance professionals who are swapping their mundane 9-5s for fresh opportunities with Chicago’s top companies.

The focus of this position will be on the delivery of financial services to a set of individual clients through accounting, operational activities, and reporting.

Job Description:

  • Manage the personal accounting for a variety of the company’s clients, both individuals and trusts. This includes preparing journal entries and finalizing personal financial statements on a monthly basis. This also includes completing a quarterly reporting package with detailed financial analyses, for example, budget vs. actual spending summaries.

  • Within twelve months, recommend a new personal financial report, analysis, or graphic to be included with the quarterly reporting package for the individual or trust clients which you manage.

  • Manage the annual financial reporting, administration of grants, and recording of documentation for a private foundation. This includes preparation of federal and state tax filings and calculation of the required minimum charitable distributions.

  • Within six months, assume responsibility for the company’s cash management activities. This includes initiating weekly cash transfers on behalf of our business entities and individual clients, reviewing individual investor accounts for liquidity limitations, and coordinating monthly income distributions to individual clients.

  • Gather and organize all annual tax information necessary for the preparation of income tax filings for our clients.

  • Calculate quarterly estimated tax payments for individuals and trusts.

  • Prepare annual extension estimates of taxable income from underlying investments.

  • Participate in recurring calls with external service providers (public accounting firms).

  • Manage the tax compliance calendar and track the ongoing progress of annual tax returns for all entities.

  • Prepare tax returns to be reviewed and signed by the CFO (Individual x1, Trust x1, and a Private Foundation x1). Review tax returns prepared by external service providers (Corporations x2, Partnership x8, Individuals x4, and Trusts x27).

  • Work closely with CFO and President in any tax planning/modeling on behalf of our clients (e.g., estate planning, charitable tax planning, etc.)

  • Coordinate real estate tax payments, required annual state filings for LLCs, and draft responses to federal and state income tax notices, as needed.

  • Within six months, manage the annual calculation of after-tax investment returns for each of our underlying partnership investments (excluding private equity).

  • Complete a variety of ad hoc projects working directly with the company’s President, CFO, Client Service Manager, or other team members on an as needed basis. This might include projects related to Corporate and Partnership Accounting, Private Equity & Compliance, Payroll, Administration, Debt and Liquidity Planning, or other analyses requested by the company’s clients.

Job Requirements:

  • CPA: Required

  • Years of Experience: 2-3 years

  • Type of Experience: Public Accounting - Tax

  • Preferably family office clients, individuals, trusts, or investment partnerships.

*To apply to this hybrid role please send your resume to [email protected]*

*Our specialized recruiting professionals apply their expertise and utilize our proprietary AI to find you great job matches faster.*

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more.

Our specialized recruiting professionals apply their expertise and utilize our proprietary AI to find you great job matches faster.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

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💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Can you walk me through your process for calculating the required minimum charitable distributions for a private foundation and how you ensure compliance with federal and state tax filings?
  • 2.This role requires reviewing tax returns prepared by external providers for 8 partnerships and 27 trusts. What specific items do you scrutinize when reviewing a complex partnership or trust return?
  • 3.How do you approach calculating quarterly estimated tax payments for high-net-worth individuals with income flowing from multiple trusts and underlying investment partnerships?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to manage a complex deliverable, like a quarterly reporting package with detailed budget vs. actual analyses, under a tight deadline.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you identified an opportunity to improve a financial report or add a new analysis that better served a client's needs.
  • 3.Give me an example of how you coordinated with external service providers, like a public accounting firm, to ensure a tax compliance calendar stayed on track.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.Within six months, you will take over cash management, including initiating weekly cash transfers and reviewing accounts for liquidity limitations. If you noticed an individual investor account lacked sufficient liquidity to cover an upcoming monthly income distribution, what steps would you take?
  • 2.You are tasked with gathering and organizing annual tax information for clients with diverse holdings, including real estate, partnerships, and trusts, but one external provider is severely delayed in sending their K-1 package. How do you handle this to keep the tax compliance calendar on track?

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