Accounting Manager

CFS

📍Chicago, IL
💰 $100,000 - $120,000
Posted May 18, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Accounting Manager

Company

CFS

Location

Chicago, IL

Work Type

On-site

Salary Range

$100,000 - $120,000

Job ID

li-4415690033

Job Description

$100,000–$120,000
Our client is seeking an
Accounting Manager
to join their expanding team. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated accounting professional who enjoys working in a dynamic environment and contributing to a growing organization.

Why Join as the Accounting Manager?

  • Stable organization with continued growth

  • Collaborative, high-performing team

  • Opportunity to make a meaningful impact and influence processes

  • High-visibility role with exposure to leadership

  • Close-knit, team-oriented culture

  • Varied day-to-day responsibilities

  • Ability to drive improvements and implement new processes

  • Competitive benefits package

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily accounting operations and support month-end close, including account reconciliations

  • Assist in preparing financial reports and maintaining internal controls across departments

  • Partner with the CFO on audit and compliance activities, including GAAP audits and IRS Form 990 filings

  • Prepare and deliver accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for leadership

  • Develop and maintain strong internal controls to ensure compliance with regulations

  • Identify opportunities for process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy

  • Support accounts payable and payroll processing activities

  • Manage reporting for contributed revenue streams

  • Record weekly general ledger entries

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; CPA or MBA preferred

  • 5+ years of public or corporate accounting experience

  • Prior supervisory experience; ERP system experience is a plus

  • Advanced Excel skills with the ability to work with large datasets

  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Can you walk me through your experience with the month-end close process, specifically how you ensure accuracy during account reconciliations and GL entries?
  • 2.This role involves significant exposure to GAAP audits and IRS Form 990 filings. How do you prepare and partner with the CFO to ensure these compliance activities go smoothly?
  • 3.How do you approach developing and maintaining internal controls across departments, particularly when overseeing AP, payroll, and contributed revenue?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you identified an opportunity for process improvement in your accounting operations and successfully implemented it.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to manage varied day-to-day responsibilities while ensuring high-visibility financial reports were delivered accurately and on time.
  • 3.Give me an example of how you have effectively supervised or collaborated with a close-knit team during a high-pressure period, like a year-end audit.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are preparing a quarterly financial report for leadership and discover a significant discrepancy in the contributed revenue stream just hours before the deadline. What do you do?
  • 2.The CFO asks you to implement a new ERP system module to streamline payroll and AP, but your team is already overwhelmed with their daily accounting operations and month-end close. How do you handle this?

Resume Keywords

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Month-end closeInternal controlsGAAP auditForm 990Contributed revenueFinancial reportingGeneral ledgerProcess improvementERP systemsAccounts payablePayroll processingAdvanced Excel

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