Manager, Accounting Hybrid Chicago, IL

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Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Manager over the Corporate Accounting area to execute on the monthly close process financial analysis and analytics governance and controls and compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal policies. This role is a critical role within our Accounting leadership team and will focus on delivering timely and accurate financial results.

What youll do:

• Lead and manage the monthly quarterly and annual close processes ensuring timely and accurate financial results.
• Oversee the accounting for fixed assets leases internally developed software prepaid expenses expense accruals and other general corporate accounting areas.
• Prepare financial analytics and insights into the financial results with ability to provide storyline on the results in comparison with prior periods and financial forecasts.
• Collaborate with key business partners across other functions including coworker services legal other functions outside of finance.
• Collaboration with the Financial Planning and Analytics team to understand expense trends and drives to support our financial forecasting and planning processes.
• Advance the performance management and development of the coworkers within the team.
• Deliver on process improvements and drive that mindset throughout the team advancing skills and capabilities of the team in automation and AI agent tools.

What we expect of you:

• Bachelors degree in accounting or finance with 5 years of accounting and at least 1 year of leadership experience
• CPA is a preferred
• Experience working with large public entities is preferred
• Ownership and accountability of self and team delivering on commitments and results.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders including senior leadership.
• Ability to influence without authority and effectively and efficiently engage with cross functional teams leading to best outcomes for the company.
• Strong capabilities around talent management including talent development and optimization.
• Business and financial acumen with ability to understand the business transactions and financial implications of those transactions leading to better financial insights.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and finance principles and practices with the ability to apply them in a business analysis situation.
• Strong data and analytics capabilities leveraging large data sets and driving insights and trends to understand financial results.
• Process improvement and innovation mindset with ability to scope a problem develop solutions and drive the execution of the solution with new and innovative tools.
• Approaches each day with critical thinking and continuously challenging how we are executing with ability to evaluate new ways of working.

Pay range: $111000- $ 154200 depending on experience and skill set
Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan
Benefits overview: ranges may be subject to geographic differentials

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CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business government education and healthcare customers in the United States the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together we unite. Together we win. Together we thrive.

CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.

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Required Experience:

Manager