Staff Accountant - To $75K - Oak Brook, IL - Job # 3031

Staff Accountant – To $75K – Oak Brook, IL – Job # 3031

Who We Are

The Symicor Group is a boutique talent acquisition firm based in Lincolnshire, IL & San Antonio, TX. Our nationally unique value proposition centers around providing the very best available banking and accounting talent. In fact, most of our recruiters are former bankers or accountants themselves!

We know how to evaluate the very best banking and accounting talent available in the market. Whether you are a candidate seeking a new opportunity or a bank or company president trying to fill an essential position, The Symicor Group stands ready to deliver premium results for you.

The Position

Our bank client is seeking to fill a Staff Accountant role to be based in the Oak Brook, IL market. The successful candidate will manage the accounts payable process ensuring compliance with the organization’s policies and procedures.

This position offers a generous base salary of up to $75K and an excellent benefits package. (This is not a remote position – hybrid remote possible for the right candidate).

Staff Accountant responsibilities include:

• Analysis of expenditures to provide appropriate coding for allocation to department/branch/officer and general ledger account, review of appropriate approval levels, and efficient and timely payments to the vendors.
• Preparing detailed financial general ledger and internal checking account reconciliations and related journal entries.
• Posting journal entries for institutions on the Bank’s core system.
• Preparing documentation requests for internal and external auditors.
• Preparing various general ledger and internal checking account reconciliations.
• Processing accounts payable checks and ACH payments to vendors/employees for Bank, Holding Company, and subsidiary vendor invoices and employee travel and miscellaneous expense reports.
• Maintaining the Commercial Loan Vendor Services system, processing Vendor Services invoices, and follows-up with commercial bankers for outstanding invoices.
• Ensuring that all invoices and expense reports are properly approved in accordance with standard approval authority limits.
• Obtaining required vendor documents for new and existing vendors in accordance with documented vendor management policies and procedures.
• Maintaining the Commercial Loan Vendor Services system, processing Vendor Services invoices, and following up with commercial bankers for outstanding invoices.

Who Are You?

You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for an opportunity where you can pursue your interests and your passion. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but merely the starting point for your future.

You also bring the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• One or more years of experience working as an accounting clerk preferred, preferably in a banking environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.

The next step is yours. Email us your current resume along with the position you are considering to:

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