Senior Accountant

LaSalle Network is hiring a Senior Accountant to join a growing financial services organization based in Chicago. This role is perfect for someone with 3–5 years of accounting experience—ideally within lending or financial services—who thrives on solving problems, working with data, and reconciling complex transactions. This position offers the chance to learn directly from a seasoned CFO and a senior accounting mentor while building relationships with key lending customers.

Senior Accountant Responsibilities:

• Manage accounting and settlement processes for 2–3 major lending customers

• Reconcile balances and ensure revenue accuracy across multiple accounts

• Partner closely with a Senior Accountant mentor to learn industry-specific processes

• Work with 3rd-party lending activity under credit access bureau laws

• Leverage Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, large datasets) and QuickBooks Online for daily work

• Support ad hoc financial analysis, with exposure to Power BI reporting

Senior Accountant Requirements:

• 3–5 years of accounting experience; financial services/lending background preferred

• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, dataset management)

• Strong QuickBooks Online experience

• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to dig into issues independently

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Ability to work onsite three days a week in Chicago

This is an opportunity to grow your technical accounting skills while gaining mentorship from leadership in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Apply today and take the next step in your career!

Compensation for this role is $70,000 – $80,000, depending on experience.

LaSalle Network is the leading provider of direct hire and temporary staffing services. For over two decades, LaSalle has helped organizations hire faster and connect top talent with opportunities, from entry-level positions to the C-suite. With units specializing in Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Marketing, Technology, Supply chain, Healthcare Revenue Cycle, Call Center, Human Resources and Executive Search. LaSalle offers staffing and recruiting solutions to companies of all sizes and across all industries.

LaSalle Network is the premier staffing and recruiting firm, earning over 100 culture, revenue and industry-based awards from major publications and having its company experts regularly contribute insights on retention strategies, hiring trends and hiring challenges, and more to national news outlets. LaSalle Network offers temporary Field Employees benefit plans including medical, dental and vision coverage. Family Medical Leave, Worker’s compensation, Paid Leave and Sick Leave are also provided.