Senior Accountant at Continental… · Oak Brook

The Senior Accountant plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the company’s financial reporting. This position is responsible for leading key aspects of the month-end close process, preparing and reviewing journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and delivering insightful financial analysis. The ideal candidate is dedicated and results driven, combining strong technical accounting expertise with analytical skills and attention to detail, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

What you’ll do:

Month-End Close

• Assist with the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare financial statements for review, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to gather required financial data and resolve discrepancies.
  
• Assist with interim and year-end audit requirements.
• Continuously improve and streamline the close process through automation and process enhancements.

Journal Entries & Intercompany Billing

• Prepare and post complex journal entries, including accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, and adjustments.
• Ensure all entries are properly supported with appropriate documentation and audit trails.
• Review entries prepared by other team members for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare intercompany billing.
• Maintain and enforce internal controls over journal entry processes.

Balance Sheet & Account Reconciliations

• Perform balance sheet account reconciliations on a monthly basis for review by management.
• Perform reconciliations related to intercompany billing, payroll, and revenue to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies and financial reporting requirements.
• Document, investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.

Financial Analysis

• Work on union payroll prevailing wage issues to ensure proper compliance.
• Analyze actual financial results and variances to identify trends and investigate unusual issues.
• Provide actionable insights to management on trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes by providing historical analysis and recommendations.
• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis and reporting as needed.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience with a strong month-end close required
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting processes.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Process improvement mindset with the ability to streamline workflows and identify efficiencies.
• High level of integrity, accountability, initiative, and professionalism.

FourGen Holdings is the parent of a family of companies in the electrical and renewable energy industries, which includes Continental Electrical Construction Co, Continental Energy Solutions, and Electrical Energy Experts.  Our commitment to innovation and quality is rooted in four generations of family ownership and over 900 employees.

Founded in 1912, Continental Electrical Construction Company is the number one commercial electrical construction company in Chicagoland, as well as one of the largest in the Midwest. Dozens of landmark structures bear our imprint. Our expertise covers commercial, healthcare, hospitality, industrial and institutional facilities, mission critical data centers, and structured cabling.

Focused on helping commercial customers maximize energy savings while reducing the size of their carbon footprint, Continental Energy Solutions designs, engineers, installs, monitors, and maintains solar arrays, solar plus battery storage, and full microgrid solutions. 

Electrical Energy Experts supplies the finest electrical testing, engineering, and predictive maintenance services for low, medium, and high voltage electrical distribution systems across the country.

 

Working for FourGen Holdings provides:

• Assistance, tools, and resources for success
• A collaborative, engaging and respectful workplace
• Fulfilling career opportunities and skills development

• A value based working environment:

E:  Everyone United

N: Nurture Communication

E: Enforce Accountability

R: Relationships Matter

G: Growth and Development

Y: You Make the Difference

 

FourGen Holdings offers a competitive salary that may vary based on the scope and responsibilities of the role and the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and skills.  We also offer a rich benefits program that includes medical insurance with a generous company subsidy and HRA; dental and vision; 401(k) with 100% match up to 5% of salary deferrals; profit sharing; retirement benefit; company-provided life and disability insurance; liberal paid time off including PTO, paid holidays, parental leave and volunteer time off; tuition assistance; and company subsidized wellness programs.

 

FourGen Holdings is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy,