Staff Accountant

Summary: First Midwest Group (FMG) is a regional leader in commercial real estate and business operations, seeking a Staff Accountant to support financial reporting and internal audit functions. The role involves assisting the CFO and Controller with maintaining accounting processes, preparing financial statements, and conducting financial analysis across various business lines. Responsibilities: - Producing error-free accounting reports and presenting their results - Preparing financial statements and producing budgets according to schedule - Supporting month-end and year-end close process - Assisting with tax audits, tax returns, and year-end workpaper preparation - Analyzing financial information and summarizing financial status - Spotting errors and suggesting ways to improve efficiency and spending - Investigating Budget Variances and Reporting Findings - Creating and Implementing Internal Audit Processes - Determining ways to cut costs and improve profitability - Conducting ad hoc research into identified areas of concern or risk - Assisting with Valuation of Assets - Managing accounting assistants and bookkeepers - Directing internal audits to ensure compliance with First Midwest Group standards and processes - Developing and documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls - Improving financial procedures - Supporting Leasing and Development with Financial Analysis, including Net Rent Analysis - Updating, Maintaining, and Reporting on KPIs for FMG Commercial RE Portfolio - Presenting findings to upper management in the form of reports and presentations - Construction Project Close-Outs - Project(s) Profitability Analysis Required Qualifications: - Must reside within a 40 mile radius of Rockford Illinois to be considered - Experience in accounting processes and financial reporting - Ability to prepare and present financial analysis - Experience with tax audits, tax returns, and year-end workpaper preparation - Strong analytical skills to analyze financial information and summarize financial status - Ability to spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending - Experience in creating and implementing internal audit processes - Ability to conduct ad hoc research into identified areas of concern or risk - Experience in managing accounting assistants and bookkeepers - Ability to develop and document business processes and accounting policies - Experience in improving financial procedures - Ability to support leasing and development with financial analysis - Experience in updating, maintaining, and reporting on KPIs - Ability to present findings to upper management in the form of reports and presentations Preferred Qualifications: - Curiosity about numbers, data, and business - Entrepreneurial mindset - Experience in commercial real estate, multi-family, or operating businesses Required Skills: Financial Reporting, Internal Audit, Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Month-end Close, Year-end Close, Tax Audits, Tax Returns, Workpaper Preparation, Variance Analysis, Cost Control, Profitability Analysis, Accounting Processes, Financial Statements, KPI Reporting, Business Process Documentation, Accounting Policies, Internal Controls, Curiosity, Entrepreneurial mindset