Heidrick & Struggles

Heidrick & Struggles

Staff Accountant

Chicago, USA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 61 days ago
AccountingExcelProcess ImprovementAR/VRLeadershipCommunicationPublic SpeakingGAAPInternal AuditAccounts Payable

About the role

  • The Staff Accountant is responsible for supporting the monthly and year‑end close by preparing and recording journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and ensuring the accuracy of general ledger and trial balances.

Responsibilities

  • Perform data balancing activities, reconciliation and analysis of related ledger accounts.
  • Provide audit support for interim and year-end audits.
  • This role manages day‑to‑day accounting activities related to prepaid expenses, office occupancy, bank reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and other key accounts, while maintaining strong internal controls and thorough documentation.
  • The Staff Accountant works closely with Accounts Payable, Treasury, AR & Billing, Tax, and international finance teams to resolve issues, complete data balancing activities, and reconcile related ledger accounts, and also provides critical support during interim and year‑end audits.
  • Demonstrates strong, realistic confidence in oneself in challenging situations and maintains a calm focus on results over time.
  • Manages multiple priorities during peak close and project periods while maintaining high quality of work.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting.
  • 1-2+ years of related professional experience.
  • Demonstrates the ability to think clearly about business problems, breaking down problems and presenting ideas for solutions while evaluating the pros and cons of each option.
  • Ability to form networks of positive business relationships that enhance personal and business success.

Nice to have

  • Experience in a corporate or public environment with exposure to multi-entity or multi-currency operations.
  • CPA or CPA candidate.
  • Knowledge of Peoplesoft General Ledger or Oracle.
  • Experience in accounting and financial systems.
  • Experience in Account to Report process improvement and application systems implementation
  • Heidrick & Struggles is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Compensation

  • The salary range for this position is 75000 USD to 85000 USD.
  • Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience and skills.
  • In addition to your salary, Heidrick & Struggles offers discretionary bonuses (subject to eligibility requirements) and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, disability leave, parental leave, paid time off and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
  • Note: we have a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.

Benefits

  • Ability to develop and apply creative solutions to business problems, anticipating situations and needs and finding flexible answers to new situations; champions innovation to improve business performance.
  • is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience and skills.

Company info

  • Heidrick & Struggles is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®
  • Additional information on the firm can be found at www.heidrick.com.
  • The Role
  • The Staff Accountant is responsible for supporting the monthly and year‑end close by preparing and recording journal entries, performing account reconciliations, and ensuring the accuracy of general ledger and trial balances. This role manages day‑to‑day accounting activities related to prepaid expenses, office occupancy, bank reconciliations, intercompany transactions, and other key accounts, while maintaining strong internal controls and thorough documentation. The Staff Accountant works closely with Accounts Payable, Treasury, AR & Billing, Tax, and international finance teams to resolve issues, complete data balancing activities, and reconcile related ledger accounts, and also provides critical support during interim and year‑end audits.
  • Heidrick & Struggles is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations.
  • In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions.
  • Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago.
  • Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®

Equal opportunity

  • we have a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in other locations.
  • All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or citizenship status.

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