Senior Accountant

The Role 

As a Senior Accountant at GTI, you will be responsible for supporting operational accounting and financial functions of the Managed Services Accounting team.  You possess strong business acumen with the ability to effectively address both financial and operational challenges. This position is based at our Chicago office with a hybrid schedule (2 days per week in office). 

 

Responsibilities 

• Oversees the financials of the Managed Services Accounting team including expense reports, corporate card transactions, payroll entries, intercompany billbacks, vendor billing, travel billing, and badging expenses 

• Performs period-end financial close responsibilities, completing tasks accurately by the given deadlines 

• Maintains ownership of multiple shared email inboxes and supports internal customers by researching travel and expense inquiries 

• Reconciles corporate card transactions, prepares entries, and communicates report status to cardholders 

• Reconciles payroll expenses and prepares journal entries 

• Reviews employee expense report batches, prepared by Staff Accountant 

• Reviews intercompany billback reconciliations and entries, prepared by Staff Accountant 

• Reviews consolidated vendor billing and vendor aging reconciliations, prepared by Staff Accountant 

• Analyzes monthly flight credits and communicates reminders to travelers 

• Works directly with the Manager, Accounting to prepare violation reporting and analyze employee compliance with the company’s Travel & Expense policy 

• Effectively communicates and collaborates within the Accounting team and cross functionally to ensure proper workflow and adherence to standard operating policies and procedures  

• Partners and leads special projects and process improvement initiatives 

• Engages in ad hoc projects as assigned 

 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting 

• 3+ years of experience in an accounting role 

• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and MS Office required 

• Experience in Sage Intacct and SAP Concur preferred