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HuFriedyGroup is a leading manufacturer of dental instruments and infection prevention products. Our 10,000-plus products, hand-crafted by highly skilled artisans, are known for their precision, performance, longevity, reliability, and quality. To help dental professionals be The Best in Practice, HuFriedyGroup provides a unique combination of world class products, value-added services, clinical education, and dental community platforms that result in superior clinician performance and enhanced safety for dental professionals and their patients. Working at HuFriedyGroup is so much more than a job, as every employee has a part in driving and supporting the organization’s inspirational vision to be a global force in advancing dental performance through Best-In-Practice dentistry that improves lives around the world.
Position SummaryThis Senior Accountant prepares financial reports, financial graphs and performs financial analysis of operating results. Responsibilities also include analyzing trends, expenses, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future expenses. This position is responsible for creating organization's accounting and financial report packages, and offers suggestions about resource utilization, expenses savings, and assumptions underlying accounting reserves and accruals. This individual must be familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, & procedures and relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. The Senior Accountant performs a variety of complicated tasks and a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Des Plaines, IL based hybrid position.
Responsibilities Assist with the monthly closing process in a timely manner. Prepare monthly and yearly journal entries for accounting close. Enters, reviews and verifies the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications assigned to various records. Manage the SAP Concur expense submission process by approving expense reports, carrying out Concur system administrator responsibilities, and taking steps to ensure that our expense policy is being followed appropriately. Prepare specific account analyses and reconciliations on a monthly basis. Implement all customer master data changes on a daily basis, monitoring the workflow of approved customer master data changes and tracking the completion of updates. Facilitate the reporting of expense transactions in accordance with the Physician Payments Sunshine Act by tracking and compiling expense data and submitting to federal database. Coordinate and maintain the integrity of account reconciliations, key financial schedules, and other financial reporting for multiple legal entities. Assist with annual budget process. Assist with external and internal financial auditors compiling information to complete both financial and Sarbanes Oxley audits. Prepare Ad Hoc reports and participate in ad hoc analysis and projects. Conduct special studies and develop or recommend accounting methods and procedures. Work closely with the accounting staff and/or other relevant personnel. Special projects to support the dynamic nature of the business, such as assistance with systems implementation, standardization of new processes, and other projects as assigned. Complete other responsibilities as assigned Requirements Bachelor’s degree in accounting or Finance Minimum of 4 years of accounting experience required Preferred Experience CPA preferred Public accounting experience preferred SAP Concur experience is a plus Skills Strong analytical skills, attention to detail Advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint and accounting software Excellent interpersonal, communications, planning and organizational skills Desire to build out effective processes and procedures Strong degree of initiative and diligence Team Player
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Employees (and their families) may enroll in our company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, health savings account, voluntary benefits, supplemental life/AD&D plans and the company’s 401k plan. Employees are covered by an employee assistance program (also available to household members) and long-term disability. Full-Time Employees are also eligible for short-term disability. Full-time Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) based on years of service and paid Holidays. Part-time employees working 20 or more hours receive a pro-ration of the full-time PTO allocation and paid Holidays based on their standard hourly work week. Full-Time employees are eligible for four weeks of paid parental leave. Part-time employees also receive paid parental leave, pro-rated based on their standard hourly work week.
HuFriedyGroup is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.