Staff Accountant With A National Company

Staff Accountant

Groot / Waste Connections is now hiring a Staff Accountant in the Elk Grove Village market! This would be a position designed to get you ready for a promotion to a District Controller role at one of other locations across the company.

Responsibilities:

• Performing monthly financial close functions through preparation of financial statements for each designated operating location.
• Reconciliation of all general ledger accounts.
• Monthly narrative analysis of significant financial variances to budget and forecast.
• Monthly completion of a three-month financial forecast.
• Rate analysis and review.
• Effective ongoing communication of financial related information to business counterparts
• Managing flow of accounting data to/from remote facilities.
• Assisting with quarterly Sarbanes Oxley compliance and review
• Planning and participating in the annual financial budget process
• Providing training to non-financial personnel on internal control compliance, accounting procedures and financial statement review.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidates will have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Recent grads will be considered.
• Public accounting experience preferred.
• CPA and/or other professional certifications a huge plus.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Excel and related accounting business systems.
• We offer excellent Family benefits including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term disability, short term disability, life insurance, 401K retirement

Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.