["Staff Accountant - Americas","Staff Accountant - Americas"]

Staff Accountant

We are currently seeking a qualified and highly motivated Staff Accountant to join our accounting team. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and analytical professional with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple accounting responsibilities effectively.

The position reports to the Accounting Manager (Americas), based at our Northbrook Headquarters, with flexibility to work from our Chicago office.

This is a full-time, hybrid (3 days a week in office) position located in Northbrook, IL or Chicago, IL (2 days Chicago, 1 day Northbrook).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, recurring entries, and adjusting entries.
• Support and execute the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-controlled financial results.
• Perform account reconciliations and analyses, ensuring reconciling items are properly documented, reviewed, tracked, and cleared in a timely manner.
• Monitor and analyze accounting data to identify trends and variances.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and international stakeholders to gather financial information and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with internal and external audits by preparing supporting documentation.
• Help maintain the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial data and reporting.
• Participate in accounting and finance initiatives, including process improvements and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required
• CPA Preferred
• Intercompany transaction experience preferred
• Minimum 2 years of accounting experience
• ERP User Experience: Oracle preferred
• Ability to have a collaborative style and work with cross-functional and international teams
• Strong GAAP knowledge, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $61,000 to $80,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 5% of the base salary.

This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), Holidays (9 days), Personal days (3 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

About Us

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth.

The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

About the Team

At the core of our expanding organization is our Finance team. We're a growing group of professionals, based around the world, who share ideas, work together and innovate to drive strategic growth and ensure financial integrity.

Whether you're an expert in taxes, treasury, accounting, financial planning and analysis or corporate strategy and development, we're always looking for ambitious finance professionals who want to make an impact at a publicly traded company that's leading the way in safety science. Join our team, be part of our global community and drive the success of our mission-driven organization.

Skills

Accounting, Accounting Close, Analysis Skills, Business Growth, Business Strategy, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Communication Skills, Corporate Planning, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Detail Oriented, Documentation, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), External Audit, Finance, Financial Control, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Health Plan, Internal Audit, Journal Entries, Oracle, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product/Service Launch, Reconciliation, Staff Motivation, Sustainability, Team Player, Testing, Time Management, Treasury Accounting, Trend Analysis, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Writing Skills

About the Company

UL Solutions