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Staff Accountant

About the Role

Our client is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their growing accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career accounting professional looking to build upon their experience in reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities within the mortgage banking industry.

The Staff Accountant will support daily accounting operations, assist with month-end close, and work closely with Senior Accounting team members on special projects and ad hoc requests.

Key Responsibilities

Monitor and manage the accounting department inbox

Perform bank reconciliations and account reconciliations

Prepare and post journal entries

Assist with month-end close activities (5-day monthly close; approximately 9-day quarterly close)

Escalate non-routine accounting issues to appropriate team members

Support the Senior Accountant with ad hoc projects and reporting requests

Utilize accounting and reporting tools including:

Fiserv Prologue (ERP)

Encompass (Loan Operating System)

Excel

Power BI

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

1-3 years of accounting experience

Hands-on experience with:

Bank reconciliations

Account reconciliations

Journal entries

Strong Excel skills, including:

Pivot Tables

VLOOKUPs

Mortgage industry experience required

Preferred Qualifications

Experience using Power BI

Key Details

Compensation: $60,000 – $80,000 + discretionary bonus eligibility

Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance; 401(k) with Company Match; Paid Time Off (PTO)

Location: Lombard, IL

Work Model: Onsite 5 days/week initially; hybrid flexibility after training

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Schedule: Onsite 5 days/week initially; hybrid flexibility available after training

If you’re looking to take the next step in your accounting career and gain exposure to a dynamic mortgage accounting environment, we encourage you to apply!

Thanks,

Margaret Smith

Accounting & Finance

#LI-AS8

LNAF

LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.

LaSalle Network is the leading provider of direct hire and temporary staffing services. For over two decades, LaSalle has helped organizations hire faster and connect top talent with opportunities, from entry-level positions to the C-suite. With units specializing in Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Engineering, Marketing, Technology, Supply Chain, Revenue Cycle, Call Center, Human Resources and Executive Search, LaSalle offers staffing and recruiting solutions to companies of all sizes and across all industries.

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About the Role Our client is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their growing accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career accounting professional looking to build upon their experience in reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities within the mortgage banking industry.

The Staff Accountant will support daily accounting operations, assist with month-end close, and work closely with Senior Accounting team members on special projects and ad hoc requests.

Key Responsibilities

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Monitor and manage the accounting department inbox

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Perform bank reconciliations and account reconciliations

-

Prepare and post journal entries

-

Assist with month-end close activities (5-day monthly close; approximately 9-day quarterly close)

-

Escalate non-routine accounting issues to appropriate team members

-

Support the Senior Accountant with ad hoc projects and reporting requests

-

Utilize accounting and reporting tools including:

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Fiserv Prologue (ERP)

-

Encompass (Loan Operating System)

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Excel

-

Power BI

Required Qualifications

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Bachelor's degree in Accounting

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1-3 years of accounting experience

-

Hands-on experience with:

-

Bank reconciliations

-

Account reconciliations

-

Journal entries

-

Strong Excel skills, including:

-

Pivot Tables

-

VLOOKUPs

-

Mortgage industry experience required

Preferred Qualifications

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Experience using Power BI

Key Details

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Compensation: $60,000 - $80,000 + discretionary bonus eligibility

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Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance; 401(k) with Company Match; Paid Time Off (PTO)

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Location: Lombard, IL

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Work Model: Onsite 5 days/week initially; hybrid flexibility after training

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Employment Type: Direct Hire

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Schedule: Onsite 5 days/week initially; hybrid flexibility available after training

If you're looking to take the next step in your accounting career and gain exposure to a dynamic mortgage accounting environment, we encourage you to apply!

Thanks, Margaret Smith Accounting & Finance

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