DLC Hiring for Finance and Accounting Consultant – Direct Hire Job at Chicago, IL Full Time

DL*c is an industry-recognized Professional Services Firm that helps companies transform finance and accounting ideas into action, one project at a time. Our consultants are full-time, salaried employees who target variety, diversity, and challenging projects in the roles they take on to help them grow.

DL*C is seeking individuals with expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting & Financial Reporting, SEC Reporting, M&A Transaction Support, Financial System Implementation, Process Redesign, Project Management, and Post-Merger Integration.

Key Projects include:

• Supporting aggressively tight accounting cycle closes from a high volume of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis, and explanation to the production and review of financial statements
• Technical Accounting – Examples include: Revenue Recognition & Lease Accounting Projects, including sourcing, interpreting, and application of the guidance to current accounting processes and systems, gap analysis, and supporting the testing of the appropriate changes
• Manage reporting help with the review of monthly financials for accuracy, including balance sheet, P + L, cash flow preparation, variance analysis, budgeting, etc.
• Sourcing relevant accounting guidance and interpreting the relevant application to the client’s business by writing technical memos and accounting policies and procedures that are defensible by the Big 4 audit firms
• SEC Reporting – Experience drafting and contributing to Forms: 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, S-3, S-4
• Project managing transformational initiatives such as a global end to end process re-engineering efforts in Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Order to Cash, or enterprise related system implementations or optimization projects

Examples of work performed include:

Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Annual budget preparation
• Creation and/or maintenance of perpetual rolling forecast
• Monthly budget variance analysis
• Preparation of Annual Operating Plans and 5-Year Plans.
• Prospective acquisition analyses, modeling, and projections
• Cost-scenario modeling and break-even analysis for capital expenditures
• Review of capital expenditure planning processes.
• Financial Accounting & Reporting
• SEC Related Reporting Requirements: Forms 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, S-3, S-4
• FASB Pronouncement analysis and implementation
• Post-merger accounting integration
• Reporting package development
• Financial audit planning and coordination
• Consolidated financial statement preparation

Compensation & Benefits:

• DL*c provides the stability of a regular, full-time salaried position with the security of an employment agreement vs. risky at-will employment.
• A competitive base salary with a lucrative bonus plan including a productivity bonus for hours billed over 40.
• DL*C Consultants are not siloed into a specific practice area or industry focus and therefore see a wide variety of project content and clients
• DL*C Consultants are not required to sell and are therefore able to focus on the work and adding value to our clients
• DL*C Consultants enjoy the benefit of local talent, local deployment model in which the majority (if not all!) of your projects would be within Orange County CA
• Full Benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability, 401k, paid time off and holiday pay, employee assistance plan, domestic partner benefits, and wellness programs.
• Comprehensive Health Savings and retirement plan which includes a company contribution component.
• Customized training programs through a web-based learning portal that provides access to over 1,000 academic resources.

Credentials & Experience:

• 5+ years of finance and/or accounting experience at a Fortune 500 or 1000 company, specifically within the Corporate Accounting and Corporate Finance functions
• Public accounting, CPA, and/or MBA are highly desirable

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 – $250,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chicago, IL 60606: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Accounting and/or Finance: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPA (Preferred)

Work Location: One location