Staff Accountant

At Fortis Fire & Safety, we provide industry-leading fire protection services across the United States. Our ever-growing footprint can be seen in California, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Chicago, and we are acquiring new brands all the time.

Our team provides a full spectrum of specialized and certified service professionals to support your company and protect your building with the peace of mind of properly installed and maintained fire and life safety systems.

Here at Fortis and throughout our family of brands, we value our employees and offer competitive benefits which include:

• 2 weeks of paid vacation
• 1 week of paid sick time
• 10 Company Paid Holidays
• Other paid time off (jury duty, bereavement)
• Competitive pay
• 401k with company match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Company-paid Short-term Disability
• Supplemental Long-term Disability and Life Insurance Packages
• Legal Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Career Advancement Opportunities

 

The Staff Accountant position is responsible for general accounting, account analysis, recording of payroll and benefits, maintaining fixed asset records, and bank reconciliations. The Staff Accountant is responsible for assisting the accounting team with external information requests from auditors and other third parties in a timely and responsive manner. This position will assist in developing proper internal controls, processes and procedures needed to protect the Company’s assets and insure accurate and timely financial information. The Staff Accountant will provide support to local and remote accounting staff.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible for the day-to-day activities of general accounting, account analysis, recording of payroll and benefits, maintaining fixed asset records, and bank reconciliations
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Responsible for month-end and year-end process and procedures which includes accruals, journal entries, commission calculations, revenue and expense review, bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist in the development and establishment of the overall financial process flow, plans, internal controls, policies and procedures to protect the Company’s assets and ensure accurate and timely financial information
• Assist the accounting team with information requests for financial audits and other third parties in a timely and responsive manner
• Perform all other duties as assigned
• Ability to travel domestically up to 10%
• In-office position at the Schaumburg, IL HQ

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles
• High attention to details and accuracy
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
• Ability to communicate effectively

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of 1 years of progressive general ledger accounting experience
• Master’s Degree in Accounting or related field
• CPA license
• Public or corporate accounting experience.
• Construction accounting experience including percentage of completion

  

Compensation $65,000 - $85,000

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the Team member is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team member is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The Team member is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and climb stairs, or balance. The Team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

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