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Senior Accountant

Evanston, IL, US💼 Full-time💰 $74,051–$74,051🗓 2026-09-28 → 2026-09-29

Core

Perform accounting work including reconciliation, reporting, analysis, and project accounting to support department policies and capital project activities.

Role type

Senior Accountant

Builds

Financial reports, reconciliations, and project cost analyses for UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement

Domain

Nonprofit / Safety Science Research

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

General accounting procedures, nonprofit accounting standards, Excel (VLOOKUP, SUMIF, pivot tables), journal entry preparation, balance sheet reconciliation, budget-to-actual variance analysis, capitalization assessment, audit support

Preferred skills

Workday experience, mid-size to large organization accounting experience

Responsibilities

Record journal entries and reconcile balance sheet accounts; monitor work-in-progress and coordinate for capitalization; analyze project costs and budget variances; support internal and external audit requests; review staff accountant reconciliations; generate ad-hoc reports and analyses.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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