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Senior Contract Accountant - Year-End Close Specialist (SAP Required) Location: Deer Park, IL (On-site, 5 days a week) Duration: Start Date through at least Mid-January 2026 Pay Rate: $44 - $54 per hour We are seeking a highly experienced and detail-oriented Senior Contract Accountant to support our client's finance team during their critical year-end close period. This is an essential, high-impact contract role reporting directly to the Finance and Accounting leadership. The core focus will be ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting through the year-end cycle. Key Responsibilities Year-End Close Management: Serve as the primary driver for key aspects of the year-end close process, ensuring all deadlines are met and accounts are reconciled accurately. General Ledger (GL) Ownership: Process and review 30-40 complex general ledger entries monthly, ensuring proper classification and documentation. Accrual Expertise: Take full ownership of various corporate accruals, including calculating, posting, and reconciling significant items such as: Corporate IT expenses Severance and bonus liabilities Marketing and prepaid expenses Process Integrity: Demonstrate an understanding of the end-to-end accrual and reconciliation process to maintain control and accuracy across financial statements. Financial Reconciliation: Perform detailed balance sheet and income statement reconciliations to validate account balances ahead of final reporting. Required Qualifications Proven SAP Fluency: Must have extensive, hands-on experience utilizing SAP for general ledger entry, reporting, and module interaction. Year-End Close Experience: Direct, recent experience successfully managing and executing year-end close activities and schedules is essential. Accounting Foundation: Understanding of U.S. GAAP and the underlying principles governing accruals, prepaids, and GL management. Contract Commitment: Ability to commit to a full-time, 5-day-per-week on-site schedule in the Deer Park, IL office through at least mid-January 2026. Reporting Structure: Must be comfortable reporting directly to and collaborating with a Senior Financial Analyst. salary: $45 - $55 per hourshift: Firstwork hours: 8 AM - 5 PMeducation: BachelorsResponsibilities Year-End Close Management: Serve as the primary driver for key aspects of the year-end close process, ensuring all deadlines are met and accounts are reconciled accurately. General Ledger (GL) Ownership: Process and review 30-40 complex general ledger entries monthly, ensuring proper classification and documentation. Accrual Expertise: Take full ownership of various corporate accruals, including calculating, posting, and reconciling significant items such as: Corporate IT expenses Severance and bonus liabilities Marketing and prepaid expenses Process Integrity: Demonstrate a strong understanding of the end-to-end accrual and reconciliation process to maintain control and accuracy across financial statements. Financial Reconciliation: Perform detailed balance sheet and income statement reconciliations to validate account balances ahead of final reporting. SkillsAccruals (3 years of experience is required)Year End Close (3 years of experience is preferred)SAP (3 years of experience is preferred)Pre-paidsExpense ReportsQualificationsYears of experience: 3 yearsExperience level: ExperiencedRandstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad. Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Are you an Advanced Workday Analyst with specialized experience in Gifts and Grants in Healthcare  looking for your next high-impact, full-time contract role? Join a major project team supporting a premier client in the Healthcare space and leverage your expertise to architect, implement, and optimize mission-critical Workday solutions. This is an opportunity to directly contribute to operational efficiency and vital data integrity for a large organization. We offer dedicated support and a streamlined process to help you succeed at every stage of the engagement.   In this remote, full-time contract role, you will be empowered to: Spearhead the implementation and support of Workday solutions, ensuring alignment with complex business objectives. Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to deeply analyze and document intricate business requirements for Workday configurations. Optimize and perform data analysis/reporting using advanced Workday tools to provide data-driven insights that support decision-making. Resolve technical issues and provide expert support and troubleshooting for Workday-related challenges. Guide and train end-users to ensure the effective and efficient utilization of Workday applications.  Essential Expertise: Advanced proficiency (6-9 years demonstrated experience) with Workday as a Business Systems Analyst. Intermediate proficiency (3-5 years demonstrated experience) with Grants Application Support. Demonstrated expertise with Workday Grants and Gifts functionality, ideally within the Healthcare industry. Proven analytical skills to synthesize and integrate complex data points. Ready to accelerate your career? Apply now for this Workday Business Systems Analyst and take the decisive next step in your professional journeysalary: $98 - $103 per hourshift: Firstwork hours: 8 AM - 5 PMeducation: BachelorsResponsibilities.SkillsWorkday Systems AnalystWorkday Grants Application SupportGifts and Grants HealthcareQualificationsYears of experience: 7 yearsExperience level: ExperiencedRandstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad. Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Join the Engine Room of Our Success as a Staff Accountant! Are you a detail-oriented accounting professional ready to take the next step in your career? We are looking for a dedicated and meticulous Staff Accountant to be a critical part of our Finance Team, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of our financial data.This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone with 1-3 years of experience who wants to expand their knowledge beyond day-to-day bookkeeping into financial analysis and strategic reporting. This position is full time on-sitesalary: $50,000 - $60,000 per yearshift: Firstwork hours: 8 AM - 4 PMeducation: High SchoolResponsibilities Financial Reporting and AnalysisRecord Keeping and General LedgerCompliance and AuditingBudgeting and Forecasting Skills Accounts Payable (1 year of experience is required)Accounts Receivable (1 year of experience is required) Qualifications Years of experience: 1 yearExperience level: Entry Level Randstad is a world leader in matching great people with great companies. Our experienced agents will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company. Whether you're looking for temporary, temporary-to-permanent or permanent opportunities, no one works harder for you than Randstad.Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).This posting is open for thirty (30) days.