Staff Accountant

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Date: Jan 27, 2026

Location: Lake Zurich, IL, US, 60047

Company: accobrands

 

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Essential brands. Innovative products. Smart investment. Winning team. This is what you will find at ACCO Brands. We are passionate about building a culture that is committed to the success of our employees. If you are looking for an organization that offers rewarding opportunities and is dedicated to team orientation, learning and development, and flourishes with success, we invite you to be a part of building our company for the future. 

Job Summary

ACCO Brands is seeking a Staff Accountant, who will be an instrumental team member of the Corporate Accounting and Consolidations department, primarily responsible for working as part of the team to complete the monthly Corporate close process, the consolidation of the financials of a multi-national corporation, and certain SEC reporting tasks. This position will report directly to the VP, Finance, Corporate Controller.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the monthly close of the Corporate general ledger including analyzing Corporate and consolidated financials.
  • Assist in preparing assigned journal entries in SAP and the Hyperion Financial Management consolidation software (“HFM”).
  • Assist in completing account reconciliations with proper support utilizing Blackline.
  • Assist in validating proper elimination of consolidating intercompany account balances.
  • Assist in preparing certain footnotes and supporting schedules for the Company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings.
  • Support Corporate function owners in understanding financial results.
  • Manage our global lease accounting process including administering our CoStar lease software and ensuring our financials are accurate.
  • Provide support when required in areas such as accounting for acquisitions, pension reporting, and goodwill impairment analysis.
  • Prepare select government census reports.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. CPA or MBA a plus.
  • 2-5 years of experience with month end close processes, consolidations and foreign currency transactions preferred.
  • Experience working in a public company reporting in US GAAP a plus.
  • Strong time-management skills.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Proficiency in Excel.
  • Prior experience with SAP, HFM, and BlackLine a plus.

 

Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000

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About Us:

You know our brands. You love our brands. You just may not know they are ours.

If you have touched a PowerA® gaming controller, a Five Star® notebook, a Swingline® stapler, a Quartet® dry erase board, or a Kensington® computer mouse, you have touched part of ACCO Brands Corporation. With annual revenues of over $1.7 Billion, ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO) designs, markets, manufactures and sells branded academic, consumer and business products globally. The power of our brands, our unmatched global customer reach, and our strategic market strengths put us in a position to achieve global leadership and growth. We're proud of our long history of industry leadership and innovation and are focused on delivering exceptional value to our customers by providing unique, cutting-edge, branded products.

Apply now and build a successful future with ACCO Brands.

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More information about ACCO Brands, the Home of Great Brands Built by Great People, can be found at www.accobrands.com.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

ACCO Brands is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The company strives to create a winning culture with a leadership promise to provide equal access and opportunity for all to grow, succeed, and contribute to their full potential.

 

AODA

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities will be provided in all parts of the recruiting process as required under the ACCO Brands Canada AODA policy.  Applicants are asked to make their needs known in advance.


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