The Accounts Payable Accountant will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day accounting operations by managing the full-cycle accounts payable process, maintaining vendor records, preparing journal entries, and assisting with various accounting and operational initiatives. This position offers excellent exposure to family office accounting and the opportunity to contribute across multiple entities.
What You'll Do
- Process the full-cycle accounts payable function for more than 100 entities, ensuring invoices are accurately entered, coded, approved, and paid on time.
- Receive, track, and maintain vendor invoices while ensuring proper documentation and authorization.
- Prepare invoice and payment journal entries within the accounting system.
- Code invoices to the appropriate general ledger accounts and maintain accurate accounting records.
- Serve as a point of contact for vendor inquiries and resolve invoice discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Maintain vendor and entity master files to ensure data accuracy.
- Assist with annual 1099 reporting and related tax documentation.
- Review employee credit card transactions to ensure expenses are properly supported, coded, and recorded.
- Maintain schedules for leases, rent payments, insurance policies, fixed assets, and other recurring obligations.
- Manage incoming physical mail and accounting-related documentation for the Chicago office.
- Support month-end close activities and assist with special projects as assigned.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
- 1–2 years of accounting experience, ideally within a family office, public accounting, financial services, or a similar environment.
- Experience processing vendor invoices, preparing journal entries, and working within the general ledger across multiple entities.
- Strong understanding of accounts payable processes and accounting fundamentals.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze and organize financial data.
- Exceptional attention to detail, analytical thinking, and organizational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-starter with a hands-on mentality who thrives in a collaborative, team-oriented environment and is willing to take on additional responsibilities as needed.
What's in It for You?
- Opportunity to join a well-established and highly regarded family office.
- Exposure to multi-entity accounting and a wide variety of financial transactions.
- Collaborative team environment with opportunities to learn and grow professionally.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
- Long-term career advancement within a stable and sophisticated organization.
Key Details
Location: Chicago, ILIndustry: Family Office
Schedule: Full-Time- Direct Hire
Work Model: Hybrid (2 days/week on-site)
Compensation: $60,000-70,000/yr
Benefits: LaSalle Network consultants are eligible to enroll in benefits. For details, visit https://www.thelasallenetwork.com/consultants/
LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.
LaSalle Network is the leading provider of direct hire and temporary staffing services. For over two decades, LaSalle has helped organizations hire faster and connect top talent with opportunities, from entry-level positions to the C-suite. With units specializing in Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Engineering, Marketing, Technology, Supply Chain, Revenue Cycle, Call Center, Human Resources and Executive Search, LaSalle offers staffing and recruiting solutions to companies of all sizes and across all industries.
LaSalle Network is the premier staffing and recruiting firm, earning over 100 culture, revenue and industry-based awards from major publications and having its company experts regularly contribute insights on retention strategies, hiring trends, hiring challenges, and more to national news outlets. LaSalle Network offers temporary Field Employees benefit plans including medical, dental and vision coverage. Family Medical Leave, Worker's Compensation, Paid Leave and Sick Leave are also provided.
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LaSalle Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/d/v.
LaSalle Network is the leading provider of direct hire and temporary staffing services. For over two decades, LaSalle has helped organizations hire faster and connect top talent with opportunities, from entry-level positions to the C-suite. With units specializing in Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Engineering, Marketing, Technology, Supply Chain, Revenue Cycle, Call Center, Human Resources and Executive Search, LaSalle offers staffing and recruiting solutions to companies of all sizes and across all industries.