Accounting Supervisor

Salvation Army Central Territory is looking for Accounting Supervisor in Hoffman Estates, IL.
This local job opportunity with ID 3660164447 is live since 2026-05-02 15:01:46.
Accounting Supervisor

Are you a finance professional who wants your work to have a meaningful impact? We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Accounting Supervisor to lead Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable operations for Trade Central Store in support of our mission-driven work. In this role, you'll do more than manage financial processesyou'll help ensure the integrity, transparency, and stewardship of resources that directly support our programs and community initiatives. By leading a small team and overseeing daily and month-end accounting activities, you'll play a vital role in keeping our operations strong, accountable, and effective. We're looking for someone who brings both technical expertise and a sense of purposesomeone who takes pride in accuracy, values collaboration, and is motivated by contributing to an organization that makes a difference.

Compensation Range: $64,934 to $81,168/annually, based on experience.

Job Objective

The Accounting Supervisor is the primary overseer of AP & AR functions for the Trade Central. Responsible for assisting the AP & AR clerks with accurate and timely maintenance and processing of accounting transactions, bank reconciliations, journal entries & other duties as required.

Duties

This job description is not all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential duties of the position. Other duties, responsibilities and tasks may be assigned.

Essential Functions

• Reconciliation of assigned balance sheet accounts
• Review & approve vendor, customer and item set-up
• Supervision of AR & AP personnel
• Research/resolve vendor payment statuses
• Research/resolve customer payment statuses
• Prepare & review of monthly journal entries as needed
• Assist in monthly reporting package preparation for Trade Council
• Manage day-to-day accounting operations and ensure that there is a backup in place for every critical operation.
• Run daily POS and sales routines. Compile results and share with management.
• Monitor credit card charges, payment discrepancies, refunds, returns and miscellaneous charges.
• Maintain and update general ledger and sales journals for the end of the month.
• Monitor employees so that all documents in the finance section are scanned and filed in a timely manner. Maintain an orderly financial filing system.

Offsite

• Assist with packing/unpacking merchandise for off-site events. Attend offsite events.
• Travel to off-site events, set-up, operate, inventory and pack up off site store.
• Other assigned duties as needed

Other

• Work year-end inventory.

Minimum Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the minimal knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent experience.

Experience

Three-Four years' experience in a similar finance role; Experience in a non-profit environment preferred but not required. Financial reporting analysis experience preferred.

Skills

Ability to speak read and write English in a manner that is sufficient for effective communication with supervisors, employees, beneficiaries and customers; and to perform the requirements of this job.

Supervisory Responsibility

Billing Specialist/Store Clerk and Accounts Receivable/Inventory Specialist

Travel

As needed five-six times per year. Must possess a valid IL driver's license and successfully pass a motor vehicle report.

Physical Requirements

• Good speaking, hearing and vision ability, and excellent manual dexterity.
• Lifting, pulling and pushing materials up to 25 pounds
• Requires bending, squatting and walking
• May stand for extended periods

Working Conditions

The noise level in the office work environment is usually quiet. Work is performed in a typical office environment. Full-time position may require some weekend and evening work and travel

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Veterans/Disabled.

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