Senior Accountant - Accounting Integration
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at UL Solutions. Northbrook · $95,000–$105,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Bring acquired businesses onto the company’s chart of accounts, ledgers, reporting, controls and close routines
- Document acquisition accounting decisions in memos and practical procedures for teams taking over the work
- Prepare or review acquisition-related journal entries, reconcile acquired entities and address issues ahead of close
- Support monthly, quarterly and annual close work, SOX controls, ERP implementation and finance transformation projects
- Create reusable transaction templates, schedules and controls, and improve integration processes for consistency
What you bring
- You have four to six years of progressive accounting experience and a solid U.S. GAAP foundation
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting and a CPA are required, or you are well along in pursuing the CPA
- You bring advanced Excel capability, including complex modeling and data analysis
- You have prepared or reviewed journal entries, reconciliations and technical accounting documentation
Who this fits
This role suits a senior accountant who can manage several integration projects and coordinate with tax, treasury, FP&A, legal and outside advisors. It is full-time and hybrid, with three on-site days each week at the Northbrook or Chicago office.
From the employer
This newly created Senior Accountant, Accounting Integration role is a high-impact opportunity to help bring newly acquired external businesses into UL Solutions’ accounting and reporting environment. In this role, you will partner with Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Legal, and external advisors to understand and merge transactions into accurate, repeatable accounting processes.
The ideal candidate combines strong U.S. GAAP technical accounting knowledge with operational accounting experience and thrives in a fast-paced environment managing multiple transactions and integration projects.
This is a full-time, hybrid (3 days on-site) position located at either our Northbrook, IL or Chicago, IL office.
- Help connect newly acquired businesses to UL Solutions’ chart of accounts, ledgers, and management reporting.
- Turn acquisition accounting conclusions into clear accounting memoranda and practical SOPs that teams can use after handoff.
- Support the integration of acquired entities into the company’s accounting, reporting, control, and close processes.
- Prepare and review complex journal entries tied to acquisitions, integrations, and related accounting activities.
- Own reconciliations for acquired entities and help resolve issues before they become close disruptions.
- Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities for acquired businesses.
- Support SOX compliance and internal control design for integration accounting activities.
- Apply U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies while learning how technical accounting decisions flow through operations.
- Spot opportunities to make integration processes faster, cleaner, and more scalable.
- Build standardized transaction accounting templates, schedules, and controls that improve consistency across deals.
- Participate in ERP implementation and finance transformation initiatives connected to integration work.
- Take on special projects that provide visibility into how accounting, finance, tax, treasury, legal, and operations work together after a transaction closes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- CPA required, or actively pursuing CPA with significant progress completed.
EXPERIENCE
- Required
- 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience with a strong foundation in U.S. GAAP.
- Advanced Excel skills, including complex models, data analysis, and the ability to turn data into useful insights.
- Experience preparing or reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and technical accounting documentation.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to keep work moving across multiple stakeholders and timelines.
- Preferred
- Public accounting experience, preferably Big Four or national accounting firm.
- Exposure to merger and acquisition integration projects or a strong interest in learning how accounting supports transactions.
- Experience in a SOX-controlled environment.
- Experience with Oracle, SAP, or other large ERP systems.
- Knowledge of ASC 805 and related accounting.
KEY COMPETENCIES
- You communicate clearly, build trust quickly, and enjoy working with people across functions.
- You are curious, analytical, and detail-oriented, with the judgment to ask good questions and challenge assumptions.
- You can organize competing priorities, manage deadlines, and keep momentum when projects are evolving.
- You are proactive, results-oriented, and comfortable taking ownership in a fast-paced environment.
- You adapt well to change and see new challenges as opportunities to learn, improve processes, and make an impact.
Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated salary range for this position is $95,000- $105,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 10% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday and personal days (totaling 12 days), and sick time off (72 hours).