Lead Accountant

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Elmhurst, IL
Hybrid
231K-231K Annually
Expert/Leader
eCommerce • Hardware • Information Technology • Logistics • Mobile • Software • App development
McMaster-Carr is a one-stop shop for the materials that keep plants running.
The Role
As a Lead Accountant, you will lead the accounting team, oversee financial operations, ensure accurate reporting, and mentor teammates.
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What You’ll Do

As a leader of our accounting team, you’ll play a critical role in high-impact work.

  • Serve as a financial expert for company leaders on topics ranging from transportation costs to R&D investment
  • Lead the accounting team through full business cycles, such as month-end close, budget and forecast updates, or the annual audit.
  • Own cash reconciliation and reporting, including daily balancing, long-term forecasts, and weekly and monthly reporting.
  • Prepare and review high-level financial statements and reports
  • Create clear, actionable reports that inform decision-making
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to Accounting teammates
  • Shape the future of finance in a modernizing industrial supply business

Who You Are

We are seeking bright, curious, and ambitious individuals eager to make an impact. Ideal candidates have:

  • CPA license
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in industry or public accounting
  • Subject matter expertise in accounting fundamentals and advanced Excel skills
  • Exceptional communication and analytical skills, including the ability to clearly explain complex or ambiguous data
  • Experience leading full accounting cycles
  • Demonstrated ability to develop teammates
  • Experience with SQL preferred

 

Cash Compensation

Total cash compensation generally starts at $231,000 and includes profit sharing based on company profitability.


Additional Benefits


Growth & Learning

  • 100% tuition reimbursement
  • Informal and formal mentorship
  • Employee resource groups

Health & Wellbeing

  • Medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans with no monthly premiums
  • Inclusive, all-gender benefits

Family & Future

  • Paid parental leave for all new parents
  • Adoption and surrogacy assistance
  • First-time home buyer assistance
  • Industry leading company-funded retirement accounts

Time Off

Paid time off for vacation and personal time


For more information on McMaster-Carr, please visit: https://www.mcmaster.com/careers



Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees a workplace with reasonable accommodations and free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. At McMaster-Carr, we do not make employment decisions based on age, ethnicity, citizenship status, military status, gender identity and expression, race, religion, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected group.

This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr.

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The Company
HQ: Elmhurst, IL
0 Employees
Year Founded: 1901

What We Do

McMaster-Carr is an e-commerce company offering more than half a million products used to keep business in motion. With more than 300,000 daily visits to our website, customers from a variety of industries turn to us when they need to build, design, repair or maintain just about anything because we are the complete, one-stop source for industrial supplies.

Technology teams play a vital role in McMaster-Carr’s success. The software that drives our business is developed in-house by a growing team of versatile engineers. Whether the project is automating distribution operations, improving browsing features on our app or integrating a new data center to serve five national facilities, people flourish when they love to learn and pursue ambitious goals.

McMaster-Carr’s diverse business creates the opportunity to explore new technologies and develop expertise that is both broad and deep. Growth is supported by an inclusive culture of development seen in mentorship, reading groups, guilds and town halls that create community. They pursue career growth through learning and advancement in technical and project leadership.

Why Work With Us

Curious people thrive at McMaster-Carr. Engineers build technical knowledge through learning groups, book clubs, and one-on-one mentoring. Diverse projects offer experience with a wide range of technologies to encourage career-long learning. Great work is celebrated in an inclusive workplace dedicated to equity, growth and employee well-being.

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McMaster-Carr Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Lead Software Engineers and other technology roles benefit from a mix of onsite collaboration with teams and remote work. Other roles may be fully onsite depending on responsibilities.

Typical time on-site: 3 days a week
HQElmhurst, IL
McMaster-Carr is in a thriving suburb with easy access to city living via public transportation and highways. The local community offers a vibrant downtown full of restaurants and pubs, parks, historic homes, art museums and a university.

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