Senior Accountant

For a contract Senior Accountant who loves Analytical Thinking, HFF offers messy real-world numbers and the tools to tame them. The right goal-oriented candidate will own outcomes, mentor peers, and earn $113,000 - $156,000 in this senior contract position.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile foreign-exchange gains as Evanston, IL operations settle abroad
• Pair CIA Certification forecasting with a deeply technical review of the downside case
• Build the $113,000 - $156,000 budget line and defend each assumption behind it
• Trace a single transaction end to end when the numbers stop tying
• Price out vendor contracts and surface the savings nobody else spotted
• Pressure-test pricing models before they reach the HFF board
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and IL tax regulations
• Hold the line on capitalization policy across every finance project

What You'll Bring

• A track record of data-honest delivery in a contract structure
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• A communication style that translates jargon back into plain English
• Proven Cost Accounting judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating

Since day one, HFF has been on a forward-thinking mission to reshape finance from its base in Evanston, IL. We celebrate the person who asks the dumb question that saves the whole finance project.

Here the offer compounds, $113,000 - $156,000 now, mentorship next, benefits throughout, and flexible Evanston, IL hours for the long haul.