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The Role
Join KPMG and bring rigor, accuracy, and a sharp analytical eye to a freelance Payroll Specialist role in Joliet. The senior role rewards what you've built — 7 years of Tax Compliance — with $103,000 - $140,000 and a voice in KPMG strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Run weekly cash positioning and short-term borrowing decisions
- Sharpen month-end close until it runs in days, not weeks
- Sit beside the Joliet controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries
- Turn raw ledgers into forecasts the finance team can actually plan against
- Build variance commentary executives actually read top to bottom
- Build budget-vs-actual reviews managers across Joliet look forward to
- Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at KPMG
What You'll Bring
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Experience at the senior level inside a freelance role
- Reliable, accountable, and committed to following through
- Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams
- Comfort with the freelance cadence of a Joliet-based operation
- Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
- Familiarity with Workday Adaptive Planning and related tools or frameworks
KPMG is Joliet, IL's answer to a finance industry grown lazy, run by a low-drama team that still cares about Oracle NetSuite. Our values show up in small daily choices, not just a poster on the wall.
The package speaks for itself: $103,000 - $140,000, coaching, coverage, and the flexible freelance hours that unfussy finance pros expect.
This posting reflects an open need we are working to close this quarter.
The fastest way to learn more about this senior role is to apply and ask us directly.
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Skills
- Tax Compliance
- SQL
- Workday Adaptive Planning
- GAAP
- Bank Reconciliation
- Oracle NetSuite
- Account Reconciliation
- Negotiation
- Decision Making
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Benefits
- Bike-to-work program
- Signing bonus
- Childcare Assistance
- Summer Picnic
- Free snacks and beverages
- Home Office Setup
- Casual dress code
- Core hours flexibility
- Employee discount program