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).
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