Job Details
Staff Accountant - Local To Atlanta Required
Essential Functions:
The Staff Accountant will be responsible for preparing, posting, and reconciling payments made to the company. This role includes preparing journal entries, bank reconciliations, fixed asset maintenance, and general ledger reconciliation. The Staff Accountant will also assist in creating timely and accurate financial statements while maintaining compliance with accounting standards, financial controls, and procedures.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accurately and timely process EFT/ACH and manual remittance deposits to the appropriate customer account and invoices, ensuring reconciliation of all batches.
- Manage AR past due for US and international vendors/clients.
- Interface with external customers to resolve open items.
- Perform account reconciliation, prepare refunds, offsets, and write-offs.
- Assist in performing general ledger accounting functions as needed and/or assigned to ensure timely completion of department functions.
- Reconcile a wide variety of financial data to maintain accurate account balances and ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Assist in reporting key financial indicators to management.
- Provide analysis on company expenditures and revenues.
- Calculate commissions and bonuses.
- Manage the month-end and year-end closing process for assigned entities.
- Prepare financial statements for assigned entities.
- Assist with the budgeting process.
- Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Excellent computer skills, including intermediate to expert skills in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to work effectively with employees from multiple departments, customers, and vendors.
- Self-directed with excellent follow-up skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure, prioritize projects, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to juggle multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with Unanet is a plus.
- Professional appearance and demeanor.
- Solid analytical skills.
- Audit experience, including follow-up with consultants regularly, beyond just entering debits and credits.
Education and Work Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.