Accountant II

Actalent; United States; Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Sr. Accountant for a contract role based in Atlanta, GA. The role focuses on advanced financial accounting activities including revenue recognition, journal entries, and month-end reporting, with collaboration across leadership.

The ideal candidate will have an active CPA, SEC knowledge, and strong experience with GAAP, Oracle Cloud ERP, and financial statement analysis, and will support audits and internal controls while delivering rigorous financial insights to executives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience.
• Active CPA license.
• SEC knowledge/experience.
• Oracle Cloud ERP experience.

Responsibilities

• Record monthly revenues, regulatory fees, and taxes per GAAP, FERC, and SEC.
• Prepare monthly accounting entries and supporting documentation.
• Maintain financial records across assets, liabilities, P&L, A/R, purchasing.
• Explain monthly Trial Balance results to accounting leadership.
• Analyze financial results and present findings to executive management.
• Perform balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare internal and external reports including actual vs. budget.
• Research accounting issues and support special projects/data requests.
• Ensure proper accounting treatment for new revenue contracts.
• Maintain accounting process documentation.
• Support internal and external audit requests.
• Help ensure internal controls are adequate and functioning.

Skills

5+ years accounting experience

SEC knowledge/experience

Revenue recognition experience

Experience preparing and analyzing fin

Experience supporting internal and ex3

Budget-to-actual analysis

Critical thinking & problem-solving

Communicating financial results to mgm

Education

Active CPA license

Tools

Oracle Cloud ERP

Job description

Job Description:

The Sr. Accountant will support advanced financial accounting activities including revenue recognition, journal entries, account reconciliations, monthly financial statements, financial analysis, and month-end reporting. This individual will also provide accounting guidance to internal stakeholders, maintain process documentation, support audit requests, and present financial results and analysis to executive management.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Record monthly revenues, regulatory fees, and taxes in accordance with GAAP, FERC, and SEC requirements
• Prepare monthly accounting entries and supporting documentation
• Maintain financial records covering assets, liabilities, P&L, accounts receivable, purchasing, and related activity
• Explain monthly Trial Balance results to accounting leadership
• Analyze financial results and provide findings to executive management
• Perform balance-sheet account reconciliation analysis
• Prepare internal and financial reports, including actual vs. budget analysis
• Research accounting issues and support special projects/data requests
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for new revenue contracts
• Maintain accounting process documentation
• Support internal and external audit requests
• Help ensure internal controls are adequate and functioning

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience
• Active CPA license
• SEC knowledge/experience
• Oracle Cloud ERP experience
• Revenue recognition experience
• Experience preparing and analyzing financial statements
• Experience supporting internal and external audits
• Experience with budget-to-actual analysis
• Strong critical thinking and proactive problem-solving skills
• Experience communicating financial results to management/executive leadership

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:Medical, dental & visionCritical Illness, Accident, and Hospital401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions availableLife Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)Short and long-term disabilityHealth Spending Account (HSA)Transportation benefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramTime Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Atlanta, GA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Atlanta,GA.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification oradjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability,please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in thecity and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicantswith arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as acondition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this lawshall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process,including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applicationsand qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, youacknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.