ATL Staff Accountant

Socket.dev; Martinez (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Technology Leaders, Inc. is seeking a Staff Accountant to support the Finance Manager in daily, monthly, and year-end accounting and financial operations.

The role covers AP/AR, invoicing, GL maintenance, reconciliations, and payroll support, ensuring timely reporting and regulatory compliance. The candidate will work with internal stakeholders across the organization, handling budget support, forecasting, and executive-level reporting while maintaining accuracy and discretion under

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• Minimum 2 years of proven accounting experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English is required to communicate with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparing consolidated internal and external financial statements from the general ledger and department data.
• Develop spreadsheet reports and verify information.
• Maintain general ledger entries and reconcile accounts.
• Prepare payments by accruing expenses, assigning accounts, and reconciling balances.
• Respond to leadership questions by researching and interpreting data.
• Keep information confidential and uphold data security.
• Stay updated on accounting knowledge through education and professional materials.
• Contribute to budgeting, balance sheet preparation, and monthly status reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Unanet

Deltek

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

The Staff Accountant is responsible for supporting the Finance Manager in the execution of daily, monthly, and year-end accounting and financial operations for Advanced Technology Leaders, Inc. This role performs essential accounting functions to ensure accurate financial records, timely reporting, and compliance with company and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities include accounts payable and accounts receivable processing, credit card transaction review and entry, invoicing, general ledger maintenance, account reconciliations, and payroll support. The Staff Accountant will work closely with the Finance Manager and Financial Account Manager to ensure the accurate and timely preparation and distribution of financial and management reports, including budget support, forecasting, and executive-level reporting.

The successful candidate must be detail-oriented, demonstrate a high degree of accuracy and discretion, meet established deadlines, and collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders across the organization.

Duties:

• Accounts Payable and Receivables
• Customer Invoicing
  1. Prime and Subcontracts
• Partner with Finance Manager to reconcile daily, monthly, and yearly transactions
• Partner with Finance Manager to reconcile bank and credit card statements
• Update internal systems with financial data
• Assist in the preparation of budgets
• Partner with Finance Manager in preparing balance sheets
• Partner with Contracts Manager in preparing and processing of Customer Monthly Status Reports
• Managing Corporate Expense Accounts
  1. Employee Travel
  2. Employee Bonuses
  3. Corporate Office Expenses
  4. Other Direct Cost's

Responsibilities:

• Assist with preparing consolidated internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger system and from departments.
• Analyze information and options by developing spreadsheet reports, verifying information.
• Assist in preparing general ledger entries by maintaining records and files, reconciling accounts.
• Prepare payments by accruing expenses; assigning account numbers; requesting disbursements; reconciling accounts.
• Answer accounting and financial questions presented by executive leadership by researching and interpreting data.
• Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplish accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Required Education and Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree with a specified concentration in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 2 years of proven accounting experience

• Demonstrated full fluency in written and spoken English is required, including the ability to read, write, and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, clients, and external partners

The successful candidate must demonstrate fluent, working knowledge of the following applications, with the ability to use them independently and accurately in a professional business environment:

• Microsoft Word – Create, format, edit, and proofread professional documents; apply styles, templates, tables, headers/footers, and track changes.
• Microsoft Outlook – Effectively manage email, calendars, meetings, contacts, and task coordination in a fast-paced environment.
• Microsoft Excel – Create and maintain spreadsheets; use formulas and functions, sort and filter data, format worksheets, and generate basic reports.
• Adobe Acrobat – Create, edit, combine, secure, and manage PDF documents, including form completion, commenting, and document organization.

Proficiency in these tools is essential to performing the core functions of the role and will be assessed during the selection process.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• Experience using accounting software
• Experience using payroll platforms such as ADP Workforce Now
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Working knowledge of Unanet
• Working knowledge of Deltek