Remote Junior Staff Accountant: Backlog Cleanup

Visa Hunt; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Advisors LLC is seeking a detail-oriented, hands-on Temporary Staff Accountant to assist our CFO with a focused accounting cleanup project. This is strictly project-based and will conclude once the backlog is fully resolved, with remote work options.

The role entails reconciling historical general ledger balances, researching discrepancies, and supporting daily transactional processing. Ideal for someone with 1–3 years of bookkeeping experience who wants to roll up their sleeves and

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and hands-on; dive into granular transactional details.
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles, GL structures, and how transactions impact the P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, basic pivot tables, data sorting/filtering, and formula building).
• Ability to work independently on repetitive or detailed tasks and ask clarifying questions when needed.
• Temporary, contract-based position that ends when the backlog project is complete.

Responsibilities

• Assist the CFO in reviewing, matching, and reconciling historical general ledger accounts, focusing on Balance Sheet and P&L line items.
• Research transactional discrepancies, missing documentation, and unreconciled balances across manual spreadsheets and system logs.
• Perform routine subledger-to-general ledger reconciliations (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and bank accounts).
• Key in, organize, and clean up historical accounting entries to bring financial records up to date.
• Support daily transactional processing to keep current operations moving while clearing the backlog.
• Enter, verify, and code vendor invoices, expense reports, and customer billing data.
• Maintain organized digital audit trails and electronic filing for all reconciled transactions.
• Gather supporting documentation for financial schedules and routine reporting as directed by the CFO.

Skills

Detail-oriented

General accounting fundamentals

Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)

Independent worker

Contract role understanding

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Unanet / ERP systems

Job description

Atlas Advisors LLC is seeking a detail-oriented, hands-on Temporary Staff Accountant to assist our CFO with a focused accounting cleanup project. This is strictly project-based and will conclude once the backlog is fully resolved, with remote work options.

The role entails reconciling historical general ledger balances, researching discrepancies, and supporting daily transactional processing. Ideal for someone with 1–3 years of bookkeeping experience who wants to roll up their sleeves and