Remote Staff Accountant — Close, Reconciliations & Growth

The Health Institute; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Health Institute is seeking an Experienced Staff Accountant to join our remote Finance & Accounting team. You will support monthly close, handle reconciliations, journal entries, and various accounting duties across multiple entities. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role requires attention to detail, ownership, and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

CPA not required. Minimum 2–4 years of progressive accounting experience, proficiency in Excel/Sheets,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience with month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Experience with QuickBooks Online and Bill.com.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Reliability and ownership of work.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Own assigned balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process.
• Reconcile bank, credit card, merchant processor, and financing activity.
• Support Accounts Payable, including categorization, accruals, and vendor reconciliations.
• Support payroll and intercompany accounting.
• Maintain prepaid expense, accrued expense, and fixed asset schedules.
• Assist with deferred revenue and revenue recognition schedules.
• Assist with refund and allowance schedules and sales tax reporting.
• Prepare recurring financial reporting support.
• Support year-end tax and external accounting requests.
• Document recurring processes and identify opportunities to improve, simplify, or automate them.

Skills

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Month-end close

Excel/Google Sheets

QuickBooks Online

Bill.com

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Shopify

Recurly

EPD

Job description

The Health Institute is seeking an Experienced Staff Accountant to join our remote Finance & Accounting team. You will support monthly close, handle reconciliations, journal entries, and various accounting duties across multiple entities. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role requires attention to detail, ownership, and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

CPA not required. Minimum 2–4 years of progressive accounting experience, proficiency in Excel/Sheets,