Retail Accountant

Lawn Squad; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Authority Brands is seeking a Retail Staff Accountant to support accounting for company-owned locations across its Trades and Outdoor brands. This role prepares journal entries, reconciliations, and close activities with a focus on accurate coding and detailed location-level financial results.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, 2–4 years of accounting experience, and solid GAAP knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 2-4 years of general accounting experience; multi-entity experience a plus.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Proficient in Excel and an ERP/accounting system.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations for assigned company-owned locations
• Reconcile ServiceTitan and other location system data to NetSuite by location, job, and service type
• Review transaction-level detail to identify and correct miscoded jobs, labor, materials, and other costs
• Ensure accurate department, location, job, and service-level coding across all entries
• Perform flux analysis at the department, location, job, and service type levels and research variances prior to close
• Support corporate allocations, audit requests, and special projects as needed

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

ERP accounting systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or progress towards CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

NetSuite

Job description

Retail Accountant

POSITION SUMMARY

The Retail Staff Accountant reports to the Retail Accounting Manager and supports accounting for Authority Brands' company-owned locations across its Trades and Outdoor brands. This role prepares journal entries, reconciliations, and close activities for assigned locations, with a focus on accurate coding and a detailed understanding of location-level financial results.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare monthly journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations for assigned company-owned locations
• Reconcile ServiceTitan and other location system data to NetSuite by location, job, and service type
• Review transaction-level detail to identify and correct miscoded jobs, labor, materials, and other costs
• Ensure accurate department, location, job, and service-level coding across all entries
• Perform flux analysis at the department, location, job, and service type levels and research variances prior to close
• Support corporate allocations, audit requests, and special projects as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or progress towards CPA preferred
• 2-4 years of general accounting experience; multi-entity experience a plus.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Proficient in Excel and an ERP/accounting system (e.g., SAP, NetSuite).