Senior Accountant

Confidential

Buford (GA)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 70,000

Full time

11 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
8 PAID Holidays
Company provided Life Insurance Policy
Employee Referral Program
Community Involvement Opportunities

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Senior Accountant to work closely with the CFO and accounting team in Buford, GA. This hands-on role focuses on maintaining the general ledger, month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting while improving processes and leveraging technology.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to own projects from start to finish in a fast-paced environment on-site.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of progressive accounting experience with increasing responsibility.
  • On-site in Buford, GA.

Responsibilities

  • CFO support & special projects: accounting, financial analysis, reporting, research, process improvement, and system implementations.
  • General Ledger & Month-End Close: maintain GL activity, code properly, prepare journal entries, and lead monthly close.
  • Account Reconciliations: prepare balance sheet and bank reconciliations, resolve discrepancies.
  • Financial Reporting & Analysis: assist with preparing financial statements and variance analysis.
  • Analytical Problem Solving: analyze data, identify issues, and propose solutions.
  • Systems Integration & Process Improvement: evaluate data flow between accounting, payroll, CRM, and other platforms, assist with integrations and testing.
  • Systems & Data Management: ensure data accuracy across systems.
  • Job Cost & Margin Analysis: assist with job costing, labor allocation, and margin analysis.
  • Process Ownership: own assigned functions and projects end-to-end.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: work with accounting, HR, operations, and leadership.

Skills

Advanced Excel
Pivot tables
Lookups
Data analysis

Tools

CRM software
ERP software
Accounting software
Payroll software
ServiceTitan
Aptora
UKG

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Accountant to work closely with our CFO and accounting team. This is a hands-on role for someone with a strong accounting foundation who also enjoys problem solving, improving processes, working with technology, and taking ownership of projects. The ideal candidate understands the accounting behind the numbers but is also comfortable stepping outside of traditional accounting responsibilities. We are looking for someone who can research an issue, work across multiple systems, help connect financial and operational data, and bring both problems and potential solutions forward. This is a full-time, onsite position for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys learning, and is comfortable managing a variety of accounting, financial, and systems-related responsibilities. Duties/

Responsibilities
  • CFO Support & Special Projects: Work directly with the CFO on accounting, financial analysis, reporting, research, process improvement, system implementations, and other projects as needed.
  • General Ledger & Month-End Close: Maintain accurate GL activity, ensure proper coding, prepare journal entries, and take an active role in the monthly close process.
  • Account Reconciliations: Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and key financial schedules. Research and resolve discrepancies rather than simply identifying them.
  • Financial Reporting & Analysis: Assist with preparing and reviewing financial statements, management reports, variance analysis, and other financial information used to support business decisions.
  • Analytical Problem Solving: Dig into financial and operational data, identify issues or unusual trends, research the cause, and recommend solutions.
  • Systems Integration & Process Improvement: Help evaluate and improve the flow of financial and operational data between accounting, payroll, CRM, and other business platforms. Assist with software implementations, system integrations, testing, data validation, troubleshooting, and development of more efficient processes.
  • Systems & Data Management: Work across multiple software platforms to help ensure financial information is complete, accurate, and consistent between systems.
  • Job Cost & Margin Analysis: Assist with job costing, labor allocation, gross margin analysis, and investigation of job or departmental variances.
  • Process Ownership: Take ownership of assigned accounting functions and projects from beginning to completion, including follow-up and resolution of outstanding issues.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with accounting, HR, operations, and leadership to gather information, resolve issues, and improve processes across departments. Required Skills and
Experience
  • Minimum of 4+ years of progressive accounting experience with increasing responsibility.
  • Ability to be fully on-site in Buford, GA.
  • Strong understanding of GL accounting, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial statements.
  • Strong experience or ownership of month-end close process.
  • Highly analytical with the ability to dig into data, identify issues, and propose solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, and manage deadlines.
  • Comfortable learning new systems and adapting to evolve processes.
  • Must have advanced Excel/Sheets
skills

pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, etc.

  • Experience with CRM, ERP, Accounting, and/or Payroll software.
  • Experience with ServiceTitan, Aptora, and/or UKG is strongly preferred, but not required.
  • Background in HVAC, construction, job costing, or service industry accounting is strongly preferred, but not required.
Compensation

$60,000 to $70,000 base salary depending on experience, plus performance based incentive and bonus opportunities

Benefits
  • 401(k) matching (after 1 year of service)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • 8 PAID Holidays
  • Company provided Life Insurance Policy
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Community Involvement Opportunities We are a drug free workplace and an equal opportunity employer; we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected under federal law.
Pay

$60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year Application Question(s):

Application Question(s):
  • Do you have advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, and/or data analysis)?
Experience
  • Month-End Close: 3 years (Preferred) Work Location: In person
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