Staff Accountant

Vaco by Highspring; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring, headquartered in Atlanta, is seeking a Staff Accountant to help maintain financial integrity and support reporting in a fast-paced environment. This role offers hybrid flexibility and exposure to multiple accounting functions while collaborating with stakeholders across the organization.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Accounting, 2+ years of accounting experience, and strong Excel/ERP skills, with CPA licensure pursued or in progress. CPA preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience in corporate or public accounting.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and reporting practices.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP or accounting software.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting multiple business units or entities is preferred.
• History of job stability required.
• CPA certification or active pursuit of CPA licensure is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly accounting activities, including account analysis, reconciliations, and adjusting entries.
• Manage and monitor general ledger transactions to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Assist with invoicing, vendor payments, and cross company transactions.
• Support the preparation of financial reports and investigate fluctuations and trends.
• Provide documentation and support for internal and external review processes.
• Recommend and contribute to enhancements that improve efficiency, accuracy, and overall accounting operations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA certification or active pursuit

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP software

Accounting software

Job description

Now recruiting on behalf of a growing accounting team in a large, Atlanta-based company for a Staff Accountant who will play key role in maintaining financial integrity, supporting reporting activities, and contributing to a fast-paced environment. This employer offers a competitive compensation/benefits package, hybrid flexibility, and the opportunity to work across a variety of accounting functions while partnering with stakeholders throughout the organization.

Scope of the Staff Accountant position:

• Execute monthly accounting activities, including account analysis, reconciliations, and adjusting entries.
• Manage and monitor general ledger transactions to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Assist with invoicing, vendor payments, and cross company transactions.
• Support the preparation of financial reports and investigate fluctuations and trends.
• Provide documentation and support for internal and external review processes.
• Recommend and contribute to enhancements that improve efficiency, accuracy, and overall accounting operations.

The right candidate for this Staff Accountant role will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience in a corporate or public accounting environment.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles and reporting practices.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working within ERP or accounting software platforms.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting multiple business units or entities is preferred.
• History of job stability required for consideration
• Seeking Atlanta-based talent
• CPA certification or active pursuit of CPA licensure is strongly preferred.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations; and
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).