Staff Accountant

Construction Resources; Decatur (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Resources in Decatur, GA is seeking a Staff Accountant to support financial operations, including month-end close, reconciliations, and regulatory filings. You will collaborate across departments to ensure data accuracy and timely reporting.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Accounting, 1–3 years in accounting, strong MS Office and Excel skills, and excellent organizational and analytical abilities. This is a full-time, on-site position with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• 1–3 years of relevant accounting experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills.
• Excellent organization, communication, and analytical abilities.
• Attention to detail, multitasking, and meeting deadlines.
• Willingness to contribute ideas for process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close, including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Prepare and maintain schedules for balance sheet accounts.
• Support preparation of internal financial reports and variance analysis.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure financial accuracy and timely data flow.
• Help identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency.
• Prepare and file business licenses and renewals as needed.
• Prepare and file sales and use tax returns across states.
• Prepare and file annual personal property tax returns for locations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Job description

Summary/Objective

The Staff Accountant will play a key role in supporting the company's financial operations through accurate and timely accounting, reporting, and compliance activities. This position is responsible for assisting with the month-end close process, maintaining account reconciliations, and supporting various tax and regulatory filings.

Essential Functions

• General Accounting Duties
  
  
  
  • Assist with monthly close, including journal entries and account reconciliations
  
  
  • Prepare and maintain schedules for balance sheet accounts
  
  
  • Support preparation of internal financial reports and variance analysis
  
  
  • Collaborate across departments to ensure financial accuracy and timely data flow
  
  
  • Help identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
  
  
  
  


• Business Licenses
  
  
  
  • Prepare and file license applications and annual renewals as needed
  
  
  • Maintain an organized tracker of active and inactive licenses
  
  
  
  


• Sales and Use Tax Filing
  
  
  
  • Prepare and file returns across various states and jurisdictions
  
  
  • Maintain accurate support and documentation for filings and audits
  
  
  
  


• Personal Property Tax Filings
  
  
  
  • Prepare and file annual property tax returns for all physical locations in various states and jurisdictions
  
  
  • Maintain list of all properties, related returns, and payments
  
  
  
  


• Special projects as assigned related to job duties.


• Bachelor's degree in Accounting


• 1-3 years of relevant accounting experience preferred


• Fluent in Microsoft Office with moderate to advanced knowledge of Excel


• Excellent organization, communication, and analytical skills


• Attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and ability to meet specified filing deadlines.


• Willingness to contribute new ideas and feedback related to potential areas for improvements.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a corporate environment.

BENEFITS

• Medical


• Dental


• Vision


• Employer Paid Basic Employee Life and AD&D Insurance


• Employer Paid Long Term Disability


• Flexible Spending Accounts


• VoluntaryShort-Term Disability


• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance


• Voluntary AccidentInsurance


• Voluntary Critical IllnessInsurance

EEO

At Construction Resources, our people are the driving force behind everything we do. Construction Resources is an equal opportunity employer that aspires to be the best in the business by building an associate experience that celebrates growth, development, and purpose.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time, stand, walk, climb stairs, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time position that requires overtime as business needs dictate.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note: this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.