Staff Accountant

Position Overview

Ledgent Finance & Accounting's client is actively seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Staff Accountant to join their accounting team in Georgia. This is a contract-to-hire position. The role is perfect for an experienced accounting professional who will support core financial operations, reporting, and compliance. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate financial records, supporting audits, enhancing accounting systems, and contributing to both recurring and project-based initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Perform general ledger accounting activities, including preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and supporting the monthly and quarterly close process.
• Record and review accruals to ensure accurate expense recognition in accordance with GAAP.
• Support revenue accounting by recording transactions, reconciling related accounts, and coordinating with billing and AR teams.
• Compile, analyze, and manipulate financial data to support reconciliations, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Assist with fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, and depreciation schedules.
• Assist in reviewing contracts under guidance to apply expense / capitalization rules and identify potential accounting impacts.
• Prepare audit support schedules and respond to auditor requests.
• Contribute to process improvements, system updates, and other team initiatives while building technical and accounting skills.

Qualifications

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county , to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.