Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | American Accounting Association

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role at 4C Connect, Inc., located in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is fast growing in an emerging industry, offering a dynamic environment for financial professionals. This Staff Accountant position is crucial for supporting the Finance Department with core accounting tasks, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness across all operations. The role presents a significant opportunity for professional growth and development within a rapidly expanding organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full Time
• Location: Hybrid, Atlanta, GA
• Pay: $65000 yearly
• Mission: This role supports the Finance Department by managing core accounting tasks to ensure accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness for a fast-growing company.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Manages financial closing processes: Manages the execution of precise journal entries and comprehensive account reconciliations, actively supporting the critical month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Oversees financial schedules and audit preparation: Maintains meticulous fixed asset and prepaid expense schedules, while diligently preparing all necessary audit documentation to facilitate smooth and efficient internal and external audits.
• Supports core financial operations: Provides essential support for accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), payroll processing, and daily cash management activities, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance.
• Improves accounting processes: Actively contributes to the continuous improvement of accounting processes and procedures, identifying opportunities for increased efficiency and accuracy within the finance department.
• Ensures financial integrity: Ensures the accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness of all assigned accounting tasks and financial records, upholding high standards of financial integrity.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early-Level. This role is ideal for individuals building their career in accounting, requiring a foundational understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and core financial operational procedures.
• Experience: Prior experience executing core accounting tasks is essential, including hands-on work with journal entry preparation, performing detailed account reconciliations, and managing various financial schedules. Experience supporting broader financial operations like AP, AR, payroll, or cash is also highly valued.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in preparing accurate journal entries, conducting thorough account reconciliations, managing fixed assets and prepaid expenses, and meticulously preparing documentation for audits. Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities are key for success.