Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Aderant

The Tone:
This is a full-time, permanent role at Aderant, located in Atlanta, GA. Aderant is a global industry-leading software company that provides comprehensive business management solutions for law firms and other professional services organizations. This Staff Accountant role is crucial for supporting the day-to-day accounting operations, maintaining accurate financial records, and assisting with accounting processes across multiple entities. This position helps drive the legal industry to the forefront of innovation by ensuring the foundational financial health of the business.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Atlanta, GA

• Team: Reports to the Accounting Manager
• Mission: This person will maintain accurate financial records and support day-to-day accounting operations to ensure smooth business management across multiple entities.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office, Excel. Preferred: Sage Intacct.

What You’ll Actually Do
• AR Management: Review AR aging and account activity to identify past-due balances and collection risks, resolve discrepancies like unapplied cash and credit balances, and support customer hold and refund processes.
• Financial Reporting: Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities, including preparing journal entries for payroll, prepaids, accruals, and fixed assets, along with performing bank and intercompany reconciliations for assigned subsidiaries and explaining significant fluctuations through account analysis.
• Payment Processing: Process vendor payments and expense reimbursements while verifying vendor banking information in line with payment controls.
• Tax Compliance: Assist with tax reconciliations and the filing of sales and use tax, GST, and VAT.
• Audit Support: Maintain documentation that supports internal controls, SOX compliance, and internal, external, and Roper audits.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required. Entry-level career with a foundational understanding of accounting principles, GAAP, general ledger accounting, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Experience: 1-2 years of relevant experience preferred; recent graduates with relevant internships will be considered. Accounting system experience preferred.
• Skills: Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to meet deadlines, research discrepancies, and analyze financial information; strong communication skills and a customer service mindset; works independently and collaborates well with the team; proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Bonus: Sage Intacct, multi-entity accounting, multi-currency accounting, or software industry experience is a plus.