Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | CFS

The Tone:
This is a full-time hybrid role at CFS, located in Atlanta, GA. CFS is a Fortune 500 organization headquartered in Atlanta with a growing national footprint, offering a significant and stable environment. This Staff Accountant position is pivotal for maintaining the integrity of corporate financial records and supporting comprehensive financial reporting and budgeting across the organization. The role provides valuable exposure to complex accounting areas such as consolidations, acquisitions, and divestitures, while integrating modern AI-powered accounting technologies. It is designed for individuals seeking substantial professional development and long-term career advancement within a large, established company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid Atlanta, GA
• Pay: $55000–$83000 yearly
• Team: Reports to accounting leadership, collaborates with treasury, tax, finance, and financial systems teams.
• Mission: This person ensures the accuracy and completeness of financial statements and supports critical month-end and quarter-end close processes.
• Tech Stack: Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Record Keeping: Prepare accurate journal entries, reconcile various accounts, and develop essential accruals and roll-forward schedules, contributing to the foundational integrity of financial data.
• Reporting Support: Support critical month-end and quarter-end close processes, contributing to the timely and accurate generation of consolidated financial reporting for a Fortune 500 entity.
• Strategic Accounting: Assist with complex accounting activities related to acquisitions, divestitures, various reserves, treasury operations, and borrowings, gaining exposure to significant corporate transactions.
• Analysis & Assurance: Perform detailed financial analysis to thoroughly review and validate financial statements, ensuring their accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards.
• Compliance & Audit: Support comprehensive internal and external audit requests by providing necessary documentation and explanations, while diligently maintaining compliance with established reconciliation policies.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. This is an early-career role focusing on corporate accounting principles.
• Experience: At least 1 year of professional accounting experience.
• Skills: Strong Excel proficiency, financial analysis, journal entry preparation, account reconciliation, financial reporting support.
• Bonus: CPA license and/or public accounting experience; familiarity with AI-enabled accounting tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude.