Accountant Staff I

Atlanta, GA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Staff Accountant I This position is based in Atlanta GA in our Galleria office and is a hybrid role. Applicants in CA CO DC HI IL MD MA MN NJ NY RI VT and WA are not eligible for this Accountant I Youll never be bored in this role This position provides day-to-day accounting support to the functional area. Provides accurate timely and relevant financial information to internal and external clients and customers to achieve the functional areas objectives. Responsibilities include general accounting inter/intra company activity account reconciliation close and month-end processing accounts payable accounts receivable reporting and variance analysis. Requires familiarity of commonly used accounting concepts practices policies and procedures such as GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley. Typically reports to a Senior Accountant or Accounting DetailsWhat You Need:Deadline driven with strong research analysis organizational and time management skillsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to work independently and as part of a teamWhat Youll Do:Analyze and prepare standard entries and non-standard journal entriesGather high transaction volume data from multiple sources including internal departments and vendors to meet strict month end close deadlinesAnalyze P&L accounts to proactively note and potentially resolve large variances from month to monthUse accounting judgment with situational data in order to properly represent general ledger accounting coding in journal preparation and supporting schedulesAssist Aarons associates and managers to resolve issues and research inquiries from managers and executivesIdentify and correct potential items requiring reclassification and determine if process changes are needed to avoid future general ledger and maintain subsidiary ledger accounts if appropriateResearch and resolve questions related to general ledger itemsAssess and understand the relationships between the balance sheet and P&LReconcile the general ledger to the subsidiary ledger or other supporting detail according to scheduled deadlinesPrepare and validate both standard entries and manual journal entries on a timely basisPrepare quarterly and annual schedules for other departments and internal and external auditHave a thorough working knowledge of companys accounting policies and procedures as well as other departmental policies and proceduresContinuously evaluate processes for efficiencies and highlight possible improvementsAdditional Requirements:Bachelors degree in accounting or finance required<1 year experience with bachelors degreeKnowledge of GAAP month end close process and balance sheet reconciliation proceduresWorking knowledge of Word/Outlook/Access and basic Excel skillsPreferred working knowledge of Lawson Financial Suite or other ERPAarons Total RewardsOur team members are our greatest asset. As an expression of our appreciation Aarons is proud to offer outstanding career training competitive performance incentives excellent advancement opportunities and a distinctive benefits package which includes**:Paid time off including vacation days sick days and holidays Medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) plan with contribution matching*Note that the pay range provided above is the lowest to highest rate we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and the range may be modified in the future. An employees pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements sales or revenue-based metrics any collective bargaining agreements and business or organizational needs. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law. **Benefits vary based on FT and PT employment status.

Required Experience:

Staff IC

Required Experience:

Staff IC