We are looking for an Accounting Assistant to join a construction industry team in Atlanta, Georgia. This contract-to-permanent opportunity is well suited for someone who enjoys working with financial records, supporting day-to-day accounting operations, and building deeper technical skills in a collaborative environment. The person in this role will contribute to closing activities, reconciliations, and transaction processing while helping maintain accurate and timely financial reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Manage settlement closeouts in the Lawson system and record financial activity accurately across revenue, inventory, and cost of sales.
- Support daily production goals by handling an assigned volume of home closing transactions and taking on broader ownership as experience grows.
- Perform accounts payable and accounts receivable activities to keep billing, collections, and vendor payments moving efficiently.
- Complete bank account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies to preserve the accuracy of financial records.
- Review and code invoices with attention to detail while maintaining documentation that is audit-ready and easy to retrieve.
- Work closely with accounting team members to improve workflows and help the group stay on pace with monthly objectives.
- Use Excel to organize and analyze accounting data, with opportunities to expand skills in tools such as pivot tables and lookup formulas.
- Participate in ongoing training and development to strengthen accounting knowledge, system proficiency, and overall job performance.
- Completed Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline, required.
- Working knowledge of the full accounting cycle and core accounting principles.
- Experience with account reconciliation and maintaining accurate financial records.
- Understanding of revenue recognition and inventory-related accounting concepts.
- Ability to support both accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.
- Proficiency with Excel for data review, organization, and basic analysis.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy when processing invoices and financial transactions.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Effective communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with a team.