Accountant II

Job Description: The Sr. Accountant will support advanced financial accounting activities including revenue recognition, journal entries, account reconciliations, monthly financial statements, financial analysis, and month-end reporting. This individual will also provide accounting guidance to internal stakeholders, maintain process documentation, support audit requests, and present financial results and analysis to executive management. Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

- Record monthly revenues, regulatory fees, and taxes in accordance with GAAP, FERC, and SEC requirements
- Prepare monthly accounting entries and supporting documentation
- Maintain financial records covering assets, liabilities, P&L, accounts receivable, purchasing, and related activity
- Explain monthly Trial Balance results to accounting leadership
- Analyze financial results and provide findings to executive management
- Perform balance-sheet account reconciliation analysis
- Prepare internal and financial reports, including actual vs. budget analysis
- Research accounting issues and support special projects/data requests
- Ensure appropriate accounting treatment for new revenue contracts
- Maintain accounting process documentation
- Support internal and external audit requests
- Help ensure internal controls are adequate and functioning

Additional Skills & Qualifications

- 5+ years of accounting experience
- Active CPA license
- SEC knowledge/experience
- Oracle Cloud ERP experience
- Revenue recognition experience
- Experience preparing and analyzing financial statements
- Experience supporting internal and external audits
- Experience with budget-to-actual analysis
- Strong critical thinking and proactive problem-solving skills
- Experience communicating financial results to management/executive leadership

Experience Level Intermediate Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Atlanta, GA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Atlanta, GA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 30, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Atlanta,GA. About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected
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city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants
with arrest and conviction records.

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