Accounts Receivable AR Accountant

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Smyrna, GA, USA
Hybrid
66K-70K Annually
Mid level
Financial Services
The Role
Responsible for managing incoming payments, maintaining accounts receivable ledgers, addressing payment discrepancies, generating invoices, assisting with monthly closes, and supporting audits. This role emphasizes accuracy, detail, and process improvement in a collaborative team environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.

A globally connected organization with a strong North American presence is continuing to build out its accounting team during a period of steady growth and operational transformation. With deep roots in producing large-scale industry events and facilitating international business, the company offers a stable, collaborative environment where accounting plays a key role in supporting multi-entity operations and ongoing system enhancements.

This role sits within a close-knit, high-functioning accounting group and is focused on the accuracy and flow of incoming payments across multiple entities. It’s an opportunity for someone who enjoys clean, detail-driven work, takes ownership of their process, and thrives in a self-managed environment where consistency and reliability are highly valued.

What You’ll Do

  • Apply daily incoming payments across multiple channels to open invoices with a high level of accuracy
  • Investigate and resolve unidentified or misapplied payments
  • Maintain and reconcile accounts receivable sub-ledgers and related balances
  • Generate invoices and support ongoing billing processes across multiple entities
  • Review payment platforms and ensure proper application of transactions
  • Assist with monthly close activities including reconciliations and reporting
  • Provide supporting documentation and analysis for audits and internal requests
  • Contribute to ongoing system and process improvements, including ERP transition efforts

What Makes This Role Attractive

  • Stable, well-established organization with global backing 
  • Hybrid schedule with flexibility while maintaining strong team collaboration
  • Opportunity to step into a focused A/R role with clear ownership and impact
  • Supportive, low-micromanagement environment where individuals manage their own workflow
  • Exposure to a system transition to SAP and process improvement initiatives
  • Tight-knit accounting and finance team with strong tenure

What You Bring

  • 4+ years of accounts receivable cash applications experience
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage high-volume transactional work
  • Solid understanding of accounting principles and reconciliations
  • Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics GP; SAP exposure is a plus
  • Ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve payment issues independently
  • Organized, reliable, and comfortable working in a structured environment
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Schedule & Benefits

  • Hybrid schedule: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote (Atlanta/Smyrna/Vinings area)
  • Full benefits package including PTO, holidays, and 401(k) with company match

Skills Required

  • 4+ years of accounts receivable cash applications experience
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage high-volume transactional work
  • Solid understanding of accounting principles and reconciliations
  • Experience with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics GP; SAP exposure is a plus
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
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The Company
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
997 Employees
Year Founded: 1953

What We Do

GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide. Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).

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