GHJ

Staff Accountant

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Alpharetta, GA

In-Office

Financial Services

The Role

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.

The Staff Accountant will work closely with the Senior Accountant and Development team to ensure accurate financial tracking, reporting, and compliance for development projects. The ideal candidate has a foundation in accounting and is eager to apply it in a fast-paced, project-oriented environment. Experience in construction, real estate, or project-based accounting is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

· Assist in maintaining the general ledger for development entities

· Record journal entries and perform monthly account reconciliations

· Help track project budgets and monitor costs against actuals

· Support the preparation of financial reports, including P&Ls and balance sheets for development projects

· Process invoices and coordinate with accounts payable to ensure timely payments

· Assist with construction loan draw requests and maintain supporting documentation

· Collaborate with project managers and development team to gather financial data and resolve discrepancies

· Support annual audits and assist with tax documentation for development entities

· Help maintain organized financial records across multiple active projects

Qualifications

Required:

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

· 1–3 years of relevant accounting experience (internships included)

· Proficiency in Excel and comfort working with large sets of data

· Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

· Ability to manage multiple deadlines and communicate effectively

Preferred:

· Experience in construction or real estate accounting

· Familiarity with job cost accounting or project-based financial tracking

· Exposure to accounting software such as Sage 300 CRE, Yardi, QuickBooks, or similar

· Interest in long-term growth within real estate development finance

Why This Role Is a Great Fit

Direct exposure to real estate development finance and construction operations

Opportunity to learn from a seasoned accounting team and grow into a senior role

Stable company with a robust project pipeline and long-term development goals

Supportive, fast-paced environment with career development potential.

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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).