Accounting and Business Advisory Senior Associate

at  Moore Colson

Moore Colson is a premier, full-service certified public accounting (CPA) and consulting firm in Atlanta with over 40 years of experience providing clients with an expansive range of services to help grow their business and achieve their goals. Unlike other firms, our non-book-of-business model organically fosters collaboration and teamwork while putting the client at the center of everything we do.
Moore Colson is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and self-motivated Sr. Associate to join our growing Accounting and Business Advisory team in Atlanta!
The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of well-rounded accounting experience preferably in construction. Our corporate accounting team works closely with our clients to provide flexible and scalable accounting support and business consulting to launch businesses to the next phase of growth.
The successful candidate will have strong internal accounting or book keeping experience and be relationship oriented, upbeat, a strong communicator, will have superior organizational skills, and high attention to detail. In this role, you will get hands on, in-depth experience with a wide variety of challenges for clients across various industries. This includes assisting with weekly, monthly and annual accounting close services and bookkeeping, helping with system implementations and conversions, or support of new system designs, just to name a few.

REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate will have the following experience and attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with a history of progressive accounting or strong internal accounting / bookkeeping experience is required
• Proficient with QuickBooks Desktop or Online and Excel
• Hands-on experience with month-end accounting processes and management reporting preparation
• Some experience with construction accounting is highly preferred (job schedules, percentage of completion revenue recognition, etc.)
• Any experience with payroll processing that is related tax compliance is a plus
• Exposure using ProSystems Fx Engagement software is a plus
• Prior experience servicing clients in a professional services environment is a plus.
• Ability to travel to client locations within the Atlanta area (< 10%)

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

We are dedicated to the well-being of our employees and are proud to be consistently recognized as one of Atlanta’s Best Places to Work. Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package aims to exceed employees’ expectations.

• 4 weeks paid vacation, 40 Flexible Friday hours, 6 Wellness Days, 9 paid holidays & 2 paid floating holidays
• Option to work up to 2 days per week remotely
• Home office technology equipment (external monitor, docking station, keyboard/mouse combo)
• Steeply discounted membership to the Windy Hill Athletic Club or Monthly Fitness reimbursement
• Industry-leading merit-based bonus program
• Traditional and Roth 401k with generously funded 401k match
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage with HSA / FSA options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• CPA Exam Reimbursement
• Certification Reimbursement
• Organization & Associate Dues Reimbursed
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Volunteer days
• Coaching & Mentoring Programs
• GROW™ - Growth | Resources | Opportunities for Women
• Family & team social events

Moore Colson is annually ranked among Atlanta’s Top 15 Accounting Firms by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. We have been named an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top Workplace since 2011 and a Top Workplace USA starting in 2023. Inside Public Accounting has also named Moore Colson one of America’s Top 110 Largest Accounting Firms, a Fastest-Growing Firm and a Best of the Best Top 50 Firm. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion and respect for hard work that brought us to where we are today.
If you are interested in our award-winning corporate culture, excited for our best-in-class total rewards package and ready to take your career to the next level with a growing organization, consider joining our team!
At Moore Colson, we are a business based on ethics and integrity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
Moore Colson does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from Moore Colson’s Talent team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. Moore Colson will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers.

• Managing or assisting with projects including but not limited to weekly and month-end/year-end close processes, management reporting and preparing reconciliations
• Recording fixed assets and depreciation
• Calculating and reporting indirect taxes
• Helping clients prepare cash flow and or financial projections
• Assisting clients with payroll processing and 1099 preparation
• Troubleshooting client issues as they arise