Staff Accountant at ARCO Design/Build in Atlanta, GA, US
- Company: ARCO Design/Build
- Location: Atlanta, GA, US
- Posted: Sep 24, 2026
- Type: Full-time
- Experience: 3+ years
Overview
Are you an accounting professional who is seeking a challenge? Do you act with integrity and hold yourself to the highest standards? Do you enjoy working with a collaborative team? If the answer is, “Yes!” then we have an exciting, long-term opportunity for you. Who are we? We are ARCO, a Family of …
Job description
- Are you an accounting professional who is seeking a challenge? Do you act with integrity and hold yourself to the highest standards? Do you enjoy working with a collaborative team? If the answer is, “Yes!” then we have an exciting, long-term opportunity for you. Who are we? We are ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies.
- We are looking for a dynamic Staff Accountant to join our team in our Atlanta office. You will work closely with our Controller and many different teams across our organization
Responsibilities
- Assist in reconciling balance sheet accounts monthly and investigating discrepancies.
- Assist controllers in preparing and monitoring overhead budgets.
- Work extensively in Microsoft Excel, with spreadsheets with complex formulas and Power Query.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly sales and use tax returns for various local and state entities.
- Work with controllers and project managers to obtain and renew the appropriate state and local contractor and business licenses.
- Prepare, post, and reconcile a wide range of journal entries, including job cost accruals and adjustments, ensuring accurate cost allocations, proper period recognition, and overall alignment with company financials.
- Work with controllers throughout the month end close process, supporting the preparation and review of financial statements for multiple entities.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- 1-3 years of related experience.
- Public accounting experience a plus but not required.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Excel
- Experience with Vista/ Viewpoint Software is a plus
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
- Must be detail oriented and able to work under pressure and strict deadlines.
Skills
Required
- Detail oriented
Preferred
- Public accounting experience
Benefits
- We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.
- Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Traditional and Roth 401k
- Tuition reimbursement for associates
- Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
- 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
- 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
- 100% charitable match
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 100% paid 12-week maternity leave
About ARCO Design/Build
We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. 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 the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.