11 Results for Accountant Jobs in Columbia, SC

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Staff Accountant

Lexington, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
45000 - 60000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join an established, privately-owned business in Lexington, South Carolina. This role supports the corporate accounting function by helping maintain accurate financial records, contributing to the monthly close cycle, and improving day-to-day accounting processes. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in accounting principles, confidence working across multiple systems, and the communication skills to collaborate effectively with colleagues throughout the business. Responsibilities:• Support the monthly accounting close by preparing entries, reviewing account activity, and helping ensure deadlines are met.• Reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts to maintain accuracy and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.• Maintain the general ledger by recording financial transactions and verifying supporting documentation.• Assist with the preparation and review of internal financial reports and statements for management use.• Analyze financial data to identify variances, trends, and areas that may require follow-up or correction.• Contribute to process enhancement efforts that strengthen efficiency, consistency, and accuracy within the accounting function.• Partner with the Controller and cross-functional teams on assigned projects and ongoing departmental priorities.
2026-09-22T00:00:00Z

Accounting Clerk

Columbia, SC
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Temporary / Contract
22.8 - 26.4 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an Accounting Clerk to support billing and receivables activities for an IT hardware organization in Columbia, South Carolina. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-volume environment, maintains exceptional accuracy, and can manage detailed financial records across a large portfolio of customer agreements. The role focuses on invoice preparation, payment tracking, timesheet-related billing support, and coordination with internal teams to resolve account questions and adjustments. Responsibilities: • Process accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions with a strong focus on accuracy and timeliness. • Review client-submitted timesheets, enter related data, and prepare billing records for customer invoicing. • Generate weekly and monthly invoices for a large number of active contracts, including both recurring and usage-based billing arrangements. • Maintain organized documentation and tracking methods to manage multiple billing scenarios, including fixed charges, variable services, and event-based labor billing. • Follow up on outstanding balances and support collection efforts by communicating with customer contacts regarding open invoices. • Investigate billing discrepancies by partnering with payroll and contract management teams to confirm hours worked, payments issued, and approved invoice adjustments. • Update financial information in accounting systems and spreadsheets to ensure complete and reliable account records. • Participate in recurring accounts receivable review meetings by preparing account status details and aging information.
2026-10-08T00:00:00Z

Sr. Accountant

Lexington, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
70000 - 100000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for a detail-oriented Sr. Accountant to join a privately held manufacturing company in Lexington, South Carolina. This position plays an important role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting timely reporting, and strengthening controls that help protect the organization’s assets. The ideal candidate brings strong accounting knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to partner effectively with leadership and operational teams. This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing day-to-day accounting execution with broader financial analysis and process improvement. Responsibilities:• Manage core accounting operations, including cash activity, payables, invoicing, collections, inventory accounting, and cost-related transactions to ensure accurate financial records.• Prepare and review journal entries along with supporting documentation to support an efficient and accurate month-end close process.• Perform account and bank reconciliations on a regular schedule, investigate variances, and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.• Partner with operations teams during physical inventory counts, analyze differences, and help maintain reliable inventory balances.• Work closely with operational leadership to maintain bills of material, evaluate manufacturing costs, and provide analysis that supports pricing decisions.• Support cash planning, budgeting efforts, and financial risk awareness by delivering reliable data and actionable insights.• Maintain and improve internal accounting controls and review practices to promote compliance and accurate transaction processing across departments.• Present financial information clearly to leadership, offering practical recommendations through both written and verbal communication.• Provide backup support for selected human resources and administrative activities and contribute to special projects as business needs evolve.
2026-09-30T00:00:00Z

Accounting Manager/Supervisor

West Columbia, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
110000 - 125000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced accounting leader to oversee cash management operations within a financial services environment in West Columbia, South Carolina. This role is responsible for guiding daily department activity, strengthening controls, and ensuring cash transactions are recorded accurately and resolved promptly across key financial systems. The position works closely with senior leadership, compliance, and finance partners to improve procedures, support reporting accuracy, and maintain a well-controlled operating framework. Responsibilities:• Direct the day-to-day activities of the cash management function, setting priorities, guiding team performance, and ensuring consistent coverage for critical processes.• Oversee the full lifecycle of cash transactions, including receipts, disbursements, transfers, repayments, settlements, reversals, and related account activity, while confirming accurate posting across financial records and platforms.• Review bank, cash, and ledger reconciliations, investigate variances, and drive timely resolution of outstanding items to maintain complete and reliable records.• Monitor cash balances and exception items, leading research into unresolved, aged, residual, or unidentified amounts and ensuring appropriate corrective action is taken.• Approve account adjustments, fund movements, and closure activity only when documentation, authorization, and supporting records are complete and compliant with policy.• Build and maintain a strong internal control environment by enforcing approvals, separation of duties, access restrictions, independent review, and escalation of high-risk issues.• Identify workflow inefficiencies, develop improved procedures, document operating standards, and track performance measures to support continuous process improvement.• Partner with leadership, compliance, accounting, and finance stakeholders to address operational issues, support audit readiness, and improve the accuracy and transparency of cash-related reporting.• Coordinate with external banks, custodians, vendors, and internal system owners on operational matters, testing efforts, automation opportunities, and other departmental initiatives.
2026-10-07T00:00:00Z

Accounting Manager/Supervisor

Columbia, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
60000 - 75000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Accounting Manager to lead core accounting activities and provide dependable financial insight for a commercial construction company in Columbia, South Carolina. This role is responsible for all daily accounting operations, payroll administration, and financial reporting while helping project and operational leaders understand cost performance, cash position, and areas of financial exposure. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in general accounting together with practical knowledge of construction job costing, work-in-progress reporting, and percentage-of-completion accounting. Experience using Sage 300 is especially valuable for success in this position. Responsibilities:• Direct daily accounting functions, including general ledger maintenance, journal entry review, accruals, and the completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles.• Prepare and validate reconciliations for bank accounts, balance sheet accounts, and supporting schedules to maintain accurate and complete financial records.• Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, ensuring proper invoice coding, timely disbursements, accurate cash application, and effective follow-up on outstanding balances.• Administer biweekly payroll processing, maintain payroll records, record related expenses and liabilities, and ensure payroll tax filings and payments are completed accurately and on schedule.• Produce financial reports in alignment with generally accepted accounting principles and established construction accounting practices, while supporting audits, cash flow planning, and related analysis.• Strengthen internal controls, refine accounting procedures, and identify opportunities to improve workflow efficiency and reporting accuracy.• Maintain fixed asset records by tracking acquisitions, disposals, depreciation, and related reconciliations.• Develop and analyze work-in-progress schedules, including project costs, billings, estimated costs to complete, and projected margins across active jobs.• Collaborate with project managers and operational leaders to review job performance, assess budget variances, evaluate cost-to-complete estimates, and flag potential overruns or financial risks.• Manage accounting activity within Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate across key modules such as general ledger, job cost, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll, while supporting accurate revenue recognition and change order tracking.
2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Accounts Payable Clerk

Lexington, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
50000 - 60000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to support day-to-day financial operations for a busy construction-focused team in Lexington, South Carolina. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a high-volume environment, communicates professionally with subcontractors and internal partners, and takes pride in accuracy. The role will manage payables, payment processing, reconciliations, and related administrative accounting tasks while helping keep vendor accounts current and organized. Responsibilities:• Process a steady flow of vendor invoices each month, ensuring charges are entered accurately and assigned to the appropriate codes.• Prepare and distribute payments through routine check runs while maintaining clear records of completed transactions.• Reconcile company credit card activity and follow up on missing receipts, discrepancies, or unsupported charges.• Balance deposit records and resolve variances to keep financial data aligned with supporting documentation.• Submit and track payments related to employee health benefit obligations in a timely manner.• Review subcontractor pay applications for completeness and coordinate payment processing based on approved documentation.• Communicate with subcontractors and internal team members to answer payment questions and address account issues professionally.• Maintain accounts payable information within Viewpoint Vista and support accurate data entry and reporting.• Assist with office accounting workflows as the team establishes operations in the Aiken location.
2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

Accounts Payable Clerk

West Columbia, SC
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Temporary / Contract
19 - 22 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join a construction and contractor organization in West Columbia, South Carolina on a Contract basis. This position is best suited for someone who thrives in a fast-paced office setting and can manage a large volume of invoice activity with accuracy and consistency. The role supports daily payable operations, helps keep vendor payments on schedule, and contributes to improving overall workflow efficiency within the department. Responsibilities: • Review, enter, and process a high volume of vendor invoices each day while maintaining accuracy and meeting turnaround expectations. • Verify that invoices have the proper approvals and follow up as needed to keep payment activity moving on time. • Use accounting and industry-related software to record payable transactions and support day-to-day invoice management. • Help reduce outstanding payable items by organizing work efficiently and addressing aging invoices in a timely manner. • Maintain clear and accurate records of invoice details, coding, and supporting documentation for internal tracking. • Work closely with supervisors and internal teams to resolve discrepancies, missing information, or payment-related questions. • Support routine accounts payable activities in a fully office-based environment during standard business hours.
2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Tax Manager - Public

Columbia, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
90000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Tax Manager to join a growing public accounting team in Columbia, South Carolina. This role is ideal for a tax specialist who can oversee complex engagements, advise clients on planning opportunities, and guide staff in delivering accurate, high-quality work. The position offers the opportunity to partner with a diverse client portfolio while contributing to a collaborative and forward-thinking firm environment. Responsibilities:• Lead the preparation and final review of sophisticated tax filings for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and trusts, ensuring accuracy and compliance.• Advise clients on tax-saving opportunities and planning strategies tailored to their business operations, financial goals, and industry considerations.• Direct, coach, and develop tax team members by assigning work, reviewing deliverables, and providing constructive performance feedback.• Build and maintain strong client partnerships by responding to questions, addressing concerns, and delivering dependable guidance throughout the engagement lifecycle.• Analyze complex federal, state, and local tax matters and present practical recommendations supported by thorough research.• Oversee multiple tax engagements at once, managing timelines, priorities, and quality standards to meet deadlines effectively.• Contribute to practice growth by supporting proposals, participating in presentations, and identifying opportunities to expand client relationships.• Monitor changes in tax legislation and emerging industry developments, translating new requirements into actionable guidance for clients and internal teams.
2026-10-08T00:00:00Z

Tax Manager - Public

Columbia, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
80000 - 120000 USD / Yearly
We are looking for an experienced Tax Senior/Manager to lead client tax engagements in Columbia, South Carolina. This position plays a central role in overseeing return preparation and review, guiding staff development, and delivering responsive service to a diverse client base. The ideal candidate brings strong technical tax knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to keep multiple projects moving efficiently in a public accounting environment. Responsibilities:• Lead tax engagements from initial planning through final delivery, ensuring quality, timeliness, and compliance throughout the process.• Examine and approve a broad range of federal, state, and local tax filings for individuals, corporations, partnerships, trusts, and nonprofit entities.• Investigate complex tax matters and provide practical recommendations related to reporting obligations, risk areas, and planning opportunities.• Stay current on changes in tax legislation and translate those developments into clear guidance for clients and internal team members.• Coach, support, and assess tax professionals to strengthen technical capability, performance, and career growth.• Evaluate workpapers and related documentation to confirm accuracy, completeness, and alignment with firm expectations.• Organize staffing priorities and manage competing deadlines effectively, particularly during high-volume filing periods.• Assist clients with notices, examinations, appeals, and other communications involving tax authorities.• Contribute to client retention and growth by identifying additional service needs and helping cultivate new business opportunities.
2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

Finance Director

Columbia, SC
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Permanent / Full Time
85000 - 95000 USD / Yearly
Our client is looking for an experienced accounting leader to guide financial operations and help shape the long-term fiscal direction of the organization. This role blends strategic planning with active oversight of day-to-day accounting, reporting, compliance, and grant-related finance activities. The Director of Accounting will work closely with executive leadership to deliver sound financial insight, strengthen controls, and support sustainable growth across the organization. Responsibilities:• Direct the organization’s accounting function, including ledger maintenance, payables, receivables, payroll coordination, and account reconciliations.• Lead the annual budgeting cycle and develop multi-year forecasts that support operational priorities and future growth plans.• Prepare and present recurring financial reports for leadership, offering analysis that supports planning and decision-making.• Oversee the annual audit and ensure financial records, documentation, and reporting practices remain accurate, timely, and audit-ready.• Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and reserve oversight to maintain liquidity and support responsible financial stewardship.• Provide leadership for grant budgeting, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting while ensuring compliance with funding requirements.• Strengthen internal controls, financial policies, and procedures to improve consistency, accountability, and scalability.• Supervise and develop finance staff, providing direction, coaching, and quality oversight for daily operations.• Identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements to financial systems, workflows, and related administrative support activities as organizational needs evolve.
2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

Accounts Receivable Clerk

West Columbia, SC
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Temporary to Hire
19 - 22 USD / Hourly
We are looking for an Accounts Receivable Clerk to join a construction-focused organization in West Columbia, South Carolina on a contract-to-permanent basis. This position is well suited for someone who enjoys keeping customer accounts accurate, following up on outstanding balances, and supporting steady cash flow through timely billing and payment application. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, sound judgment in collections activity, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced office environment. Responsibilities: • Prepare and issue customer invoices accurately and in accordance with established billing schedules and project-related documentation. • Apply incoming payments to the correct customer accounts and reconcile discrepancies to maintain accurate receivable records. • Monitor aging reports and communicate with commercial clients regarding past-due balances to support timely collections. • Research account variances, resolve payment issues, and coordinate with internal teams to correct billing or cash posting concerns. • Maintain organized records of invoices, remittances, account activity, and collection efforts for audit and reporting purposes. • Assist with regular account reviews to identify delinquent balances, track trends, and recommend follow-up actions. • Support day-to-day accounts receivable operations while helping ensure processes remain efficient and compliant with company standards.
2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

11 results for Accountant in Columbia, SC