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4 results for Sr Accountant in Columbia, SC

Sr. Accountant
  • Columbia, SC
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 80000 - 100000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>We are looking for a Sr. Accountant to support core financial operations for a manufacturing organization in Columbia, South Carolina. This role plays a key part in maintaining accurate records across multiple business locations, strengthening close and reporting activities, and delivering reliable financial information for internal and corporate stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting skills, sound judgment, and a consistent commitment to collaboration, accountability, and workplace safety.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Responsibilities</u></strong>:</p><p>• Manage general ledger activities for several business sites, including preparing journal entries and helping drive an efficient monthly close process.</p><p>• Complete timely reconciliations for balance sheet accounts and resolve discrepancies through thorough review and follow-up.</p><p>• Review and align intercompany balances with affiliated divisions to ensure accurate financial reporting across entities.</p><p>• Investigate and explain intercompany transactions and charge activity when analysis is needed by leadership or partner teams.</p><p>• Assemble quarterly and annual reporting deliverables required for corporate reporting and financial consolidation.</p><p>• Maintain ledger data within the organization’s consolidation platform and ensure information is updated accurately.</p><p>• Contribute to a workplace culture centered on safety, respect, and high standards of performance in daily activities.</p><p>• Partner with cross-functional colleagues to improve accounting accuracy, consistency, and overall process effectiveness.</p>
  • 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z
Grant Accountant
  • Columbia, SC
  • onsite
  • Temporary to Hire
  • 23 - 26 USD / Hourly
  • We are looking for a Grant Accountant to join a mission-driven organization in Columbia, South Carolina on a contract-to-permanent basis. This position will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, overseeing day-to-day payables and receivables activity, and supporting grant-related accounting operations. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively while ensuring compliance with applicable financial regulations and internal controls.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee invoice processing, payment scheduling, and purchase order activity to keep accounts payable transactions accurate and timely.<br>• Manage incoming payments, customer or grant-related receivables tracking, and account balancing to support reliable cash flow reporting.<br>• Prepare and post journal entries, review general ledger activity, and investigate discrepancies to maintain clean financial records.<br>• Contribute to month-end close by completing reconciliations, analyzing variances, and assisting with the preparation of recurring financial statements.<br>• Record and reconcile cash activity, including receipts, deposits, and related ledger entries, to ensure proper documentation of all funds.<br>• Compare spending records against supporting documentation and maintain organized financial files for audit readiness and reporting accuracy.<br>• Review vendor invoices, confirm coding and approvals, accrue expenses when needed, and coordinate disbursements in accordance with policy.<br>• Support accounting needs for grant-funded programs, including transaction processing, reporting support, and adherence to funding requirements.<br>• Recommend practical improvements to accounting workflows, internal controls, and financial procedures to strengthen efficiency and compliance.<br>• Assist with special assignments and additional finance-related projects as business needs evolve.
  • 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z
Accountant
  • Irmo, SC
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 26.6 - 30.8 USD / Hourly
  • We are looking for an Accountant to join a real estate development organization in South Carolina. This Long-term Contract opportunity is ideal for someone in finance who can turn detailed cost and accounting data into practical business insight while supporting accurate, timely financial reporting. The role works closely with accounting, operations, and leadership teams to resolve discrepancies, strengthen reporting, and improve day-to-day financial processes.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Manage recurring reconciliations and financial reviews tied to project costs, prepaid balances, deposits, reserves, inventory-related accounts, work-in-process activity, and month-end close deliverables.<br>• Examine budget versus actual results to highlight spending patterns, explain unusual fluctuations, and identify omitted, duplicated, or misclassified costs requiring follow-up.<br>• Communicate financial issues in a clear and actionable way by providing commentary, recommendations, and updates to internal business partners and leadership.<br>• Review purchasing and invoicing activity to detect incomplete support, irregular transaction status changes, vendor-related concerns, pricing inconsistencies, and other preventable cost issues.<br>• Prepare and share reports such as exception summaries, scorecards, variance analyses, and open-cost tracking tools that help teams prioritize risks and next steps.<br>• Reconcile and monitor reserve activity through rollforwards, cleanup efforts, and open-item analysis to maintain accurate and supportable balances.<br>• Investigate discrepancies caused by timing differences, coding errors, duplicate entries, missing documentation, or mismatched system data, and drive timely resolution.<br>• Collaborate with Accounts Payable, Purchasing, operations, and other internal stakeholders to confirm approvals, resolve issues, and keep financial transactions moving accurately and on schedule.<br>• Develop and refine training guides, process documentation, review checklists, and recurring task instructions to improve consistency, efficiency, and knowledge transfer.<br>• Apply Excel, reporting tools, automation, and AI-enabled technology to reduce manual effort, identify cost-saving opportunities, and improve how teams review and act on financial information.
  • 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z
Tax Staff - Public
  • Columbia, SC
  • onsite
  • Permanent / Full Time
  • 60000 - 75000 USD / Yearly
  • <p>Our Columbia based client has an exciting opportunity for a Tax Support Staff position. This role is within the public accounting sector and requires a keen interest in forensic accounting and valuations sector. The position involves a wide range of accounting and tax functions coupled with client support activities. This role will act as a point of contact for any inquiries related to tax accounting functions as well as assist with financial valuations.</p>
  • 2026-08-28T00:00:00Z