Salary range: $58,542-$73,164
Posting expires: March 6, 2026
General Description and Classification Standards
This is a senior-level accounting position within the Revenue Unit, responsible for managing complex financial transactions and processes with a strong focus on General Ledger (GL), Accounts Receivable (AR), and revenue reconciliation. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, committed to excellence, and demonstrates a strong sense of ownership. This role requires initiative, a willingness to research and resolve discrepancies, and a strong work ethic to support the financial operations of the City of Atlanta’s Department of Aviation.
Supervision Received
Works under limited supervision with significant responsibility for assigned revenue functions and reconciliation programs. Operates independently and is expected to take proactive steps to ensure accuracy and timeliness of reporting.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
• Performs and reviews reconciliations, particularly related to GL and AR.
• Maintains accounting systems related to revenue and receivables, ensuring data integrity, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Investigates variances and discrepancies in billing and revenue reporting, escalating issues where necessary and offering recommended solutions.
• Prepares, analyzes, and interprets monthly financial reports including AR aging schedules, revenue trends, and GL reconciliation summaries.
• Coordinates and assists with external audits and internal reviews, providing detailed documentation and justification of financial activity.
• Collaborates across departments to validate data and resolve open items, demonstrating initiative and ownership in all aspects of assigned responsibilities.
• Ensures compliance with GAAP, governmental accounting standards, and departmental policies.
Decision Making
Selects from multiple procedures and methods to complete assignments in line with City policy and accounting standards. Make data-driven decisions based on analytical review of accounts. Provides technical guidance and mentorship to junior accounting staff. May serve as subject matter expert (SME) on revenue-related accounting functions.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Deep understanding of revenue accounting, GL/AR systems, and reconciliation procedures.
• Proven ability to research, resolve, and explain complex financial variances.
• Familiarity with government accounting standards (GASB), fund accounting, and internal controls.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and financial system skills (e.g., Oracle, SAP, or similar ERP).
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; collaborates effectively across finance teams.
Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience
Preferred Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related areas with 3-5 years of accounting experience.
Licensures and Certifications
None required.
Essential Capabilities and Work Environment
Typical office environment with minimal physical demands. Must be able to work extended hours as needed to meet fiscal deadlines.
Lifting Requirements
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
It is the policy of the City of Atlanta (“COA”) that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of the COA to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. The COA is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Director for your department.
The City of Atlanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, ender identity, marital status, veteran’s status or national origin, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. We value and encourage diversity in our workforce.
The City of Atlanta remains a transportation hub, not just for the country but also for the world: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of the nations busiest in daily passenger flights. Direct flights to Europe, South America, and Asia have made metro Atlanta easily accessible to the more than 1,000 international businesses that operate here and the more than 50 countries that have representation in the city through consulates, trade offices, and chambers of commerce. The city has emerged as a banking center and is the world headquarters for 13 Fortune 500 companies.
Atlanta is the Capital city of the southeast, a city of the future with strong ties to its past. The old in new Atlanta is the soul of the city, the heritage that enhances the quality of life in a contemporary city. In the turbulent 60's, Atlanta was "the city too busy to hate." And today, in the 21st Century, Atlanta is the "city not too busy to care".
For more than four decades Atlanta has been linked to the civil rights movement. Civil Rights leaders moved forward, they were the visionaries who saw a new south, a new Atlanta. They believed in peace. They made monumental sacrifices for that peace. And because of them Atlanta became a fast-pace modern city which opened its doors to the 1996 Olympics.
Die-hard Southerners view Atlanta as the heart of the Old Confederacy; Atlanta has become the best example of the New South, a fast-paced modern city proud of its heritage.
In the past two decades Atlanta has experienced unprecedented growth -- the official city population remains steady, at about 420,000, but the metro population has grown in the past decade by nearly 40%, from 2.9 million to 4.1 million people. A good measure of this growth is the ever-changing downtown skyline, along with skyscrapers constructed in the Midtown, Buckhead, and outer perimeter (fringing I-285) business districts.
