Accounting Assistant

Accounting Assistant

Talbert, Bright & Ellington, LLC. (TBE) is a full-service, professional aviation engineering firm focused on the planning, design, and construction for airports in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Florida. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina for over 30 years, TBE employs more than 95 professionals. TBE is seeking a detail-oriented Accounting Assistant to support transactional accounting functions, accounts payable processing, and general accounting administration. This role will play a key part in supporting the accounting team as transaction volume increases and ensuring accuracy and compliance across financial processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation, processing, and entry of vendor invoices and employee expense reports
• Serve as primary support for Accounts Payable as transaction volume grows
• Support monthly billing cycles by gathering required backup documentation from project teams
• Reconcile corporate credit card transactions and match receipts to expense reports
• Support timekeeping compliance and follow up on missing or incomplete timesheets
• Assist with issuing client invoices and tracking payment activity
• Deposit and post accounts receivable collections, ensuring payments are applied accurately to the correct project
• Support month-end close activities and respond to audit requests as needed

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field, or demonstrated equivalent professional experience
• 25 years of related accounting or financial experience
• Prior experience in engineering, construction, or architectural environments is highly preferred
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proficiency with accounting systems and Microsoft Excel preferred

We Offer

• Excellent compensation package
• Outstanding holiday and paid-time-off programs
• 401(k) Plan and Match
• Career Path Development Program (Management & Technical Career Tracks)
• Mentorship Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Competitive health and dental insurance premiums
• Variety of voluntary benefit options
• Short-Term Disability/Long-Term Disability
• Company-furnished life insurance
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account
• and More

About Talbert, Bright & Ellington

Talbert, Bright & Ellington (TBE), established in 1994, is a specialty engineering firm that is exclusive to aviation. Our firm has extensive experience in full-service planning, design, and construction administration at aviation facilities throughout the Southeastern United States from our offices located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina. We are committed to providing cost-effective airport and aviation facility developments, civil and municipal engineering, and land development services to assist airports and their clients. To better assist our Charlotte location, TBE opened a Columbia, SC office in 2004. Our Columbia location provides master planning and environmental compliance, engineering design, project inspection, and construction administration services.

Our Hiring Process

Stage 1: Applied

Stage 2: Initial Screening

Stage 3: 1st Interview

Stage 4: Offer

Stage 5: Hired

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