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What is Employment Atlanta?

Employment Atlanta is a recruiting and staffing agency focused on accounting and finance roles in the metro Atlanta area. It places candidates from support-level positions through executive roles, including accountants, bookkeepers, controllers, financial analysts, auditors, tax professionals, accounting managers, clerks, CPAs, CFOs, credit managers, and payroll and accounts payable/receivable specialists.

The agency describes itself as working on a straight contingency basis: employers pay only if a suitable candidate is placed. It serves Atlanta and surrounding Georgia communities, and its two named recruiters bring decades of combined Atlanta recruiting experience.

If you are hiring, the practical next step is to clarify the role's level, must-have credentials and salary range before contacting the agency. If you are job seeking, have an updated resume ready that states whether you want permanent, temporary or contract work.

How does Employment Atlanta's contingency fee structure work for employers?

Employment Atlanta works on a straight contingency basis: the employer pays a fee only if the agency successfully places a candidate in the role. If no suitable candidate is found, there is no fee. The site does not publish the percentage rate or guarantee period, so those terms would need to be confirmed directly.

What this means in practice

Contingency recruiting shifts the upfront risk to the agency. You can engage them, review candidates, and walk away without cost if the search stalls. The trade-off is that contingency recruiters typically work multiple openings at once and are paid only on results, so responsiveness can vary. For hard-to-fill roles, a retained search may get more dedicated attention; for standard accounting and finance openings, contingency is usually the more economical choice.

Who this suits

• Employers hiring accountants, bookkeepers, controllers, financial analysts, auditors, tax professionals, AP/AR specialists, payroll staff, credit managers, CPAs or CFOs in metro Atlanta.
• Hiring managers who want to fill a defined role without an upfront retainer.
• Companies outside accounting/finance — the agency focuses on accounting, auditing, tax and finance, so other functions are likely out of scope.

Next step

Before signing anything, ask for the fee percentage, the guarantee or replacement period if a hire leaves, and how they handle temporary versus permanent placements. If you are comparing options, Robert Half also covers accounting and finance staffing in Atlanta, which can give you a second quote to benchmark against.

What types of accounting and finance positions does Employment Atlanta place?

Employment Atlanta focuses on accounting, auditing, tax and finance roles, from support-level through executive positions, mainly in metro Atlanta and surrounding Georgia areas.

Roles it says it places

• Accountants, bookkeepers and accounting clerks
• Controllers, accounting managers and CFOs
• Financial analysts, auditors and tax professionals
• CPAs
• Credit managers
• Payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable specialists
• Other accounting-type positions

Where the roles are The site covers all of Metro-Atlanta, naming areas such as Alpharetta, Buckhead, Decatur, Duluth, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Marietta, plus Georgia accounting roles outside metro Atlanta and some accounting roles outside Georgia.

Engagement types It describes staffing and permanent placement, including temporary and contract personnel, and works on a straight contingency basis: no fee if it can't find a suitable candidate.

A practical example If you are a staff accountant in Decatur or a controller in Alpharetta, this is the kind of agency to contact — the roles it lists match those titles directly. If you work in a non-accounting field, its stated focus means it is probably not the right first call.

Next step Before contacting them, prepare a one-page summary of your titles, software (for example ERP or tax systems), industry background and target salary. For comparison, you can also check general job boards such as Indeed or LinkedIn, and Georgia state resources like Georgia Department of Labor, but a specialist recruiter is most useful when your search is narrowly accounting and finance.

Which areas in Metro Atlanta does Employment Atlanta serve?

Employment Atlanta serves employers and job seekers across Metro Atlanta, with a focus on Accounting and Finance roles. Its page lists coverage spanning the metro area, including:

• Alpharetta
• Austell
• Avondale Estates
• Buckhead
• Buford
• Canton
• Chamblee
• Clarkston
• College Park
• Covington
• Conyers
• Cumming
• Dallas
• Decatur
• Doraville
• Douglasville
• Duluth
• Dunwoody
• East Point
• Fairburn
• Fayetteville
• Forest Park
• Griffin
• Hampton
• Hapeville
• Jonesboro
• Kennesaw
• Lawrenceville
• Lilburn
• Lithia Springs
• Lithonia

It also notes Georgia accounting roles outside metro Atlanta, and accounting roles outside Georgia, as separate categories.

If you are hiring or job searching, a practical next step is to name your target suburb and the type of accounting or finance role you need, then confirm current coverage and openings directly. For broader market context, you can also check Indeed or CareerBuilder, but local agencies like Employment Atlanta may have relationships with Atlanta-area employers that are not posted publicly.

What experience do the recruiters at Employment Atlanta have?

Ed Freeman and Ed Welborn are the two recruiters named on the site, and the page describes them as bringing more than 50 combined years of Atlanta recruiting experience. Both partners reportedly spent their first 10 years as recruiters with Robert Half/Accountemps in Atlanta before founding Employment Atlanta, which the page says has been staffing Atlanta companies since 1987.

That background matters for a specific reason: their tenure is concentrated in one market and one discipline. The page states they handle support through executive-level roles in accounting, auditing, tax and finance, primarily in Atlanta and surrounding areas, and cover Metro-Atlanta suburbs from Alpharetta and Buckhead to Decatur, Duluth, Kennesaw and Lawrenceville. So the practical read is deep local accounting/finance specialization rather than broad industry coverage.

What this means for you

• If you are hiring an accountant, controller, CFO, bookkeeper, auditor, tax professional, payroll or AP/AR specialist in Metro Atlanta, their experience maps directly onto your need.
• If you are a candidate in those fields, expect the conversation to focus on Atlanta accounting and finance roles rather than generalist placement.
• If your search is outside accounting/finance or outside Georgia, this is likely not the right fit.

A useful next step

Ask a concrete question when you make contact: how many Atlanta accounting or finance searches have you filled in the last 12 months, and at what levels? The 50 combined years and 1987 start date tell you about longevity; a recent placement count tells you about current market activity. For a broader look at the Atlanta market, you can also compare with U.S. Department of Labor occupational data for accounting and finance roles.

How can I contact Employment Atlanta to find a job or hire someone?

Call (678) 234-5395 and ask for either Ed Freeman, Recruiter or Ed Welborn, CPA (inactive), Recruiter. The site also invites you to email them: the address is given as "employmentatlanta" on the page, so confirm the full address by phone before sending a résumé or a job order.

That is the practical difference between the two Ed's: one line reaches both partners, and either can start the conversation. If you are job hunting, say up front whether you want permanent, temporary or contract work, because the firm says it handles all three.

What to have ready

• If you are hiring: the title, the must-have skills, the salary range and whether the role is permanent, contract or temp. The firm places support through executive level in accounting, auditing, tax and finance, so a clear level matters more than a long wish list.
• If you are looking: your résumé, your target titles (accountant, bookkeeper, controller, financial analyst, auditor, tax professional, accounting manager, clerk, CPA, CFO, credit manager, payroll, AP/AR) and your metro-Atlanta location.
• Geography: the site lists coverage across Metro-Atlanta, including Alpharetta, Buckhead, Decatur, Duluth, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and many surrounding communities, plus Georgia accounting roles outside metro Atlanta and accounting roles outside Georgia.

The trade-off to weigh

The firm works on a straight contingency basis: if it cannot find the right candidate for a position, the employer pays no fee. For an employer, that lowers the risk of trying a specialist recruiter; for a candidate, it means your application is being matched against a specific open role rather than added to a general pool. The narrower focus — accounting and finance in Atlanta — is the reason to call them rather than a general job board, but it is also the limit: if your search is outside that field or that market, expect a short conversation.

Next step: before you dial, write one sentence naming the role you want or need to fill, one sentence on the level, and your location. Lead with those three things and the call will move quickly.

For comparison while you search, see CareerBuilder for broad listings and Robert Half for a national accounting and finance recruiter.