Senior Accountant POST NUMBER: 459746
Senior Accountant
Location: Durham, NC (Hybrid – mostly remote with a few days onsite per month)
Overview
A growing, private-equity-backed SaaS company is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its finance team. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment with strong work-life balance. The Senior Accountant will handle core accounting functions, support audits, and assist with compliance and reporting.
Role Highlights
- Private-equity-backed SaaS company
- Hybrid schedule: primarily remote with occasional onsite presence
- Opportunity to work closely with a well-regarded leadership team in a supportive environment
- Good work-life balance and collaborative culture
Key Responsibilities
- Perform month-end and year-end closing activities, including reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts and investigation of variances
- Reconcile bank transactions and verify deposits
- Oversee fixed asset accounting (capitalization, depreciation, disposals)
- Process semi-monthly payroll through a third-party provider and record related journal entries; manage 401(k) and HSA submissions and annual benefit reconciliations
- Set up new contracts in the ERP system, ensuring proper classification and compliance with revenue recognition policies
- Manage full invoicing process and respond to customer billing inquiries
- Reconcile corporate credit card accounts and administer employee expense reimbursement program
- Assist with audit requests and review financial information
- Manage annual tax filings (W-2, 1099), research nexus requirements, and analyze sales tax information
- Maintain business registrations and ensure timely filing of annual reports with state authorities
- Serve as backup for accounts payable and billing functions as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
- 5–10 years of relevant accounting experience
- Experience with ERP systems (Sage Intacct preferred), expense management tools, and payroll platforms
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors, including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location, and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes that the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.