Staff Accountant NUMÉRO DE POSTE: 481374

Vaco has a great opportunity for a Staff Accountant to join a growing organization with career growth opportunity!  This is a direct hire position that is 100% onsite.

Position Summary
Growing, multi-location organization is seeking a Staff Accountant to join its corporate accounting team. This role offers significant exposure to financial operations, process improvement initiatives, and strategic growth projects. The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys both traditional accounting responsibilities and partnering with operational teams to drive business improvements.

This position provides a unique opportunity to contribute to an evolving shared-services environment while gaining exposure to leadership and long-term career advancement opportunities.

Key Responsibilities
* Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
* Perform balance sheet reconciliations and assist with financial statement preparation.
* Support accounting for capital projects, fixed assets, and related financial analysis.
* Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
* Partner with operational teams to gather information, analyze results, and support business initiatives.
* Participate in process improvement efforts and accounting standardization projects.
* Help support the ongoing centralization of accounting functions across multiple business locations.
* Analyze financial data, identify trends, and recommend process enhancements.
* Assist with special projects and ad hoc reporting as assigned.

Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
* 2 years of accounting experience preferred.
* Public accounting experience is highly desirable.
* CPA eligible or actively pursuing CPA preferred.
* Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
* Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite experience is a plus.
* Advanced Excel skills.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact across multiple departments.

The successful candidate will be:
* Ambitious and interested in long-term career growth.
* Comfortable working in a fast-growing, evolving environment.
* Interested in process improvement and operational efficiencies.
* A strong communicator who can work effectively with both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders.
* Detail-oriented while maintaining a broader business perspective.
* Motivated to learn, contribute ideas, and take on increasing responsibility.

What Makes This Opportunity Attractive
* Exposure to executive leadership and cross-functional teams.
* Opportunity to participate in process improvement and transformation initiatives.
* Growing organization with strong advancement potential.
* Broad accounting and finance exposure.
* Collaborative and accessible leadership team.
* Stable company with a history of growth and internal development opportunities.


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 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. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.