Staff Accountant | $70k | Large Company Experience Preferred POST NUMBER: 442285

Nashville , TN, US On-Site
March 27th, 2025
Manufacturing
Vaco
$ 60000.00 - 70000.00 yearly
direct hire
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Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Team as a Staff Accountant!

Are you a proactive, detail-oriented accountant looking to make a significant impact within a fast-paced corporate environment? As a Staff Accountant, you’ll be integral in maintaining the accuracy and integrity of our financial operations, helping drive process improvements, financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with evolving industry standards. This role offers the chance to build on your experience while actively contributing to key projects that will enhance efficiency and support the company’s growth.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Execute timely and precise monthly, quarterly, and annual balance sheet account reconciliations.

  • Prepare and post journal entries, ensuring compliance with company policies and US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).

  • Review and validate financial transactions, collaborating with internal departments to resolve discrepancies and maintain accuracy.

  • Assist in the preparation of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including audit schedules.

  • Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404, including testing, documentation, and upkeep of internal control processes.

  • Identify and assess control risks in accounting processes, contributing to process improvements and automation efforts to enhance efficiency and mitigate risk.

  • Collaborate with internal audit teams and external auditors, ensuring smooth and successful audit processes.

  • Contribute to the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for internal stakeholders and regulatory filings.

  • Participate in automation projects aimed at improving financial reporting, strengthening internal controls, and shortening the month-end close cycle.

  • Continuously assess financial processes for inefficiencies and lead initiatives to improve them.

  • Stay up-to-date on changes in accounting standards and regulatory requirements, ensuring full compliance with GAAP in all financial records and reports.

  • Work closely with senior accounting staff to ensure financial policies and procedures remain compliant with industry best practices.

  • Provide valuable financial analysis and insights for cross-functional business initiatives and special ad hoc projects.

  • Support the audit process, including preparing necessary documentation and data requests for internal and external auditors.

Key Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (CPA or CPA-track candidates preferred).

  • 2 years of experience in accounting or finance.

  • Strong knowledge of SOX 404 compliance and internal control processes.

  • Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel skills.

  • Experience with financial reporting tools and ERP systems.

  • High attention to detail, with excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly.

Why Join Us? This is more than just an accounting role—it’s an opportunity to make a real difference in a growing company. With exposure to key projects, a focus on process improvement, and a supportive team, you’ll be able to grow your skills and advance your career. If you’re ready to contribute to a company that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development, apply today and take the next step in your accounting journey!

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

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

  • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
  • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
  • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

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.

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