Senior Accountant or Accounting Manager POST NUMBER: 304807

Palo Alto, CA, US Hybrid
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Vaco
$USD 140000 - 170000
Direct Hire
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Senior Accountant or Accounting Manager


Our client, a single-family office firm, is seeking a Senior Accountant or Accounting Manager to support its finance and operations functions. 


Location:

This role is primarily hybrid in the San Francisco Peninsula area, with flexibility to work remotely as business needs allow.


Job Description: 

This broad, hands-on role will include corporate accounting, investment operations, cash management, and confidential bookkeeping support for private financial matters. The ideal candidate is highly organized, discreet, and comfortable balancing structured accounting responsibilities with varied operational requests in a lean, collaborative environment.


Responsibilities:

• Support cash management, transaction processing, investment activity, account reconciliations, and other financial operations

• Assist with month-end and quarter-end close activities for the management company and related entities

• Manage accounts payable and receivable processes, including invoice coding, vendor payments, and record maintenance

• Coordinate with external administrators, financial institutions, auditors, tax advisors, and other service providers

• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for annual audits, tax filings, and financial reporting requirements

• Maintain accounting policies, procedures, systems, and documentation supporting an effective control and compliance environment

• Manage confidential bookkeeping activities, including expense tracking, account reconciliations, bill payments, and financial recordkeeping

• Coordinate private tax preparation and other financial matters with external professional advisors

• Maintain the appropriate separation and confidentiality of corporate, investment, and private financial information

• Support systems implementations, process improvements, administrative activities, and special projects as needed


Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field; CPA preferred

• 2 years of accounting, bookkeeping, or financial operations experience, preferably within investment management, private wealth, or a similar environment

• Strong knowledge of general accounting principles, reconciliations, cash management, and financial recordkeeping

• Proficiency with accounting software and Excel, with the ability to manage both corporate and private financial information

• Exceptional organization, communication, attention to detail, integrity, and discretion when handling confidential matters


Compensation:

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 certifications; 

• Office location and other geographic considerations; 

• Other business and organizational needs. 

With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco by 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.



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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.

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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.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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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.
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Additionally, 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. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

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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