Senior Accountant POST NUMBER: 431070
About the Company: SaaS platform tailored for the life science industry
Title: Senior Accountant
Location: San Diego - Hybrid
Salary: $90-125k Additional opportunity for commission based on sales closed that this role supports
Responsibilities:
Accounting
- Oversee internal accounting, including AP, AR, and timely processing.
- Review contracts and timesheets for customer invoicing and ensure timely payment collection.
- Ensure on-time vendor payments and maintain positive supplier relationships.
- Manage regular payroll, including commissions.
- Perform bookkeeping tasks (data entry, reconciliation, document filing) to maintain accurate financial records.
- Use QuickBooks Online to manage financial data.
- Prepare and present monthly financial reports, including SaaS metrics and financial statements for investors.
- Generate monthly financial statements, forecasts, and other analyses.
- Develop and manage a 5-year forecast, budget, and monthly budget-to-actual reports.
- Implement accounting best practices and ensure compliance with regulations.
- Develop internal controls and accounting processes to improve financial transaction accuracy.
- Perform regular reconciliations of bank, credit card, and general ledger accounts.
- Ensure proper classification of expenses and revenue.
- As a CPA, provide accounting support during key sales activities, including product demos and meetings.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA certification
- 3-5 years of experience at a Big 4 public accounting firm
- Experience auditing biotech companies
- Proficiency in QuickBooks Online
- Strong knowledge of AP, AR, payroll, and general accounting principles
- Proven experience with financial reporting, revenue tracking, and budget management
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with executive leadership
Vaco 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.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco 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 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.