Senior Accountant POST NUMBER: 431188
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The company is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Senior Accountant. This role offers a dynamic mix of accounting and audit responsibilities, providing an excellent opportunity to enhance your expertise in both fields. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in day-to-day accounting, experience collaborating with external auditors, and a proactive approach to process improvement. A CPA certification is highly desirable, and public accounting experience is a significant advantage.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Accounting Functions:
- Perform daily accounting tasks, including journal entries, reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance.
- Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with GAAP.
- Prepare and review financial statements and reports for management.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, facilitating audit processes and providing required documentation.
- Support internal audit activities and ensure adherence to internal controls.
- Address audit findings and collaborate on the implementation of corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and accounting standards.
- Assist in preparing documentation for tax filings and other statutory reporting.
- Identify opportunities to enhance accounting processes and systems for efficiency and accuracy.
- Participate in the implementation of new accounting tools and technologies.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to support financial planning and analysis.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior accounting staff as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (Master’s degree or MBA preferred).
- Bachelor’s degree is a minimum educational requirement for this position and cannot be waived.
- CPA certification strongly preferred.
- 4 years of progressive accounting experience, with a blend of accounting and audit responsibilities.
- Public accounting experience is a significant advantage.
- Proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks).
- Strong understanding of GAAP and auditing standards.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact effectively with auditors and stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
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.
EEO Notice
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Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC 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 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 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 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 agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Pay Transparency Notice
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.