Staff Accountant POST NUMBER: 447983
- Prepare and post journal entries, maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts.
- Perform account reconciliations, including bank statements, and investigate and resolve discrepancies.
- Process accounts payable and receivable transactions, ensure accurate coding, and timely payment of invoices.
- Assist in the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring all deadlines are met.
- Review and process employee expense reports for accuracy and compliance with company policies.
- Identify and recommend improvements to accounting processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Perform salary and hourly payroll processing.
Financial Reporting
- Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
- Assist in the preparation of high-level and detailed financial reporting, analysis, and modeling for presentation to Funders, COO, CEO and Board of Directors.
- Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and reporting as required by management.
Compliance
- Ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations and internal policies.
- Provide support during internal and external audits, including preparing necessary documentation and responding to audit inquiries.
Candidate requirements
Capabilities
- Deliberative Decision Making – Gather, consider, and evaluate all relevant information to make logical conclusions before being moved to action. Able to put aside personal biases and take an objective approach to making decisions based on data or other pertinent facts.
- Analytical Thinking – Have the capability and the inclination to identify and synthesize information from diverse sources by looking for patterns in data, making connections between seemingly unrelated events, and understanding how different parts of a system are interdependent.
- Learning Agility – Able to discern patterns in data, recognize relationships between concepts, and rapidly apply learning from one context to solve analogous problems in different contexts.
- Information Seeking – Have an underlying curiosity and desire to know more about things, people, or issues. They go beyond routine questions and dig for exact information to resolve discrepancies.
- Quality Focus – Are able to manage the efficiency, accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the work that they produce.
- Time Management – Able to manage multiple responsibilities by being organized and keeping on top of important time-sensitive tasks.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience
- Proficiency in Excel and experience with accounting software (e.g. Sage Intacct, Bill.com, Expensify)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Annual bonus, historically awarded
- Paid professional development opportunities
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Retirement Benefit offering an employer matching contribution of employee contributions $1 for $1 on the first 5% of pay contributed
- No set vacation policy - take what you need whenever workflow allows
- Fully stocked office kitchen in a newly renovated building
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.
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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.