Accountant

Vaco by Highspring; Norwood (MA); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring in Metrowest, MA is seeking an interim accounting support professional for a 3- to 6-month engagement. Hybrid role requiring three days on site, with responsibilities spanning month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and preparing schedules.

You will partner with Sales/Marketing expense analysis, support income statements and balance sheets, and assemble leadership presentation materials.

Qualifications

• Experience with month-end close, journal entries and reconciliations.
• Ability to analyze variances against forecast and prepare schedules.
• Comfort with GL coding, expense analysis, and reporting packages.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end close process, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Perform balance sheet and G&A account reconciliations, including booking accruals and analyzing variances against forecast.
• Manage credit card reconciliations (Capital One), including collecting receipts, reviewing expenses, applying appropriate GL coding, and posting transactions.
• Work with Sales and Marketing expense analysis and reporting, including tracking spends and preparing reports from system data.
• Partner with Marketing to review actuals vs. forecast and discuss upcoming spend.
• Analyze expenses and support alignment with forecast and budget expectations.
• Lead month end discussions and prepare final income statements and balance sheets.
• Support month-end reporting packages and presentations for leadership review.
• Compile presentation materials from team members and consolidate into a cohesive monthly presentation.

Skills

Month-end close

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Variance analysis

GL coding

Financial reporting

Job description

We are working on a interim accounting support role for a manufacturing client of ours located Metrowest. The role will last 3 to 6 months and be hybrid 3 days onsite. This is an important role that needs to be filled right away.

Key Responsibilities & Skills (Temp Support):

• Support the month-end close process, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules
• Perform balance sheet and G&A account reconciliations, including booking accruals and analyzing variances against forecast
• Manage credit card reconciliations, including collecting receipts, reviewing expenses, applying appropriate GL coding, and posting transactions
• Work with Sales and Marketing expense analysis and reporting, including:
  • Tracking spends by channel and product line, etc.
  • Preparing reports from system data
  • Partnering with the Marketing team to review actuals vs. forecast and discuss upcoming spend
• Analyze expenses and support alignment with forecast and budget expectations
• Lead month end discussions and put together final income statements and balance sheets.
• Support month-end reporting packages and presentations, collaborating with the team to compile materials for leadership review
• Responsible for compiling presentation materials from all team members stored on the shared drive and consolidating them into a cohesive monthly presentation.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Support the month-end close process, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules
• Perform balance sheet and G&A account reconciliations, including booking accruals and analyzing variances against forecast
• Manage credit card reconciliations (Capital One), including collecting receipts, reviewing expenses, applying appropriate GL coding, and posting transactions
• Work with Sales and Marketing expense analysis and reporting, including:
  • Tracking spends by channel and product line, etc.
  • Preparing reports from system data
  • Partnering with the Marketing team to review actuals vs. forecast and discuss upcoming spend
• Analyze expenses and support alignment with forecast and budget expectations
• Lead month end discussions and put together final income statements and balance sheets.
• Support month-end reporting packages and presentations, collaborating with the team to compile materials for leadership review
• Responsible for compiling presentation materials from all team members stored on the shared drive and consolidating them into a cohesive monthly presentation.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals 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 applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

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

Representation Notice

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. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you 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.

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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; and

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 and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).