Accounting Manager

Vaco by Highspring; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an Accounting Manager to own the monthly close and financial reporting across several business lines. You will lead a versatile accounting team, partner with Finance leadership, and drive process improvements through automation and emerging technologies.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, technical research, and collaboration with senior stakeholders to ensure accurate financial results and robust internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• Strong foundation in U.S. GAAP, month-end close, consolidations, financial reporting and external audit support.
• Public accounting plus corporate accounting experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership with strong technical accounting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly close across multiple business lines and entities, ensuring accurate reporting under U.S. GAAP.
• Mentor the accounting team and provide guidance on complex transactions and reconciliations.
• Oversee consolidations, general ledger activity, account reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements and management reporting for multiple locations and cost centers.
• Partner with FP&A and leaders to support forecasting and decision-making.
• Coordinate external audits and maintain internal controls and documentation.

Skills

U.S. GAAP

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA preferred

Job description

We are recruiting an Accounting Manager for a growing organization with a broad operating footprint. In this role, you will have ownership of the monthly close and financial reporting process across multiple business lines, along with significant exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional partners. You will join a talented accounting team while partnering closely with Finance leadership. The role combines hands-on accounting leadership, technical research, financial reporting, audit oversight, and process improvement in an organization that continues to invest in technology and automation.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the monthly close process across multiple business lines and legal entities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Manage, mentor, and serve as a technical resource to the accounting team, providing guidance on complex transactions, reconciliations, and accounting matters.
• Oversee consolidations, general ledger activity, account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements and management reporting, including reporting across multiple locations and cost centers.
• Partner closely with FP&A and business leaders to provide accurate financial information, investigate variances, and support forecasting and business decision-making.
• Coordinate the external audit, including preparation of supporting schedules, resolution of audit requests, and maintenance of appropriate internal controls and documentation.
• Research and document technical accounting matters and help develop accounting policies and procedures as the organization continues to grow.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve accounting processes, systems, controls, and reporting through automation, AI, and other emerging technologies.
• Partner with the Controller on broader accounting initiatives, including tax and compliance matters, systems projects, cash management, and other strategic priorities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field with 6+ years of progressive accounting experience; CPA preferred.
• Strong foundation in U.S. GAAP, month-end close, consolidations, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and external audit support.
• Public accounting experience combined with subsequent corporate accounting experience is preferred
• Demonstrated leadership ability with strong technical accounting skills

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/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, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes 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. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. 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. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

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.

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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. 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.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, more details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here. 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; 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).