Accounting Manager

Vaco; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring, a growing healthcare services organization, seeks an Accounting Manager to lead general ledger operations, own month-end close, and drive process improvements across a complex multi-entity environment. This hands-on role partners with executive leadership and manages onshore and offshore teams, ensuring GAAP compliance and accurate financial reporting.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance, CPA preferred, with 5+ years of progressive accounting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including management responsibilities.
• Experience in complex multi-location or multi-entity organizations.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and financial reporting experience.
• Experience managing month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Proven ability to lead through change and improve accounting processes.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to thrive in a demanding environment and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead general ledger accounting operations, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Own and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Review and analyze financial results, including flux analysis and account reconciliations.
• Oversee general ledger accounting activities and maintain strong internal controls.
• Partner with executive leadership to support financial reporting, compliance, and business initiatives.
• Lead a combination of onshore and offshore accounting personnel, providing coaching, accountability, and performance management.
• Drive process improvements, standardization efforts, and operational efficiencies across multiple systems and business units.
• Ensure adherence to accounting policies, GAAP, and regulatory requirements.
• Support audits and work closely with external auditors and advisors.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Leadership

Multi-entity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Offshore collaboration

Job description

Position Overview

A growing healthcare services organization is seeking an Accounting Manager to lead general ledger accounting operations, oversee month-end close activities, and drive process improvements across a complex, multi-entity environment. This is a highly visible role that requires a hands-on, adaptable professional who thrives in a fast-paced setting and can effectively manage the domestic and work with the offshore accounting teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead general ledger accounting operations, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Own and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Review and analyze financial results, including flux analysis and account reconciliations.
• Oversee general ledger accounting activities and maintain strong internal controls.
• Partner with executive leadership to support financial reporting, compliance, and business initiatives.
• Lead a combination of onshore and offshore accounting personnel, providing coaching, accountability, and performance management.
• Drive process improvements, standardization efforts, and operational efficiencies across multiple systems and business units.
• Ensure adherence to accounting policies, GAAP, and regulatory requirements.
• Support audits and work closely with external auditors and advisors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including management responsibilities.
• Prior accounting experience within a complex, multi-location, or multi-entity organization.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and financial reporting experience.
• Experience managing month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
• Proven ability to lead through change and improve accounting processes.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to thrive in a demanding environment and effectively manage competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare services, dental services, physician practice management, or other healthcare-related industry experience.
• Experience working with offshore/shared service accounting teams.
• Familiarity with ERP systems.

By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions

EEO Notice

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Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring 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 [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. 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 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: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, 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. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). 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;
• 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.