Accounting Manager

Vaco by Highspring; Rockwall (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Industry-leading benefits

Ground floor growth opportunities

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager in the East Dallas area to lead a mid-market benefits accounting team. The role emphasizes reconciliations, complex month‑end closes, and driving process improvements.

The ideal candidate will be hands‑on, data‑savvy, with experience in payroll data, benefit deductions, and high‑volume reconciliations, ready to mentor staff and partner with Benefits and Payroll teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and month‑end close processes.
• Experience with benefits, payroll accounting, insurance, healthcare, or other high‑volume transaction environments strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accounting and reconciliation processes related to employee benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other benefit programs.
• Reconcile employee benefit deductions, carrier invoices, cash activity, and general ledger accounts on a regular basis.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between payroll deductions, benefit elections, carrier billing, client funding, and accounting records.
• Review and maintain accurate benefit‑related balance sheet accounts, accruals, prepaid expenses, and liabilities.
• Partner with the Benefits and Payroll teams to identify and resolve billing, enrollment, deduction, and funding discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain reconciliation schedules and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and auditability.
• Analyze benefit‑related activity by client, employee population, carrier, and benefit type as needed.
• Assist with the month‑end close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Monitor outstanding reconciling items and drive timely resolution with internal teams and external benefit providers.
• Help improve processes, controls, and systems surrounding benefits accounting and reconciliation.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual reconciliation processes and improve reporting accuracy.
• Support internal and external audits by providing schedules, documentation, and explanations of benefit‑related accounts.
• Prepare financial analysis and reporting for management related to benefits activity and reconciliation trends.
• Provide leadership and guidance to accounting staff as appropriate.

Skills

People management

Account reconciliations

Excel proficiency

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

General Ledger systems

Payroll accounting software

Job description

One of Vaco's midmarket clients in the East Dallas area has given us the exclusive search to onboard an Accounting Manager. Looking for folks that have managed midsized teams and been directly involved in complex accounting environments that have included process improvement projects and cleaning up the Balance Sheet.

The ideal candidate will be a hands‑on accounting professional who enjoys digging into the numbers and figuring out why things don't reconcile. Experience working with benefit deductions, carrier billing, payroll data, or other high-volume reconciliations will be particularly valuable. Looking for data‑savvy Accountants who enjoy navigating large sets of information in Excel‑driven environments.

We've essentially helped rebuild the accounting team (placed 10+ people out there) from scratch and have received great feedback on company culture and leadership!

• Company offers unlimited PTO, industry‑leading benefits, tons of "ground floor" opportunities to make an impact and grow as the company grows

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the accounting and reconciliation processes related to employee benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other benefit programs.
• Reconcile employee benefit deductions, carrier invoices, cash activity, and general ledger accounts on a regular basis.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between payroll deductions, benefit elections, carrier billing, client funding, and accounting records.
• Review and maintain accurate benefit‑related balance sheet accounts, accruals, prepaid expenses, and liabilities.
• Partner with the Benefits and Payroll teams to identify and resolve billing, enrollment, deduction, and funding discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain reconciliation schedules and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and auditability.
• Analyze benefit‑related activity by client, employee population, carrier, and benefit type as needed.
• Assist with the month‑end close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Monitor outstanding reconciling items and drive timely resolution with internal teams and external benefit providers.
• Help improve processes, controls, and systems surrounding benefits accounting and reconciliation.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual reconciliation processes and improve reporting accuracy.
• Support internal and external audits by providing schedules, documentation, and explanations of benefit‑related accounts.
• Prepare financial analysis and reporting for management related to benefits activity and reconciliation trends.
• Provide leadership and guidance to accounting staff as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with management or supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and month‑end close processes.
• Experience with benefits, payroll accounting, insurance, healthcare, or other high‑volume transaction environments strongly preferred.

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] .

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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).