Corporate Accountant

Vaco by Highspring; Stamford (CT); Hybride; USD 75 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Vaco by Highspring seeks an Accountant to join its corporate accounting team. The role supports month‑end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and analytical reviews across multiple business areas. Hybrid schedule; typical office presence 2–3 days per week in Stamford, CT.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or progress toward certification is a plus, with prior corporate or public accounting experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• CPA or progress toward certification is a plus.
• Prior corporate or public accounting experience is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Participate in the monthly close process with journal entries and schedules.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and investigate unusual items.
• Analyze income statements and balance sheet activity; explain material fluctuations.
• Maintain roll-forward schedules and supporting financial documentation.
• Assist with variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Support data flow from subsidiary systems to the general ledger.
• Assist with financial reporting requests across departments.
• Collaborate with Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Risk and other functions.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analyses to support management decisions.
• Gather financial data for internal and external reporting; improve processes.

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or progress toward CPA certification

Description du poste

Our client, a large, established organization with a broad operational footprint, is seeking an Accountant to join its corporate accounting team. This position will play an important role in the monthly close process and provide accounting and analytical support across multiple areas of the business.

Location and Schedule

Location: Stamford, CT

Schedule: Hybrid, typically 2-3 days per week in the office

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the monthly financial close process, including preparation of journal entries and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and review balance sheet account reconciliations and research outstanding or unusual transactions.
• Analyze income statement and balance sheet activity and provide explanations for significant fluctuations.
• Maintain account roll-forward schedules and other supporting financial documentation.
• Review actual financial results against budget and forecast and assist with variance analysis.
• Support the accuracy and completeness of information flowing from subsidiary systems into the general ledger.
• Assist with financial reporting and accounting requests from various departments throughout the organization.
• Partner with teams such as Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Risk, Benefits, and other corporate functions.
• Perform ad hoc financial and accounting analysis to support management decision-making.
• Gather, analyze, and organize financial information for internal and external reporting needs.
• Maintain and improve accounting procedures, documentation, and process guidelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and overall efficiency.
• Participate in special projects and other accounting initiatives as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, in Accounting or Finance.
• Previous accounting experience in a corporate and/or public accounting environment preferred.
• CPA or progress toward an accounting certification is a plus.

Why This Opportunity

This position offers exposure to a sophisticated corporate accounting environment and the opportunity to work across multiple business functions. The successful candidate will gain hands‑on experience with financial reporting, month‑end close, financial analysis, controls, and process improvement while working with a collaborative corporate accounting team.

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.

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.

Privacy Notice

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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; 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).