Director of Accounting

Vaco; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Director of Accounting in Durham, NC to lead its accounting and financial operations. You will guide monthly close, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls while partnering with executives and the Board.

In this high-visibility role, you will mentor a small accounting team, oversee financial reporting, audits, and cash management, and drive process improvements across the organization. CPA and nonprofit experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required.
• Minimum 5+ years in accounting with close, reporting, budgeting, and audit support.
• Experience with nonprofit or fund accounting.
• Proven leadership ability to oversee a team and present to executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close with journals and reconciliations.
• Prepare financial statements and management reports for execs and the Board.
• Oversee bank and investment reconciliations and GL integrity.
• Manage restricted and unrestricted fund accounting.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning.
• Coordinate external audits and provide schedules/workpapers.
• Oversee AP/AR, cash management, and treasury activities.
• Strengthen internal controls and accounting policies.
• Mentor and develop the accounting team.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Audit support

Cash flow forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA

Job description

We are recruiting a Director of Accounting for a long standing organization to lead its accounting and financial operations. This is a highly visible role that combines broad accounting leadership with budgeting, forecasting, audit oversight, financial reporting, internal controls, and executive-level partnership. The Director of Accounting will oversee a small accounting team, partner closely with executive leadership, and serve as a key financial resource to the Board.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, allocations, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and review financial statements, management reporting, variance analyses, and monthly financial reporting packages.
• Oversee bank, investment, and balance sheet reconciliations while ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger.
• Manage accounting for restricted and unrestricted funds and other complex fund activity, ensuring accurate classification and reporting.
• Lead the annual budgeting process, monthly budget-to-actual reporting, cash flow forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Prepare financial analyses, dashboards, and presentations for executive leadership and the Board.
• Lead the annual financial statement audit, including preparation of schedules and workpapers and coordination with external auditors.
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, treasury activities, and day-to-day accounting operations.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, procedures, financial systems, and reporting processes.
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting team members while partnering across the organization to improve accuracy, efficiency, and accountability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, CPA is required
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with experience expertise in month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, cash flow forecasting, and audit support.
• Experience with non-profit or fund accounting is required.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to oversee an accounting team and effectively communicate and present financial information to executive leadership

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

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
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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).