Professional Consultant - Senior Accountant

Vaco by Highspring; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Senior Accountant in Charlotte, NC, to join their consulting team. In this role, you will manage financial processes, ensure compliance with GAAP, and contribute to budget development, all while benefiting from their full-time employment structure and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Performance-based pay and bonuses

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401K employer match

Technology setup allowance

$500 annual professional development budget

Reimbursement for professional certifications

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of progressive accounting experience preferred.
• CPA highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end close process and prepare financial statements.
• Oversee day-to-day financial transactions and ensure GAAP compliance.
• Contribute to annual operating budgets and financial trend analysis.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Planning

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Sage Intacct

Oracle

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

QuickBooks

Job description

Professional Consultant - Senior Accountant

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Base pay range

$75,000.00/yr - $95,000.00/yr

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Associate Director at Vaco | Accounting & Finance

Are you looking for an opportunity to accelerate your career? You're in luck because Vaco has a best-in-class consulting team to support our growing client base! We are looking for individuals at the Senior Accountant level to join our team of 80+ professional consultants who specialize in providing interim accounting and finance solutions across clients in multiple industries throughout the Triangle area. Our Professional Consultants have flexibility and variety, while having the stability of a full-time salaried position with benefits.

We are in search of professionals who are client service-minded, excited to broaden their skillset, advance their careers, and achieve meaningful results as a team and an individual! If you have a passion for helping growing companies achieve success, then apply now!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the month-end close process, including the preparation and review of closing journal entries and account reconciliations as well as the preparation of month-end financial statements and analysis.
• Oversee the day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, and posting transactions such as revenue, accounts receivable, cash, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and payroll in accordance with US GAAP.
• Assist in developing and implementing process improvements to expedite daily accounting and month-end close processes to ensure GAAP compliance and accurate, timely reporting.
• Prepare/review monthly bank reconciliations.
• Contribute to the development and review of annual operating budgets.
• Analyze financial statements to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes to summarize and interpret the current and projected financial position of the company
• Work with accounting leadership to research technical accounting issues and assist with implementing accounting policies and procedures.
• Support the execution of the annual audit by providing requested documentation timely.
• Support management with special projects, process improvements and other responsibilities as assigned (i.e. system implementation, adoption of new GAAP standard, mergers and acquisitions, etc.)
  

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field is strongly preferred
• 2-5 years of progressive accounting experience. The ideal candidate will have a combination of corporate accounting and consulting experience.
• CPA highly preferred
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and financial close processes as well as internal control & SOX compliance experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a desire to take on new projects, problem-solve, and drive process improvement in responsible areas to ensure processes and systems are efficient and effective.
• Proficiency with modern ERP systems such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, and QuickBooks as well as Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong planning and organizational skills to consistently meet deliverable deadlines
• Team oriented, results oriented, with a commitment to client satisfaction

Benefits to being a Professional Consultant with Vaco:

• Performance-based pay and quarterly bonus opportunities
• Access to medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K employer match
• Technology including a new computer and an initial technical equipment setup allowance on start date and monthly cell phone allowance
• Annual $500 budget for professional development of your choice
• Reimbursement for professional licenses, certifications, and associations
• Career progression opportunities

At Vaco, your career goals guide our efforts. We see you, we hear you, and we're here to help. That's why we not only work to find you a great opportunity, but we also provide you with the support and resources you need to succeed. We offer comprehensive and affordable benefits so you can focus your energy on more important matters like achieving your personal and professional goals.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Accounting

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