Senior Accountant

Vaco; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a Senior Accountant in the North Atlanta area to join its corporate accounting team. You will own key areas of the general ledger, oversee month-end close, and contribute to financial reporting and analysis.

This role offers high visibility, collaboration with operations, and opportunities to support budgeting, audits, and process improvements, with a competitive salary and bonus potential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive and stable accounting experience.
• Strong general ledger accounting and month-end close experience.
• Experience with account reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Excellent communication skills and a team-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own key areas of the general ledger and month-end close process.
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Support monthly and year-end close activities.
• Assist with budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis.
• Partner with operations and other departments to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Support audit requests and ongoing process improvements.
• Participate in special projects and business growth initiatives.

Skills

General ledger

Month-end close

Account reconciliations

Financial reporting

Excel (Pivot Tables)

VLOOKUPs

Communication

Teamwork

Education

CPA or CPA-track

Job description

Senior Accountant | North Atlanta | $90K - $105K + Bonus

Growing professional services organization in the North Atlanta area is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its corporate accounting team.

This is an opportunity to join a stable, expanding company with a strong culture, excellent employee retention, and a collaborative leadership team. The position offers high visibility within the accounting function, exposure to strategic growth initiatives, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in a growing organization.

What You'll Do

• Own key areas of the general ledger and month-end close process
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Support monthly and year-end close activities
• Assist with budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis
• Partner with operations and other departments to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Support audit requests and ongoing process improvements
• Participate in special projects and business growth initiatives

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of progressive and stable accounting experience
• Strong general ledger accounting and month-end close experience
• Experience with account reconciliations and financial reporting
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Excellent communication skills and a team-first mindset

Nice to Have

• CPA or CPA-track
• Professional services, consulting, engineering, construction, or project-based industry experience
• Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations, or growth initiatives

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Growing organization with recent acquisitions and continued expansion plans
• Strong leadership team and positive culture
• High visibility and career growth potential
• Opportunity to wear multiple hats and make an impact
• Reasonable work-life balance compared to many accounting environments
• Competitive compensation and bonus potential

Compensation: $90,000 - $105,000 + Bonus

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/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, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. 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. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer 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 federal, state or local law.

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.

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.