Senior Accountant

Vaco; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Senior Accountant in Stamford, CT to own revenue accounting, billing execution, and cost analysis. You will manage accounts receivable oversight and support monthly close, reporting, and dashboards.

The role requires a strong understanding of revenue recognition (ASC 606) and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, FP&A, and Strategic Accounts teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in revenue accounting and ASC 606.
• Manages journal entries, close processes, and reconciliations.
• Partners with operations and FP&A to analyze costs and revenue trends.
• Handles billing through to invoice issuance and AR oversight.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities with journal entries and reconciliations.
• Support financial reporting packages and management dashboards.
• Perform variance and trend analysis to explain revenue and cost fluctuations.
• Execute revenue recognition activities in line with ASC 606 guidance.
• Maintain revenue schedules and supervise journal entries.

Skills

Revenue accounting

Billing execution

Cost analysis

Accounts receivable oversight

ASC 606 knowledge

Journal entries & close

Variance analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Our well know client is looking for a Senior Accountant, this role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate financial results through ownership of revenue accounting, billing execution, cost analysis, and accounts receivable oversight. The Senior Accountant partners cross functionally to provide reliability behind.A strong understanding of revenue recognition is essential.

Core Responsibilities

• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including journal entry preparation, account analysis, and reconciliation
• Support the preparation of financial reporting packages and management dashboards
• Perform variance and trend analysis to explain revenue and cost fluctuations
• Execute revenue recognition activities in alignment with applicable accounting guidance, including ASC 606
• Maintain detailed revenue schedules and manages journalentries
• Track, analyze, and account for cost of service, including third-party and operational costs
• Prepare monthly cost accruals
• Partner with operational teams to investigate cost variances and trends
• Manage billing activities from setup through invoice issuance
• Monitor accounts receivable aging
• Prepare and maintain monthly reporting and dashboards
• Perform reconciliations and ensure proper documentation and controls
• Provide insight into revenue trends, pricing performance, and service cost efficiency
• Collaborate with Operations, FP&A, and Strategic Account teams on financial analysis and cost management
• Support internal and external audit requests by preparing schedules and responding to inquiries

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.

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. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also 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: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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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;
• 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.