Senior Accountant

Vaco by Highspring; Wilmington (NC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Senior Accountant to build the financial infrastructure for a fast-growing live events and venue operations organization. You will own day-to-day accounting across multiple entities, strengthen reporting and controls, and partner with leadership on process improvements.

The role emphasizes full-cycle accounting, intercompany transactions, multi-state tax returns, and ERP optimization within a hybrid Wilmington-based environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle accounting experience
• Multi-entity accounting experience including intercompany transactions and allocations
• Experience preparing and filing multi-state sales and use tax returns
• Experience utilizing cloud-based ERP systems in a multi-entity environment
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookup functions, and reconciliations
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
• Maintain general ledger activity across multiple entities
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and intercompany transactions
• Process intercompany allocations and reconciliations
• Maintain vendor records, compliance documentation, and supporting accounting schedules
• Prepare and file multi-state sales and use tax returns
• Support monthly close through reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules
• Maintain general ledger accuracy across multiple legal entities
• Prepare monthly financial reports and supporting analyses
• Assist leadership in improving close quality, reporting accuracy, and timeliness
• Document and improve accounting procedures and workflows
• Strengthen internal controls, approval processes, and financial reporting consistency
• Coordinate with operational teams on financial workflows and payment processes
• Support audit readiness and external reporting requests
• Manage accounting activity across multiple business entities
• Process and reconcile intercompany balances
• Ensure consistency of accounting treatment across entities
• Support organizational growth through scalable accounting processes

Skills

Full-cycle accounting

Multi-entity accounting

Intercompany transactions

Sales tax returns

Cloud ERP

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Job description

Location: Wilmington, NC preferred (Hybrid)

About the Role

A rapidly growing live events, venue operations, and entertainment organization is seeking a Senior Accountant to help build the financial infrastructure needed to support continued expansion.

This role offers significant exposure to multi-entity accounting, financial operations, process improvement, and ERP optimization. Reporting directly to executive leadership, the Senior Accountant will own day-to-day accounting activities across a growing portfolio of entities while helping strengthen reporting, controls, and overall accounting processes.

The ideal candidate enjoys rolling up their sleeves, improving processes, and operating in a fast-paced environment where no two days are exactly alike.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting Operations

• Manage full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
• Maintain general ledger activity across multiple entities
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and intercompany transactions
• Process intercompany allocations and reconciliations
• Maintain vendor records, compliance documentation, and supporting accounting schedules
• Prepare and file multi-state sales and use tax returns

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Support monthly close through reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules
• Maintain general ledger accuracy across multiple legal entities
• Prepare monthly financial reports and supporting analyses
• Assist leadership in improving close quality, reporting accuracy, and timeliness

Systems, Controls & Process Improvement

• Document and improve accounting procedures and workflows
• Strengthen internal controls, approval processes, and financial reporting consistency
• Coordinate with operational teams on financial workflows and payment processes
• Support audit readiness and external reporting requests

Multi-Entity Accounting

• Manage accounting activity across multiple business entities
• Process and reconcile intercompany balances
• Ensure consistency of accounting treatment across entities
• Support organizational growth through scalable accounting processes

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of full-cycle accounting experience
• Multi-entity accounting experience including intercompany transactions and allocations
• Experience preparing and filing multi-state sales and use tax returns
• Experience utilizing cloud-based ERP systems in a multi-entity environment
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookup functions, and reconciliations
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Strongly Preferred

• Entertainment, hospitality, venue operations, event management, sports, or other event-driven business experience
• Experience supporting a multi-site operating environment
• Experience with event settlements, venue-level financial reporting, or project/event-based accounting

Additional Preferred Experience

• ERP implementation or optimization experience
• SOP documentation and process improvement initiatives
• Experience supporting audits and external tax providers
• Strong organizational skills and ability to operate independently

Role Highlights

• Direct exposure to executive leadership and ownership
• Significant multi-entity accounting responsibility
• Opportunity to build processes rather than inherit them
• Growth path toward Accounting Manager
• Hands-on role with broad accounting exposure
• Fast-growing organization investing heavily in systems, controls, and infrastructure
• Flexible work arrangement for Wilmington-area candidates

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] .

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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).