Senior Accounting Advisor: Close Ownership, GAAP

Vaco LLC; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco in Memphis, TN is seeking an Accounting Advisor to own key components of the monthly close and to handle more complex accounting matters. The role involves investigating unusual activity, researching accounting treatments, and communicating findings to both accounting and business partners.

Experience with employee benefits, retirement plans, insurance, self-insurance, or related areas is valuable but not required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative field.
• Approximately 5+ years of progressive accounting and/or financial reporting experience.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP.
• Hands-on general ledger and month-end close experience.
• Experience preparing journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
• Ability to research accounting issues and document conclusions.
• Experience operating within a SOX/internal controls environment.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to identify and explain financial variances.
• Ability to work effectively with accounting, finance, and non-finance business partners.
• Experience within public accounting and/or a large, complex corporate accounting environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and support assigned areas of the monthly and quarterly close process.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Analyze general ledger activity and investigate significant fluctuations, discrepancies, or unexpected results.
• Research complex accounting questions and document conclusions in clear technical accounting memos.
• Ensure assigned accounting areas are appropriately supported and aligned with U.S. GAAP.
• Maintain effective internal controls and support SOX compliance requirements.
• Perform variance analysis and communicate key financial drivers to accounting, finance, and business partners.
• Assist with forecasts, financial outlooks, and other forward-looking analyses for assigned areas.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand operational changes and their accounting or financial impact.
• Support internal and external audit requests.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen accounting processes, controls, reporting, and overall efficiency.
• Provide accounting guidance and support to less experienced team members as appropriate.

Skills

U.S. GAAP

SOX controls

Month-end close

Journal entries

Variance analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Financial reporting systems

Job description

Vaco in Memphis, TN is seeking an Accounting Advisor to own key components of the monthly close and to handle more complex accounting matters. The role involves investigating unusual activity, researching accounting treatments, and communicating findings to both accounting and business partners.

Experience with employee benefits, retirement plans, insurance, self-insurance, or related areas is valuable but not required.