Senior Staff Accountant

Vaco by Highspring

Dallas (TX)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant for a midmarket client in East Dallas. This role involves engaging with teams for monthly close processes, creating efficiencies through technology, and applying accounting knowledge within a dynamic environment. Candidates are expected to have strong organizational and communication skills, along with a solid understanding of U.S. GAAP.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred.
Active CPA or CPA eligible strongly preferred.
Experience in financial reporting.
Knowledge of U.S. GAAP.

Responsibilities

Own the month-end close processes.
Prepare and review monthly journal entries.
Create process efficiencies using technology.
Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills required.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal communication

Data skills

Accounting theory knowledge

U.S. GAAP application

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

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Base pay range

$70,000.00/yr - $75,000.00/yr

Senior Staff Accountant

One of Vaco's midmarket clients in the East Dallas area has given us the exclusive search to onboard a Staff Accountant as part of an overall effort to upgrade the team.

Accountants will need to be engaging and communicative as this role will interact with other teams, organizational skills will be important, responsibilities will include accounting tasks as well as monitoring inboxes and case queues. This role will be responsible for handling a lot of the day-to-day entries and be on the forefront of things like depreciation and amortization.

Compensation: $70-75k annually.

Summary of Responsibilities:

Own the month-end close processes for assigned areas, including daily interaction with internal business partners and external auditors.
Prepare and review monthly journal entries and related balance sheet account reconciliations.
Create process efficiencies using technology; strong data skills for structuring and enriching data to achieve business insights.
Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills using VLOOKUPS, Pivot Tables, INDEX MATCH, etc.

"Nice-to-haves"

Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
Active CPA or CPA eligible strongly preferred.
In-depth knowledge of Accounting theory and application of U.S. GAAP.
Experience with financial reporting and financial statement preparation.
General ledger and related reconciliation experience.

Vaco provides expert consulting, permanent placement, executive search, managed services, and strategic staffing solutions for companies around the world, in the areas of accounting, finance, technology, healthcare, operations and more. As a premier talent solutions firm, Vaco connects people to their dream jobs and helps leading companies find talent to grow their business.

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