Sr. Accountant (Part-time and Remote)

Vaco; South Brunswick (NJ); Remote; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a hands-on accountant to improve financial reporting, accounting processes, and internal controls. This remote position prefers New Jersey residents for occasional meetups and requires 20-25 hours per week with potential growth in 2027.

Responsibilities include supporting accounting across divisions, preparing journal entries and reconciliations, improving month-end close, and streamlining manual processes.

Qualifications

• Experience with Excel, reporting, and process improvement.
• Background in logistics, transportation, or distribution is preferred.
• Multi-entity accounting experience is required.
• Self-directed and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Support accounting and reporting across multiple business divisions.
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and financial schedules.
• Improve month-end close, reporting accuracy, and internal controls.
• Streamline manual accounting processes and data transfers.

Skills

Excel

Reporting

Process improvement

Independent work

Multi-entity accounting

Logistics background

Tools

QuickBooks Enterprise

Job description

Location: Remote; New Jersey residents preferred for occasional meetup
Schedule: 20-25 hours/week initially; potential for more hours in Q1 2027

A growing, multi-entity transportation and logistics organization is seeking a hands‑on accountant to improve financial reporting, accounting processes, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Support accounting and reporting across multiple business divisions
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and financial schedules
• Improve month‑end close, reporting accuracy, and internal controls
• Streamline manual accounting processes and data transfers

Requirements

• QuickBooks Enterprise strongly preferred
• Background in logistics, transportation, or distribution preferred
• Multi‑entity accounting experience
• Strong Excel, reporting, and process‑improvement skills
• Self‑directed and comfortable working independently

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].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

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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; 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).