Staff Accountant

Energy Innovation Corp; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 129,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

VMware in Annapolis, MD is seeking a Staff Accountant who will own close cycles and drive accuracy in reporting. The role emphasizes GAAP compliance, internal controls, and collaboration with the Annapolis controller to manage accruals and journal entries.

You will forecast headcount costs as the team scales, monitor spending against approved budgets, and ensure timely, accurate financial information for funders and stakeholders while navigating Maryland tax regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience with GAAP, internal controls, and MD tax regulations.
• ACCA certification demonstrated by employers.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• Extensive networking skills in Annapolis area.
• 9+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Steer the freelance grant reporting that keeps funders confident
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and MD tax regulations
• Forecast headcount cost as VMware scales through Annapolis, MD
• Sit beside the Annapolis controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries
• Catch the misclassified entry three months before the auditor would
• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communicator

Networking

ACCA

Education

ACCA certification

Job description

Here in Annapolis, MD, VMware measures success in clean close cycles and our incoming Staff Accountant will own them. Take ownership, lean on your 9 years of Networking, and earn $129,000 - $196,000 as part of a team that grows with you.

Key Responsibilities

• Steer the freelance grant reporting that keeps funders confident
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and MD tax regulations
• Forecast headcount cost as VMware scales through Annapolis, MD
• Sit beside the Annapolis controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries
• Catch the misclassified entry three months before the auditor would
• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets

What You'll Bring

• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
• An eye for the ruthlessly-focused detail that separates fine from finished
• Lead mastery of ACCA, validated by people who'd hire you again
• Real curiosity about why VMware customers do what they do
• Judgment seasoned by at least 9 years of real consequences
• An Annapolis network, or the hustle to build one from scratch

We are VMware, a craft-obsessed finance company headquartered in Annapolis, MD. Feedback flows in every direction, so good ideas reach the table no matter who voices them.

Think competitive $129,000 - $196,000, full benefits, a clear runway to grow your Forecasting, and the latitude to work the way you work best.

The team just got the green light to hire, and this Staff Accountant role is first up.

We promise a real review, a real reply, and a real shot,