Senior Accountant

Our client is seeking a hands-on Senior Accountant to support the integrity of the company's financial reporting and play a key role in the monthly close process. This individual will help ensure the accuracy of financial records, maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP, and support executive leadership and private equity ownership with financial reporting and analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

Own critical aspects of the monthly close process, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules. Perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner. Review income statement activity to ensure proper period recognition of revenue and expenses, including accruals, prepaid expenses, and unearned revenue. Assist with preparation of monthly financial reporting packages for executive leadership and private equity ownership. Analyze financial accounts to identify trends, variances, anomalies, and required adjustments. Ensure all balance sheet accounts are fully supported and properly rolled forward each month. Maintain organized, audit-ready documentation and supporting schedules. Partner with accounting leadership to resolve open items, improve close quality, and maintain General Ledger integrity. Work cross-functionally with operational and finance teams to ensure transactions are recorded accurately and in accordance with contract terms. Assist with fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, CIP tracking, and depreciation schedules. Support cash flow reporting and related analysis for management visibility. Identify opportunities to improve close processes, reduce errors, and increase efficiency. Support external audit and lender requests with organized workpaper documentation. Assist in strengthening internal controls and standardizing accounting processes as the company continues to scale. Maintain detailed working paper packages with clear support for accounting treatment and financial activity. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required. 5+ years of progressive accounting experience. Strong understanding of

U.S. GAAP.

Advanced Excel skills and ERP experience preferred (Deltek Costpoint experience is a plus). Experience supporting external audits and preparing audit workpapers. Percentage-of-completion revenue recognition experience is a plus. CPA or CPA-track preferred. Strong communication and organizational skills. Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

Additional disclaimer:

Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. 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. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.