Accountant

Accountant

Location: Bethel, CT
Compensation: Up to $90k DOE

We are partnering with a well-established organization to identify an Accountant to join its growing corporate accounting team. This opportunity offers an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional looking to accelerate their career while working alongside an experienced leadership team.

This role provides broad exposure to corporate accounting, financial reporting, process improvement initiatives, and month-end close. The ideal candidate is eager to learn, enjoys hands-on accounting work, and is looking for a company that invests in employee growth and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries across various general ledger accounts, including cash, accruals, intercompany transactions, financing activities, taxes, and interest expense

• Perform account reconciliations and investigate variances

• Analyze balance sheet accounts and prepare supporting schedules

• Assist with month-end and year-end close activities

• Support treasury and cash management functions

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and operational efficiencies

• Assist with audits, special projects, and ad hoc financial reporting

• Partner with accounting leadership on ongoing departmental initiatives

Top Priorities for This Role

1. Strong accounting fundamentals

2. Eagerness to learn and grow professionally

3. Positive attitude with a willingness to roll up your sleeves

Ideal Background

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• 2+ years of progressive accounting experience

• Public accounting (Audit or Assurance) experience is welcomed but not required

• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, and complex formulas

• Experience working with ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics experience is a plus

• CPA or active pursuit of CPA preferred but not required

• Highly organized with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

What Makes Someone Successful Here?

• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic

• Detail-oriented and committed to producing accurate work

• Team-first mentality with a collaborative approach

• Comfortable taking on foundational accounting responsibilities while continuing to learn

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Desire to continuously improve processes and expand technical knowledge

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Hybrid schedule

• Outstanding mentorship from an experienced accounting leadership team

• Strong culture built around collaboration and supporting one another

• Significant opportunity for career growth and advancement

• Broad exposure across corporate accounting and financial reporting

• Stable organization with a long-term investment in employee development

Benefits & Additional Information

• Excellent total compensation package well above market value

• Collaborative, supportive accounting team with strong leadership

• Exclusive confidential search with a streamlined interview process

If you're an accounting professional looking to join a collaborative team where you'll receive outstanding mentorship, gain broad accounting experience, and have a clear path for career advancement, we'd welcome the opportunity to discuss this opportunity further.

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.

EEO Notice

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Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact View email address on talent.com .

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For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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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 (). 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;
• 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.