Accounting Manager

Job Description

Accounting Manager

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Public Accounting + Industry Experience | Financial Reporting | Month-end Close | CPA

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We are seeking an Accounting Manager to join a growing finance and accounting team. This individual will play a key role in overseeing the general ledger, managing the month-end close process, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and maintaining a strong internal control environment. The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys leading process improvements, mentoring team members, and partnering across the organization.

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Responsibilities

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• Lead and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
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• Review and approve journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, allocations, and other complex accounting transactions.
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• Analyze general ledger activity, investigate variances, and ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial results.
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• Prepare and review financial statements, reporting packages, account roll-forwards, and supporting schedules.
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• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and ensure all accounts are properly supported and reconciled.
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• Maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP and accounting policies while researching and documenting technical accounting matters as needed.
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• Partner with FP&A, operations, and other business leaders to provide accounting guidance and support strategic initiatives.
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• Support internal and external audits, ensuring timely and accurate responses to audit requests.
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• Evaluate and strengthen internal controls, identifying opportunities to reduce risk and improve operational effectiveness.
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• Lead process improvement, automation, and systems enhancement initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability.
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• Mentor and develop accounting staff, providing coaching, technical guidance, and performance oversight.
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• Develop and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and process documentation.
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Qualifications

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• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
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• CPA strongly preferred
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• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience with significant responsibility for month-end close, financial reporting, and general ledger accounting.
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• Public accounting experience strongly preferred.
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• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and corporate accounting best practices.
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• Experience reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting deliverables.
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• Prior experience leading projects, mentoring team members, or supervising accounting staff.
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• Experience supporting annual audits and maintaining a strong internal control environment.
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• Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools.
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• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUPs, Power Query, and analysis of large data sets.
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• Experience leveraging automation and AI tools to improve accounting processes and reporting efficiency is a plus.
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• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
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• Excellent communication and business partnering skills.
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By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

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Equal Opportunity Notice

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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 View email address on ziprecruiter.com .

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

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Representation Notice

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Privacy Notice

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

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• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here .
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• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here .
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• Residents of all other states may access our policies here .
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• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here .
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• Residents of countries governed by GDPR and UK GDPR may access our policies here .
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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 (-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.

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Pay Transparency Notice

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

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· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

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· licensure and certification requirements;

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· office location and other geographic considerations; and

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· other business and organizational needs.

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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).