Staff Accountant

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Now recruiting on behalf of a growing, mission-driven organization to identify a Staff Accountant who thrives in a detail-oriented, fast-moving environment. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys digging into financial activity, ensuring accuracy, and contributing to strong, reliable reporting processes. The organization offers a great culture, wonderful mission, stellar benefits, and competitive overall compensation

This Staff Accountant role will work closely with senior accounting leadership while playing a hands-on role in daily accounting operations, revenue tracking, and monthly close activities. Responsibilities will include:

• Contribute to month-end close activities including journal entries and account reconciliations
• Assist in preparing schedules and documentation for audits and tax filings
• Support recurring accruals and expense allocations to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Help strengthen and maintain accounting procedures and documentation
• Review and reconcile daily cash activity across multiple accounts
• Prepare and post journal entries related to cash, internal allocations, and routine transactions
• Handle deposits and investigate discrepancies or unidentified activity
• Record and validate incoming funds from various sources (including electronic and investment-related activity)
• Maintain accuracy across subledger and general ledger activity
• Ensure proper handling and compliance for more complex contributions (e.g., securities or restricted funds)
• Generate invoices and monitor collections activity
• Review outstanding balances and assist with follow-up efforts

The right candidate for this Staff Accountant role will have:

• 3+ years of accounting experience in a mid-size to large organization
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Hands-on experience with general ledger, cash activity, AR/AP, and reconciliations
• Ability to research issues, investigate discrepancies, and follow transactions through to resolution
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working across accounting systems
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive mindset with a willingness to dig in and problem-solve
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Clear communicator with a service-oriented approach
• Stability in work history with demonstrated commitment in prior roles

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.