Assistant Controller

We are partnering with a mission-driven healthcare organization seeking an Assistant Controller to join its growing finance leadership team. This is an outstanding opportunity for an accounting professional looking to step into a highly visible role with significant exposure to leadership, process improvement initiatives, and financial operations within a complex healthcare environment. What You'll Do Support the Controller in overseeing day-to-day accounting operations and financial reporting activities. Assist with month-end close, account reconciliations, audit preparation, and financial statement review. Help maintain strong internal controls and ensure compliance with GAAP, nonprofit accounting standards, and federal regulations. Support budgeting, forecasting, grant accounting, and financial compliance efforts. Supervise and develop members of the accounting team, including accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable staff. Partner with leadership to improve processes, enhance reporting capabilities, and strengthen accounting operations. Contribute to ongoing initiatives focused on operational efficiency and organizational growth. What We're Looking For Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field. CPA strongly preferred. 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience. Experience with financial reporting, audits, internal controls, and accounting operations. Background in healthcare, nonprofit, community health center, or FQHC environments is highly preferred. Familiarity with grants management, federal compliance, and fund accounting is a plus. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Why This Opportunity? Join a respected healthcare organization with a meaningful community impact. Excellent opportunity to grow into a senior finance leadership role. Play a key role in a finance organization focused on modernization and process improvement. Gain broad exposure across accounting, reporting, compliance, and operational finance. Work alongside experienced leadership and help shape the future of the finance function. If you're a hands-on accounting professional looking for a growth opportunity within a mission-driven organization, we'd love to connect. 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. Equal Opportunity Notice 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 click.appcast.io. Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. Privacy Notice Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies. California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here . Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here . Residents of all other states may access our policies here . Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here . Residents of countries governed by GDPR and UK GDPR may access our policies here . 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/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; and
• 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 and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits). #J-18808-Ljbffr Vaco by Highspring