Senior Accountant at Vaco, LLC
Tampa, FL 33607
About the Job
Accountants, don’t get lost in the numbers! Our client has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Accountant. Instead of being another faceless resume, let Vaco advocate for you. At Vaco, we give you an advantage over your competition! Our recruiters have direct relationships with hiring managers, so they can connect your work experience to the open job—promoting your strengths to the manager while preparing you for that specific interview.
The Senior Accountant will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the company’s financial records. This position will oversee general ledger reconciliations, month-end close processes, and financial reporting while supporting various financial projects. The ideal candidate is proactive, analytical, and eager to contribute to our team’s success.
As a Senior Accountant your typical day may involve:
- Executing assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger closing processes
- Assisting in the development and organization of financial statements, reports, and budget preparation, timely and accurately
- Reviewing and analyzing variances to budget/forecast and to previous reporting periods on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
- Preparing monthly account reconciliations and journal entries
- Preparing expenses analysis to support the annual budgeting process.
- Support External Auditors with the annual audit and quarterly reviews
- Balancing and maintaining subsidiary accounts by allocating, posting, verifying, and reconciling accounts receivable and payable
- Assist with operational audits to assess compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Play an important part in the organization’s financial management which involves all record reconciliations and reporting to essential parties
- Working closely with other functional areas and business management to resolve issues and support the achievement of business goals
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or other related field from a four-year institution. The bachelor's degree is a minimum educational requirement for this position, and cannot be waived.
- Certifications: Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) will be bonus.
- Required Experience: 2+ years’ experience as a mid-senior level Accountant.
- Preferred Experience: Public Accounting experience (Big 4) and experience within the government contracting industry is a bonus.
- Good understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), financial accounting statements, and business trends.
- Adequate experience with accounting software packages and MS Office; Excel, Word, Access, etc.
- Ability to work with others in a positive and professional manner and to develop and maintain strong working relationships with co-workers and management.
- Ability to take initiative, including asking for and offering help when needed, performs work independently without being prompted.
- Proper oral and written communication with both financial and non-financial individuals.
- Exceptional organization skills and high attention to detail. Completes all administrative tasks in assigned times (required)
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer 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 federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC 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 HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco 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 agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Privacy Notice
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco’s 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 may access our policies here.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco 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 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.
