Accountant - Virtual Company
Preston, CT 06365
About the Job
Job Title: Accountant
About the Role:
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Accountant to support our healthcare client. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has strong experience in Excel, reconciliations, and journal entries. You will play a key role in assisting with month-end closing processes, maintaining accurate financial records, and supporting the General Ledger (GL) functions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Month-End Closing: Assist with data collection, creation of journal entries, and reconciliation of GL account balances in preparation for monthly financial reports.
- Prepaid Expenses & Deferred Revenue: Maintain and record the agency’s prepaid expenses and deferred revenue schedules.
- Payroll Expense: Track, record, and maintain the agency’s payroll expenses in the General Ledger.
- Cash Receipts & Deposits: Serve as a backup for recording daily cash receipts to the General Ledger and assist with daily cash deposits.
- Capital Expenses & Fixed Assets: Oversee the tracking and reporting of Capital Expenses and Fixed Assets.
- General Ledger Support: Assist with G/L functions and participate in special projects or the creation/maintenance of spreadsheets to support management.
Must-Have Requirements:
- Advanced Excel Skills: Strong experience with VLookups and PivotTables to analyze and manage large datasets.
- Reconciliation Expertise: Proven track record of reconciling accounts and a solid understanding of Debits and Credits.
- Journal Entry Creation: Ability to create and post journal entries (JE) accurately.
- Critical Thinking: Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration across teams.
- Experience Over Formal Education: A degree is not required if you possess extensive and relevant experience in accounting.
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.
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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.