Accounting Manager at Vaco, LLC
Westport, CT 06880
About the Job
Our client is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to oversee and manage accounting activities within our corporate and additional companies. This role will involve supervision of accounting staff, ensuring compliance with regulations, and enhancing financial processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a thorough understanding of accounting principles, particularly in treasury transactions, expense accruals, and audit coordination.
Key Responsibilities:
Accounting Oversight: Manage accounting activities for corporate functional departments and companies, including cash transactions and expense accruals ensuring accurate financial reporting.
Team Supervision: Supervise/mentor 1-2 accountants ensure compliance with standards and accuracy.
Accounts Payable Management: Oversee the Accounts Payable function, establish new vendor accounts, cross-charging expenses to business units, review and approve payments,and reconciling accounts.
Audit Coordination: Coordinate and facilitate internal and external audits.
Transaction Accounting: Account for and analyze significant transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, and stock compensation..
SOX Compliance: Oversee Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance for corporate office departments, ensuring that all internal controls and procedures are followed.
Tax Oversight: Review and report necessary tax information, including 1099s and property tax filings, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Process Improvement: Lead initiatives to automate and improve existing accounting processes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or equivalent certification preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in accounting.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, SOX compliance, and corporate finance principles.
- Proven experience with accounting software and financial reporting tools.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Strong leadership abilities with a focus on team development and performance management.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
What They Offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
- A dynamic and supportive work environment.
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.