Assistant Controller - Vaco
Chapel Hill, NC 27707
About the Job
- Financial Reporting: This role will be key in the preparation and analysis of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. You will also be heavily involved with the Month-end close process.
- Technical Accounting - You will be tasked with understanding and implementing Technical Accounting policies. This includes researching technical accounting issues and ensuring that the Accounting group is educated as necessary. You will also play a lead role with maintaining Internal Controls.
- Budgeting and Forecasting - Working cross-functionally as it relates to the annual budget and forecast process, variance analysis, and other ad hoc analysis for special projects as the business dictates. Provide Accounting support and guidance for specific budgeting and forecasting issues, monitoring variances, and providing explanations for significant differences.
- Leading a team – You will also oversee the work of Accounting and Finance professionals. This includes providing mentorship, working as a team, and assisting with policies and procedures.
- Ad hoc duties - This role will also be the primary liaison for the external audit team, help with the preparation of taxes, perform specific systems duties and be involved with any upgrades/implementations as the business grows.
- Qualified candidates will have a minimum of 7+ years’ experience in Accounting, at some sort of management level. Rising Accounting Managers/Asst. Controllers are also encouraged to apply.
- A public accounting foundation is preferred, as is the CPA designation.
- Must have a solid base of ERP knowledge. Managing large amounts of data is also highly desired.
- Understanding of Technical Accounting is required.
- M&A exposure is a plus.
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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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.