Senior Accountant - Revenue Recognition at Vaco, LLC

Elizabeth, NJ 07201

About the Job

Senior Accountant – Revenue Recognition
Elizabeth, New Jersey

The Senior Accountant position reports to the Controller and will perform accounting functions for multiple divisions under one company group. This includes involvement in financial reporting, net working capital management, and internal controls. This position will provide a great opportunity for growth and hands-on experience at a growing multi-state company.

Responsibilities include:

Preparing account reconciliations and investigating discrepancies to ensure accurate reporting and general ledger maintenance
Preparing month-end close procedures
Developing and documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls to support business practices for both operations and accounting
Integration Lead on transitioning/integrating from old accounting to new ERP accounting system
Ensuring the integrity of accounting information by recording and verifying transactions
Ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in all our accounting tasks
Analyzing and compiling financial information and summarizing financial status
Preparing monthly, weekly, daily, and ad-hoc management reports
Assisting with audits and tax returns
Overseeing Sales/Accounts Receivable and Revenue Recognition (credit applications, billing matters, collections, revenues streams, integrating with trucking system)
Providing leadership and support for Billing Department shared service center

Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance is required
Thorough knowledge of basic accounting principles and procedures
Thorough knowledge of revenue recognition accounting principles processes, and procedures
Sage Intacct accounting system experience
Knowledge and experience with intercompany transactions and consolidations
Experience transitioning and integrating from one accounting to another accounting system
Excellent Word and Excel skills (Excel proficient, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables)

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.