Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Vaco by Highspring

The Tone:
This is an early career position at a growing organization, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, for which Vaco by Highspring is partnering to hire. This role offers the opportunity to gain practical accounting experience and advance a professional career within a collaborative team environment with strong leadership. The Staff Accountant plays a vital part in maintaining accurate financial records and contributing to the company’s operational initiatives.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: In-person, Scottsdale, AZ
• Pay: $60000–$63000 yearly
• Team: Collaborative accounting team with strong leadership
• Mission: Support daily accounting operations and month-end closing processes to ensure accurate financial transactions and documentation.
• Tech Stack: QuickBooks, Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Close Activities: Assist with month-end close tasks, including preparing journal entries and reconciling accounts, to maintain financial records.
• Daily Operations: Support day-to-day accounting functions such as billing, invoicing, and processing transactions to ensure accurate financial records.
• Billing Coordination: Coordinate billing details and payment activities to ensure accurate and timely financial transactions.
• Record Maintenance: Organize and maintain accounting documentation, schedules, and supporting records for easy access and audit readiness.
• Payroll Support: Assist with payroll processing and associated accounting functions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• Experience: 0-1+ years of accounting, finance, or relevant internship experience is preferred.
• Skills: Demonstrate intermediate Excel proficiency and exposure to QuickBooks.
• Bonus: Ability to thrive in a startup environment.