Staff Accountant - Direct Hire

Staff Accountant

Princeton, NJ

Direct Hire Onsite Positions

Job Responsibilities :

• Establish and implement accepted operational and organizational processes in supporting the business’ finance and cash bookkeeping.
• Responsible for the provision of the general ledger, records and financial reports.
• Preparation and analysis of budgets, expenses, revenues, and sales.
• Manage billing and bookkeeping activities of accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Manage customer and vendor inquiries as they relate to our financial bookkeeping.
• Manage customer collections as they relate to accounts receivable.
• Supports the finance team on daily activities within the department.
• Support other departments and ad hoc tasks as needed. Job Duties :
• Reconcile cash accounts (Payroll, Merchant, Operating and Lockbox)
• Prepare financial reports.
• Perform general account reconciliations.
• Maintain the general ledger.
• Process and reconcile accounts payable activity.
• Protect the Company’s competitive value by maintaining confidential information.
• Support The Company’s organizational and financial missions by supporting business initiatives.
• Supports internal and external requests by researching and interpreting data.
• Perform components of the month-end close process, including journal entry preparation, bank reconciliations, and account and financial statement analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement focused on streamlining, improving, and automating processes.

Requirements :

• Accounting Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• CPA or CMA preferred
• One year or more of accounting experience garnered in a previous position or through participation in an internship program.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, prior knowledge of accounting principles, analysis skills, and financial mathematical skills are expected of prospective staff accountants.
• Detail-oriented financial and other record bookkeeping.

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 [email protected] .

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.