Accounting Manager POST NUMBER: 426388

• Serve as the primary point of contact for finance and accounting projects, collaborating with other members of the Client Finance Team and all other departments, as well as the Firm’s fund administrator and other consultants, as needed.
• Liaise with investors, consultants, custodians and trustees on financial reporting and investor deliverables.
• Support transactions (acquisitions, dispositions, financings), working directly with Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Asset Management, and the Closing Group.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment where you’ll manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Provide cash projections, engaging directly with Portfolio Managers to map out financial planning. This also includes coordinating and reviewing capital calls, distributions, financing draws and general transaction planning.
• Supervise and review deliverables from fund administrator team and supporting accountant to ensure accurate and timely reporting is provided to investors and external partners.
• Operate and enjoy a high degree of autonomy, with the ability to make critical decisions and influence key business outcomes.
• Oversee third-party property teams, joint-venture partners and the respective property books and records to maintain reporting standards and assist with onboarding new properties. Develop professional and knowledgeable working relationships with joint venture partners.
• Partner with Portfolio Management and Client Relations to provide key financial data for current and prospective investors.
• Manage performance reporting for investments, investors, and funds - escalating complex issues to Controller and Head of Performance Reporting, as needed.
• Research complex GAAP and tax accounting issues, including resolving REIT considerations.
• Identify and lead projects that improve collaboration or operational efficiency within the Client Finance Team.
• Manage audit coordination and quarterly financial package production, which includes oversight of fund administrator and supporting accountant where applicable.
• Manage loan compliance and hedging instruments for funds. Includes ad hoc support for CFO, as needed.
• Support REIT compliance and tax preparation alongside tax consultants.
• Facilitate and encourage a collaborative environment while optimizing operational efficiency.
• Supervise supporting accountant, as directed by Controller, and undertake other assigned duties from time-to-time.

• 5 years of accounting experience, (minimum 2 years audit preferred)
• Experience in fund accounting required
• CPA desired
• Strong GAAP financial statement preparation and review skills
• Excellent communication, organization, and multitasking abilities
• Proactive, detail-oriented and capable of problem-solving in a fast-paced 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.

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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.