Staff Accountant
Vaco
Staff Accountant POST NUMBER: 455596
Mesa, AZ
Vaco is looking for a detail-oriented and driven Staff Accountant to join the team of one of our top clients. In this role, you'll help ensure our financial statements are accurate, complete, and timely. You’ll work closely with teams across the company, providing valuable insights and supporting smarter decision-making through your accounting expertise. A big part of your focus will be on fixed assets—making sure they're tracked properly from start to finish and aligned with internal policies. This position is for a long term contract with the potential of permanent placement, with a HYBRID schedule and paying up to $80,000.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the full lifecycle of fixed assets—creating new assets in Construction in Progress (CIP), coding details correctly, placing them into service on time, and handling disposals
- Partner with project leaders across departments to stay up-to-date on the status of asset-related projects and any events that may affect accounting
- Use systems and automation tools to enter and maintain accurate asset data (company codes, store locations, descriptions, etc.)
- Prepare journal entries and monthly account reconciliations for assigned accounts
- Create and maintain schedules used in internal and external financial reporting
- Support internal and external audit requests by gathering and organizing necessary documentation
- Continuously look for ways to improve how we work, and help strengthen policies, procedures, and controls related to fixed asset accounting
- Solid understanding of fixed asset accounting principles, including the ability to distinguish between capital expenditures and operating expenses.
- Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to interpret, troubleshoot, and update complex formula logic within spreadsheets.
- Strong ability to work independently while also contributing effectively in a collaborative, team-based environment.
- Composure under pressure, with excellent time management skills and a commitment to meeting tight deadlines—especially during month-end close and reporting cycles.
- Clear and professional communication skills, both verbal and written, along with strong active listening and problem-solving abilities.
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.
Vaco by Highspring 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 by Highspring 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 by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring 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 by Highspring 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 by Highspring 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 by Highspring 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 by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Privacy Notice
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco by Highspring 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 by Highspring 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 by Highspring 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.
