Director of Accounting
Vaco
Director of Accounting POST NUMBER: 464941
Location: Nassau County, NY (Long Island) , Onsite 4-5 days per week
Compensation: $170,000 – $190,000 base plus bonus
Our client, a highly regarded law firm with an established reputation for excellence, is seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of Accounting. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for overseeing the full spectrum of accounting operations across multiple offices.
The ideal candidate is a CPA-qualified leader who blends technical expertise in GAAP with the ability to mentor a high-performing team and serve as a financial partner to the firm’s executive leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Department Leadership: Own and manage all daily accounting operations, including General Ledger, A/P, A/R, specialized legal billing, and a rigorous month-end close process.
- Financial Reporting & Compliance: Oversee the preparation of comprehensive financial statements, ensuring strict adherence to GAAP and firm policies.
- Team Development: Manage and mentor a dedicated accounting team, fostering a culture of professional growth, collaboration, and high performance.
- Strategic Partnership: Act as a key advisor to leadership by providing actionable financial insights, variance analysis, and data-driven support for strategic decision-making.
- Operational Excellence: Design and implement robust internal controls, process improvements, and best practices to enhance departmental efficiency.
- Consolidation & Audits: Ensure the accurate consolidation of financial data across multiple offices/subsidiaries and serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors and tax advisors.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred.
- Experience: 8 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management capacity.
- Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting; experience managing multi-entity or multi-office consolidations is essential.
- Industry Background: While law firm experience is a plus, we welcome leaders from mid-to-large corporate environments who understand professional services dynamics.
- Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel and modern ERP/Accounting systems; exceptional communication skills with the ability to present financial data to non-finance stakeholders.
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. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.
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.
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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.
