Senior Accountant POST NUMBER: 465496

Company: Manufacturing
Location: Great Neck, NY (4 days a week onsite)
Salary: $100,000-$130,000

Position Summary

Operating under the strategic direction of the Assistant Financial Controller, the Senior Accountant serves as a technical subject matter expert for the organization’s financial ecosystem. This role is responsible for the integrity of the general ledger, the optimization of accounting workflows, and the delivery of high-impact financial reporting. The Senior Accountant acts as a key advisor to the executive team, identifying opportunities to streamline operations, mitigate financial waste, and enhance overall fiscal efficiency. This position offers a deep-dive into Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and cross-border financial management.

Core Responsibilities

• Financial Integrity: Orchestrate daily general ledger activities to guarantee the precision and timeliness of organizational financial reporting.

• Treasury Oversight: Execute complex bank reconciliations, verify multi-channel deposits, and manage high-level institutional banking inquiries.

• Strategic Period Close: Drive the month-end closing process through the preparation of advanced journal entries, expense accruals, and comprehensive account analysis.

• Tax & Regulatory Compliance: Oversee multi-jurisdictional indirect tax compliance (Domestic and International), including the rigorous analysis, preparation, and filing of regional returns.

• Cost Management & Analysis: Conduct granular cost accounting by benchmarking actual expenditures against forecast budgets. Analyze labor, process, and inventory costs to identify variances.

• Process Optimization: Proactively propose and implement profit-improvement solutions and cost-reduction strategies to bolster the bottom line.

• Audit & Control: Ensure all financial activities remain strictly compliant with evolving regulatory standards and internal controls.

Key Qualifications

• Academic Excellence: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA certification is required.

• Professional Tenure: 7 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3 years in a Manufacturing or Distribution environment.

• Technical Proficiency: Mastery of Tier-1 ERP systems and advanced financial software is required.

• Analytical Pedigree: Strong background in auditing practices or public accounting is a significant plus.

• Core Competencies: A results-driven mindset with the ability to manage complex financial data, collaborate across departments, and provide clear, actionable insights to leadership.

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 .

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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.