Assistant Controller
Vaco LLC
Tamarac, FL
(Operations Accounting)
Location: Tamarac, FL
Compensation: $160-$175/annually BOE
Overview
The Assistant Controller – Operations Accounting supports the Chief Accounting Officer and senior finance leadership in overseeing the accounting operations of the organization. This role ensures accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across the full spectrum of accounting activities, including monthly close, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit readiness.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Close & Reporting
- Lead and manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
- Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Assist in preparing GAAP-compliant financial statements.
- Analyze financial results and provide variance explanations to management.
- Maintain accuracy of the general ledger and sub-ledgers.
- Ensure compliance with internal accounting policies and SOX / internal controls framework.
- Implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
- Support integration of new systems, acquisitions, or accounting changes.
- Maintain and enhance the internal control environment.
- Prepare documentation for internal and external auditors.
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
- Supervise and mentor accounting team members.
- Provide training and guidance to ensure high performance and accuracy.
- Partner with FP&A, operations, treasury, tax, and other functional groups.
- Support the Chief Accounting Officer in strategic initiatives and ad?hoc projects.
- Leverage ERP systems to improve automation and data accuracy.
- Participate in system upgrades or implementations.
- Evaluate existing workflows and recommend efficiency enhancements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership responsibilities.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP.
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP ECC, S4 Hana, SAP Business One, Dynamics, etc.).
- Exceptional analytical and problem?solving skills.
- Strong communication and cross?functional collaboration abilities.
- Experience within Shared Services
- Public accounting experience (Big 4 or regional firm).
- Experience in privately held companies.
- Manufacturing and Service experience.
- Strong Excel and financial modeling skills.
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.