Bookkeeper
Vaco LLC
San Francisco, CA
Vaco Los Angeles is working with a growing professional services firm that is looking to add a Senior Accountant/Bookkeeper to their team.
This organization provides full-charge bookkeeping and financial management support to a diverse portfolio of small businesses, nonprofits, and high-net-worth clients. Due to continued growth, they are expanding their accounting team.
This role manages a set portfolio of clients, oversees junior bookkeeping staff, and ensures the accuracy of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financials. If you're looking for a stable, people-focused environment with long-term client relationships and an opportunity to mentor others, this is an excellent fit.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Manage a portfolio of 10–20 clients, each with their own books, reporting requirements, and timelines
• Review financial statements and ensure accuracy across AP, AR, bank/credit card reconciliations, and adjusting entries
• Supervise and develop 2–3 direct reports, providing training on QuickBooks, accounting entries, and client deliverables
• Maintain ongoing communication with clients, addressing questions, providing updates, and ensuring timely completion of work
• Process payroll and prepare payroll-related filings (monthly, quarterly, and annual)
• Prepare sales tax returns, year-end financial packages, and tax support documents for CPAs
• Post month-end and year-end adjusting entries, cleanups, and review work completed by junior staff
• Prepare and file 1099s, W-2s, and other compliance forms as needed
• Maintain accurate documentation for each client and support ongoing process improvements
Qualifications / Must Have:
• 5+ years of full-charge bookkeeping experience, including payroll processing
• 1+ years of people leadership or supervision
• Proficiency in QuickBooks Desktop and/or QuickBooks Online (experience in both preferred)
• Strong Excel skills — formulas, sums; pivots/lookups a plus
• Strong understanding of GAAP and full-cycle bookkeeping
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work directly with clients
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and time-management 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.
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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.