Senior Accountant - Fixed Assets
Vaco LLC
Houston, TX
Houston, TX (Hybrid schedule, 3 days onsite)
Role Overview:
This position performs comprehensive accounting functions, including monthly close, reporting, and analysis with heavy emphasis on fixed assets. Senior accountants are expected to work independently and serve as the financial and accounting expert for their area, liaising with all levels of management and external auditors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage fixed assets accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation, and reconciliation.
- Support and perform detailed accounting tasks associated with the monthly close.
- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and trial balance reviews.
- Lease accounting and preparation of assigned reporting for internal monthly and quarterly management reviews.
- Work closely with internal and external auditors; provide data and analysis as required.
- Generate detailed cost and operational reports for managers and analysts.
- Document variances, corrective actions, and process improvement plans with operational teams.
- Support inventory valuation processes.
- Assist with capital projects, budgeting, and spending justifications.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX process requirements.
- Stay current with accounting standards and technical pronouncements; apply new guidance per company policies.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and participate in cross-functional initiatives.
- Manage multiple deadlines, respond to management requests, and provide leadership on accounting projects.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required; CPA, CMA, or Master’s preferred.
- 3+ years of progressive public accounting experience or 4–5+ years in industry accounting.
- Experience in a manufacturing or operational environment preferred, including AP, general accounting, payroll, inventory, fixed assets, and financial reporting.
- Advanced knowledge of fixed assets processes, including capitalization, depreciation methods, disposals, and reconciliations.
- Knowledge of financial statement preparation and analysis.
- Cost accounting and manufacturing accounting experience is highly desirable.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience with ERP systems (JD Edwards, SAP, BPC) is a plus.
- Strong communication skills, ability to work collaboratively, manage multiple tasks, and meet tight deadlines.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive base salary with quarterly and annual bonus potential.
- Health insurance effective on day one of employment.
- 401(k) company match with immediate vesting.
- Paid time off, sick days, holidays, and parental/caregiver leave.
- Emphasis on work-life balance and a supportive, collaborative culture.
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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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.
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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.