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Confidential Accounting Manager

Vaco LLC
  • Irvine, CA
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    Vaco LLC

    Job Description

    Accounting Manager, CPA

    Real Estate Investment & Asset Management Company

    Position Overview

    Our client, a well-established and growing real estate investment company, is seeking an Accounting Manager (CPA preferred) to join its finance leadership team. This position offers a unique blend of corporate accounting, real estate property accounting, and fund accounting responsibilities while providing direct supervisory responsibility and exposure to executive leadership.

    The Accounting Manager will serve as a key leader within the accounting function, overseeing the monthly close process, managing a team of accounting professionals, ensuring compliance with accounting policies, and driving process improvements across multiple real estate investment entities and funds.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead and develop a team of approximately three accounting professionals responsible for corporate, property, and fund accounting activities.
    • Manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
    • Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules prepared by the accounting staff.
    • Provide technical accounting guidance related to real estate investments, property operations, and investment fund structures.
    • Oversee general ledger activities and ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and company accounting policies.
    • Perform and review detailed balance sheet reconciliations, account analyses, flux analysis, and budget-to-actual variance reporting.
    • Partner with executive management and operational leaders to provide financial insights, identify trends, and support strategic decision-making.
    • Manage cash management activities, including cash flow forecasting, investment reconciliations, and liquidity analysis.
    • Ensure accurate recording and reporting of revenues, expenses, capital expenditures, and investment activity across multiple entities.
    • Assist with the preparation of financial statements, investor reporting packages, audit schedules, and regulatory reporting requirements.
    • Act as a key liaison with external auditors, tax advisors, and other professional service providers.
    • Evaluate and improve accounting processes, internal controls, and reporting efficiencies through automation and technology enhancements.
    • Leverage ERP systems and advanced Excel functionality to streamline workflows, improve reporting capabilities, and support data-driven decision making.
    • Participate in system implementations, upgrades, and special projects related to financial reporting and accounting operations.
    • Communicate financial results and operational performance metrics to management through clear and effective presentations.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
    • CPA designation strongly preferred.
    • Minimum of 2+ years of public accounting experience plus 1-3+ years of progressive accounting experience within private industry.
    • Previous experience supervising or mentoring accounting staff preferred.
    • Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, and month-end close processes.
    • Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and financial modeling.
    • Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership abilities with the ability to interact effectively across all levels of the organization.

     

    If you meet these requirements, please apply and/or contact Thomas Trout.  If you already have met a VACO representative, let them know you are interested.



    By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

    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.

    Representation Notice

    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.

    For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

    Privacy Notice

    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.
    • Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
    • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
    • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

    Additionally, 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. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

    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.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationIrvine, CA
    IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
    Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
    Year Founded2002
    Websitehttp://www.vaco.com/

    About Company

    Vaco provides expert consulting, permanent placement, executive search and strategic staffing for companies around the world, in the areas of accounting, finance, technology, healthcare, operations, administration and more. As a premier talent solutions firm, Vaco connects people to their dream jobs and helps leading companies find talent to grow their business. Since its founding in 2002, Vaco has grown to more than 35 offices across the globe, 700+ employees, more than 3,000 consultants and $450M in revenue. Vaco has been named to Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing private companies for past 11 years and is dedicated to developing long-term relationships, life-long careers and creative client solutions.

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounting Closeunmatched
    • Accounting Policiesunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Asset Managementunmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Balance Sheetunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Business Performance Managementunmatched
    • Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)unmatched
    • Cash Flowunmatched
    • Cash Managementunmatched
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Corporate Policiesunmatched
    • Decision Supportunmatched
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • External Auditunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Modelingunmatched
    • Financial Operationsunmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Financial Statementsunmatched
    • Flux Analysisunmatched
    • Forecastingunmatched
    • Fund Accountingunmatched
    • General Ledger Accountingunmatched
    • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
    • Hair Stylingunmatched
    • Investment Capitalunmatched
    • Investment Fundsunmatched
    • Investment Managementunmatched
    • Journal Entriesunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Liquidityunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Pivot Tablesunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Professional Servicesunmatched
    • Property Maintenanceunmatched
    • Public Accountingunmatched
    • Real Estateunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • Regulatory Reportsunmatched
    • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Revenue/Sales Reportingunmatched
    • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
    • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Technical Accountingunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Variance Analysisunmatched

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