Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

Location: Onsite (Birmingham, AL)

Responsibilities

• Lead, review and develop 1-2 accounting team members while remaining hands on in key accounting areas.
• Own assigned portions of the monthly general ledger close and help shorten the overall close timeline.
• Manage the close calendar, assign responsibilities, monitor deadlines, and address potential issues.
• Review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules for accuracy and audit readiness.
• Strengthen balance sheet ownership by improving reconciliation quality, monitoring aged items, and resolving unexplained balances.
• Research, document, and apply US GAAP guidance related to revenue recognition, leases, accruals, capitalization, and other technical matters.
• Prepare and maintain accounting policies and technical accounting memos.
• Deliver monthly flux and variance analysis and clearly explain key business drivers to leadership.
• Support the external audit process, including PBC schedules, request tracking, technical discussions, and coordination through final sign-off.

Qualifications

• CPA is strongly preferred.
• Public accounting or professional services experience is an important part of the target profile.
• NetSuite experience is required and should be recent and hands‑on.
• Candidates should be comfortable with a fully onsite, Monday-Friday schedule.
• Fixed asset experience is a meaningful requirement, particularly within a high‑volume, multi‑entity environment.

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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; and
• 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 and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).