Job Description

As an Accounting Manager, you will play a pivotal role in our finance and accounting team. You will collaborate with various departments to ensure precision, compliance, and effectiveness in financial activities, driving the success of our client's team in Los Alamitos, CA.

Responsibilities:

Treasury Management:
• Monitor and ensure timely, accurate daily liquidity reporting
• Manage cash forecasting and bank reconciliations
• Coordinate payments through banking portals for Controller approval

General Ledger Close:
• Lead and support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Review journal entries and reconciliations prepared by other team members

Financial Reporting:
• Assist in the preparation of timely, accurate financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP
• Support internal financial reporting and compliance with external reporting requirements

Internal Controls Compliance:
• Ensure compliance with internal controls over financial reporting
• Assist in documenting, testing, and remediating internal controls

Technical Accounting:
• Research and document technical accounting issues
• Ensure proper application of accounting standards and company policies

Team Management:
• Manage the Accounts Receivable function
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure cohesive team operations
Process Improvements & Systems:
• Identify opportunities for process improvements
• Clarify, document, and implement process changes
• Collaborate with IT and other departments on system enhancements

Analysis & Projects:
• Prepare audit schedules and provide support for internal and external audits
• Perform ad-hoc financial analysis
• Support special projects as assigned by management
• Partner with FP&A, Operations, Programs, and IT to ensure accurate financial information and support business needs

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of progressive accounting and financial analysis experience
• 3+ years in a supervisory or managerial capacity
• 3+ years of experience in payroll and tax reporting
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
• Proficiency in ERP/accounting software and advanced Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications:
• CPA, CMA, or Master’s in Accounting
• Aerospace/Defense industry experience
• Familiarity with DOA, FAR, and cost pool/allocations
• Experience in a prototyping or rapid development environment
• Proficiency with Power BI and Microsoft Office tools

 

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 [email protected] .

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 .
• 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 .

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.

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