What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP of Accounting & Finance position at Vaco by Highspring?
The Company is a growing real estate operating organization with locations across the United States. With plans to add multiple new locations annually, the organization is seeking an experienced finance and accounting leader who can support continued expansion while strengthening financial processes, reporting, and infrastructure.
The Vice President of Finance & Accounting will provide leadership and oversight across the Company's accounting and financial planning and analysis functions. This individual will be responsible for maintaining accurate and timely financial reporting across a complex, multi-entity organizational structure while ensuring appropriate accounting policies, controls, and processes are in place to support the business.
The VP will partner closely with senior leadership, operations, and property-level teams to provide meaningful financial insight, improve processes, and support strategic growth initiatives. This role will also play a key part in developing the accounting and FP&A teams and ensuring the Company's financial infrastructure can scale alongside the organization.
- Provide leadership and oversight of general ledger, accounts receivable, purchasing/accounts payable, FP&A, debt, equity, fixed assets, and other accounting functions across a multi-entity environment with significant intercompany activity.
- Lead the monthly and annual financial close processes, ensuring financial information is timely, accurate, and complete.
- Monitor and analyze monthly operating results, identify trends and opportunities, and provide actionable financial insights to senior leadership.
- Oversee treasury, banking, liquidity, and cash flow management activities.
- Lead, mentor, and develop accounting and FP&A team members, including responsibility for hiring, training, coaching, and performance management.
- Partner closely with operations leadership and property-level teams to support operational accounting, revenue-related activities, procurement, and other financial needs.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and financial processes consistent with industry best practices.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for the Company's core accounting systems and financial technology, including identifying opportunities to improve system utilization, reporting, and efficiency.
- Support the opening and integration of new locations by ensuring accounting processes, controls, systems, and procedures are implemented accurately and consistently.
- Oversee preparation of annual financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Coordinate and provide financial information and supporting documentation required for tax filings and external audits to facilitate timely completion.
- Ensure annual Form 1099 compliance for applicable vendors.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure finance and accounting initiatives align with broader organizational objectives.
- Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and process improvement as the organization continues to grow.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- Master's degree and/or CPA designation preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of management-level accounting or finance experience.
- Real estate industry experience required.
- Strong technical and operational accounting background with experience across areas including:
- General ledger
- Accounts receivable
- Fixed assets
- Payroll
- Intercompany accounting
- Sales tax
- Structured finance
- Management reporting
- Operational accounting
- Experience working within a multi-entity or similarly complex organizational structure.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze operating and financial results and translate complex information into clear, actionable insights.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of an organization.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and financial/accounting technology, including importing, exporting, and analyzing information across systems.
- Experience with ERP platforms or other accounting database systems required.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify problems, develop solutions, and recognize opportunities to improve processes and organizational efficiency.
The successful candidate will be a hands-on, collaborative finance leader who combines strong technical accounting expertise with a business-oriented mindset. Key attributes include:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Excellent organization and time management
- Ability to work independently while effectively partnering across teams
- Strong leadership and team-development capabilities
- Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset
- Commitment to process improvement and operational efficiency
- Ability to operate effectively in a growing and evolving organization
By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.
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.
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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.