Staff Accountant

Vaco
$70,000.00 - $80,000.00 / yr
401(k), retirement plan
United States, Florida, Jacksonville
Mar 12, 2025
Job Title: Staff Accountant Location: Jacksonville, FL (Fully Onsite) Industry: Construction Employment Type: Full-Time Vaco Staffing is looking for a Staff Accountant for a large construction client in Jacksonville. In this role, you will be responsible for applying accounting principles and business intelligence to ensure the accurate preparation, analysis, and maintenance of the company's financial performance. You will work closely with management to support financial decision-making and ensure compliance with financial reporting standards. Key Responsibilities: Monthly Close Out: Prepare and manage the monthly close-out schedule, ensuring timely notifications to divisional managers about deadlines. Financial Statement Closings: Perform monthly and annual financial statement closings with accuracy and attention to detail. Projection Verification: Coordinate with management to confirm the accuracy of projections reflected in the Work In Progress (WIP) schedule. Job Completion Calculation: Calculate the percentage of completion for all jobs within the Financial & Operations (F&O) system. Report Generation: Run and analyze monthly reports required for financial statements and provide insights as needed. Lease Schedule Maintenance: Maintain and update the company's lease schedule. Financial Statement Preparation: Prepare divisional and total company financial statements in a timely manner. Special Projects: Undertake special projects and impromptu reporting tasks as requested by management. General Accounting Functions: Handle general accounting functions for small companies, including payables, receivables, deposits, journal entries (JEs), and financial reporting. Balance Sheet Reconciliation: Prepare and review month-end balance sheet account reconciliations. Accrual Preparation: Prepare and review monthly accruals as directed by management. Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance Experience: 1-3 years of relevant experience and/or training in accounting or finance Technical Skills: Proficiency in Excel with strong analytical and problem-solving skills Communication: Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills Professionalism: High level of professionalism, ethics, and the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion Salary: $65,000-$90,000 (based on experience) Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco notes the salary range for the role as follows: $65,000-$90,000 (based on experience). The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Vaco 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 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 LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC 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 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 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 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 agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal. Privacy Notice Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies. California residents may access Vaco's 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 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 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.