Senior Accountant

Join Vanguard as a Senior Accountant, where you'll provide critical financial and analytical support to designated business units. In this role, you'll lead the development and enhancement of control standards, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic financial initiatives within a collaborative and mission-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Executes all corporate accounting close activities for assigned functional areas. Prepares monthly general ledger account reconciliations and reviews, approves, and posts journal entries. Reviews team's work for accuracy and compliance.
• Responsible for processes around analysis of domestic and international business operations and obligations to ensure accurate recording of financial position. Assists in the preparation and communication of monthly financial results to management.
• Identifies issues independently. Leads efforts to research issues, develop recommendations, resolve complex issues, and implement changes.
• Designs, recommends, and implements internal control procedures that ensure proper recording and reporting of financial position and prevent significant errors in accounting records.
• Prepares and produces monthly reports and returns required by the senior management and regulators. Support external auditors during annual audit.
• Coaches and provides training to temporary administrators to ensure timely and accurate completion of tasks.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of three years related business experience. Financial accounting experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Finance or Accounting degree preferred.
• CPA preferred