Senior Staff Accountant
Vaco Recruiter Services, San Diego, CA, United States
Senior Staff Accountant
Company:
Defense Industry
Compensation:
$45-50/hr (DOE)
Job Summary
The Senior Staff Accountant will play a key execution-focused role within the accounting function, supporting high-volume transactional activity across accounts payable and credit card processing at the project level. This position is well-suited for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, is highly organized, and takes ownership of detailed, deadline-driven work with minimal oversight.
Key Responsibilities
Process a high volume of accounts payable transactions, averaging 200+ invoices per month at the project level
Manage, code, and reconcile 800+ monthly credit card transactions with timely and accurate posting
Perform daily reconciliations to ensure transaction accuracy and completeness
Ensure proper expense classification and alignment with projects and cost centers
Support accruals and assist with month-end close from a transactional and operational standpoint
Maintain a high level of organization and accuracy in a detail-intensive, high-throughput environment
Identify opportunities to clean up, streamline, and improve existing accounts payable and expense workflows
Apply working knowledge of Work in Progress (WIP) and cost accounting standards in daily processing
Qualifications
Extensive experience handling high-volume invoice processing
Proven success working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
Strong accounts payable background with the ability to contribute immediately
Comfortable asking questions and seeking clarity as needed
Self-sufficient and able to operate with little to no hand-holding
Highly detail-oriented, organized, and reliable when managing repetitive, high-volume tasks
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Company:
Defense Industry
Compensation:
$45-50/hr (DOE)
Job Summary
The Senior Staff Accountant will play a key execution-focused role within the accounting function, supporting high-volume transactional activity across accounts payable and credit card processing at the project level. This position is well-suited for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, is highly organized, and takes ownership of detailed, deadline-driven work with minimal oversight.
Key Responsibilities
Process a high volume of accounts payable transactions, averaging 200+ invoices per month at the project level
Manage, code, and reconcile 800+ monthly credit card transactions with timely and accurate posting
Perform daily reconciliations to ensure transaction accuracy and completeness
Ensure proper expense classification and alignment with projects and cost centers
Support accruals and assist with month-end close from a transactional and operational standpoint
Maintain a high level of organization and accuracy in a detail-intensive, high-throughput environment
Identify opportunities to clean up, streamline, and improve existing accounts payable and expense workflows
Apply working knowledge of Work in Progress (WIP) and cost accounting standards in daily processing
Qualifications
Extensive experience handling high-volume invoice processing
Proven success working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
Strong accounts payable background with the ability to contribute immediately
Comfortable asking questions and seeking clarity as needed
Self-sufficient and able to operate with little to no hand-holding
Highly detail-oriented, organized, and reliable when managing repetitive, high-volume tasks
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