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Accounting Manager

Location: Columbia, SC

About the Company
We are helping recruit for a growing manufacturing company known for delivering exceptional customer experiences and high-quality products. As they continue to expand their footprint, they are seeking a hands-on, strategic accounting manager to lead all financial operations and provide key insights to support our continued growth and profitability.

Position Overview
The Accounting Manager will serve as a key member of the leadership team, overseeing all aspects of financial management, accounting operations, budgeting, and reporting. This role will partner closely with the CEO to drive strategic decision-making, ensure strong financial controls, and optimize business performance. The ideal candidate is both detail-oriented and business-minded, comfortable operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial retail environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the accounting function, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and inventory accounting.
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes; ensure timely and accurate financial reporting in accordance with GAAP.
• Prepare and present financial statements, variance analyses, and performance dashboards to the CEO and leadership team.
• Develop and manage annual budgets and forecasts; provide financial insights to guide business strategy and operational decisions.
• Partner with the CEO on strategic initiatives, including pricing, margin analysis, and expansion opportunities.
• Monitor cash flow and working capital to ensure financial health and operational flexibility.
• Evaluate systems and processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability as the company grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA or MBA strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting and finance
• Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, and budgeting processes.
• Proven ability to analyze complex financial data and communicate insights to non-financial leaders.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented, with a willingness to dive into daily accounting operations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills

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 .

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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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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.

Salary: –

Description:

New Position

Job Type: Full-time

Description

Building Automation Products, Inc (BAPI) is a company that promotes work life balance. BAPI is a family owned business with a global presence.

Position Summary: The Accounting Manager adds value to BAPI and the Accounting Team by overseeing the day-to-day operations of the accounting department, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, and maintaining compliance with accounting standards and company policies.

Benefits: Relocation reimbursement, full benefits which include Health, dental, vision, PTO, 8 paid holidays, 401k match and 100% vested at 90 days and more.

Principle Responsibilities:

Manage and maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures

1. Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including structure adequate for achieving the department’s goals and objectives
2. Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures

Assure transactions are processed and completed timely and efficiently

1. Ensure goods are procured in a cost-effective manner
2. Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on schedule
3. Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
4. Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis
5. Maintain the chart of accounts
6. Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
7. Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions

Reporting and Budgeting

1. Provides status of financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data timely
2. Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations
3. Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics
4. Prepares budgets by establishing schedules; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data; recommending plans
5. Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
6. Provide financial analyses as needed, in particular for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations

Supervise and manage Accounting personnel

1. Coordinate the work activities as needed and identify the work-related skills of supervisees to coach, mentor or assist them in improving their work knowledge, skills and performance
2. Maintains financial staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training employees and providing timely feedback and appraisals.
3. Promote a productive, collaborative and innovative work environment

Maintains industry knowledge by attending educational workshops or classes; reviewing related publications; establishing networks.

Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed, including special projects and tasks as delegated supervisor.

Requirements:

Education Requirements (R/Required, P/Preferred):

(R) Bachelor’s Degree

Degrees Preferred: Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent business experience

Training, Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Specific Training in this field (R/Required, P/Preferred):

1. (P) Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant
2. (P) Financial Software

Experience/Knowledge in this field (R/Required, P/Preferred):

1. (P) 5+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large Corporation
2. (R) Managing Processes, developing standards
3. (R) Audit, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Tracking Budget Expenses
4. (R) Analyzing Information, Developing Budgets

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