Associate Director, Accounting - Operations Lending

$165,000 - $185,000/Yr

Vaco - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Diego, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Associate Director of Accounting - Operations Lending at Vaco is responsible for overseeing the financial record keeping, reporting, and operational accounting for small business lending. This role involves managing the month-end and quarter-end close processes, ensuring compliance with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and collaborating with external auditors. The position requires strong technical accounting skills and the ability to communicate complex accounting issues effectively to non-accounting stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial record keeping, reporting, tax filing, and other accounting functions for the organization.
• Assess risk over accounts and areas of responsibility effectively.
• Ensure financial integrity of accounting entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
• Assist in researching technical accounting issues as needed.
• Apply proper accounting treatment for journal entries and audit evidence gathering.
• Manage the month and quarter end close process for the Lending Accounting team.
• Prepare or direct preparation of reports for management and schedules requested by auditors.
• Research and document company positions on technical accounting issues and communicate effectively with business partners.
• Support compliance and improve processes and internal controls in the area of responsibility.
• Produce accurate and timely financial reports in accordance with GAAP and compliance with section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Requirements

• 10+ years of accounting experience
• Experience working for Fintech Lending is a plus
• Experience at a Big 4 accounting firm auditing financial institutions is a plus
• Strong technical (GAAP) and financial accounting skills
• Ability to document accounting conclusions in technical white papers
• Ability to interpret and present technical accounting details to non-accounting business partners
• CPA preferred

Nice-to-haves

• Technical accounting preferences in credit losses, allowance for loan losses, ASC 606, ASC 860

Benefits

• Bonus
• RSUs