Staff Accountant POST NUMBER: 477118

Santa Ana, CA

A growing organization is seeking a detail?oriented Staff Accountant to join its accounting team. This role will support payroll?related accounting activities, including bonuses, commissions, benefits, and reconciliations. The ideal candidate brings a strong accounting foundation, hands?on payroll accounting experience, and advanced Excel skills.

This position partners closely with payroll and HR teams and plays an important role in ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance.

Key Responsibilities
• Calculate and accrue quarterly and annual bonuses in accordance with internal policies and applicable agreements
• Calculate employee commissions and related accruals with a high level of accuracy
• Perform benefits reconciliations to ensure balances are complete and accurate
• Reconcile payroll activity to the general ledger and investigate variances
• Prepare and track payroll?related accruals in compliance with accounting standards and internal controls
• Collaborate with HR and payroll teams to support accurate and timely payroll processes
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports related to payroll, bonuses, commissions, and benefits for management

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred
• Strong understanding of payroll accounting, general ledger activity, accruals, and reconciliations
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and complex formulas
• High attention to detail and strong problem?solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline?driven environment
• Strong communication skills and comfort working cross?functionally
• Experience with DayForce is a plus, but not required
• Prior experience in payroll accounting or a related accounting role strongly preferred

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring 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/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. 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. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.
Posted 2026-08-06

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