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Director, Finance and Accounting Permanent Placement

Vaco


Job Location:

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 60000 - 120000
Posted: 31 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 28 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Welcome to Vacoby Highspring an uncommon company with an empowered culture. At Vaco we welcome talented innovators seeking a collaborative environment where creative freedom rings.

Since 2002 we have expanded to more than 40locationsand we have no plans of slowing down anytime soon. We are seeking big thinkers to lead us into the future and explore the career of a lifetime.

  • Ranked the #1 Best Staffing Firm to Work for in North America by Staffing Industry Analysts (Category: 500 Employees)
  • An Inc. 5000 fastest growing private company in America every year since 2007

A Day in the Life

In this multi-faceted roleyou will beestablishingand developing client relationships with area finance and accounting leadershipwhile alsorecruiting top talent (candidates) to fulfill open client job critical positionis responsible forpromoting Vaco to the business community for strategic hires in the CFO organization including areas of expertise such as accounting finance tax audit and more.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Market services and candidates to fulfill talent needs in accounting finance tax and/or audit.
  • Source screen interview and evaluate candidates for client opportunities.
  • Consult hiring managers and serve as a client partner through the candidate selection process.
  • Foster long-term relationshipswithin the accounting and finance community.
  • Develop strategies designed to qualify candidates through various tools ornetworks.
  • Negotiate salary based on position requirements.
  • Meet with candidates in person telephone or video conference to assess qualifications.
  • Manage open job orders from intake to fulfillment.
  • Collaborate withother divisionsto fill open positions and cross-sell other lines of business.
  • Achieve established sales and performance goals.

Best Place to Work Perks

  • True base salary and uncapped compensation package that surpasses industry standards.
  • Annual FIVE STARvacations(we call it Vatopia) for meeting top tier performance goals.
  • World class trainingwhereVaconianslearn and exchange ideas.
  • Flexible PTOto take time off that fits your needs and supports your well-being.
  • Technology packages that include smart phones up-to-date equipment and top tier online resources.
  • Comprehensivebenefits including medical dental vision 401k fertility pet insurance life insurance disability and more!

Desired Competencies and Skills:

  • Communication: Speaks in a clear concise and confident manner; listens attentively.
  • Emotional Intelligence:Maintainsa high levelof self-awareness and the ability to appropriatelyidentify manage and respond to the emotions of self and others; able to read others.
  • Written Communication:Develops written communication that is clear concise grammatical and engaging.
  • Adaptability:Responds to changes delays or unexpected events in a positive manner; adapts working style to best fit a given situation.
  • Leadership:Self-directed with an innate drive to succeed; accepts feedback with a desire for continuous improvement.
  • Relationship Building: Builds develops andmaintainsstrong relationships with others while building trust and connection.
  • Social Intelligence: Able to understand and manage interpersonal relationships.
  • Diligence: Able to effectively search for organize and evaluate information.

Qualifications:To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty requirements belowrepresentthe knowledge skill and/or abilityrequired. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelorsdegreerequired.
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in a staffing recruiting or consulting role.
  • Experience in audit tax and/or public accountinghighlypreferred.
  • CPA CFAMBAor other professional designationa plus.

Technical Skills:

  • Must have working knowledge of MS Office Suite

Basic Skills:

  • Able to work with a sense of urgency and meet tight deadlines; Organized detailed and results driven.

Travel:

<10% -Occasional travel to annual conference or client sites

Determiningcompensationfor this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individuals 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.An applicant may also be eligible to participate in certain incentivecompensationprograms based on achieving certain performance targets set forth each year and subject to the incentivecompensationplans terms and individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and can participate in medical dental and vision benefits as well as the companys 401(k) retirement plan.

Salary Range for this role:

$60000 - $120000 USD

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Vaco 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.


Required Experience:

Director


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