Senior Accountant

The Vanguard Group • Wayne, PA

21d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Vanguard’s Corporate Accounting Operations (CAO) team as a Senior Accountant and play a critical role in how the firm records, analyzes, and reports its global expenses. This position sits on Vanguard’s Global Expense team , a high‑impact group responsible for ensuring expenses across multiple financial statement line items are accurately recorded in compliance with U.S. GAAP and international accounting standards . The team’s work directly supports external financial and regulatory reporting, tax reporting, and internal evaluation of business performance . In this role, you’ll partner closely with stakeholders across the business to understand complex transactions, assess accounting implications, and translate activity into clear, supportable financial results. You’ll be a key contributor to month‑end close , strong internal controls , and meaningful analysis of business performance , helping ensure Vanguard’s financial statements are accurate, transparent, and decision‑ready. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accountant who enjoys combining technical accounting , cross‑functional collaboration , and analytical problem‑solving in a highly respected, mission‑driven organization.

Requirements

• Minimum of three years’ related business experience.
• Financial accounting experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Finance or Accounting degree preferred.
• CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute all corporate accounting close activities for assigned functional areas.
• Prepare monthly general ledger account reconciliations.
• Be responsible for processes around analysis of domestic and international business operations and obligations to ensure accurate recording of financial position.
• Assist in the preparation and communication of monthly financial results to management.
• Identify issues independently.
• Lead efforts to research issues, develop recommendations, resolve complex issues, and implement changes.
• Design, recommend, and implement internal control procedures that ensure proper recording and reporting of financial position and prevent significant errors in accounting records.
• Support external auditors during annual audit.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees