Vaco

Open

Director, Finance and Accounting Permanent Placement

Location
San Francisco, California
Employment type
Full-time
Posted
Jul 29, 2026
Last seen
Aug 7, 2026

About the role

Welcome to Vaco by 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 40 locations and 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 role, you will be establishing and developing client relationships with area finance and accounting leadership while also recruiting top talent (“candidates”) to fulfill open client job orders. This critical position is responsible for promoting 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 relationships within the accounting and finance community.
  • Develop strategies designed to qualify candidates through various tools or networks.
  • 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 with other divisions to 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 STAR vacations (we call it “Vatopia”) for meeting top tier performance goals. <span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"33