Vaco is looking for SeniorAssociate, Direct Hire (Finance and Accounting Staffing) in Boston, MA. This local job opportunity with ID 3656417434 is live since 2026-04-30 14:59:12.

Senior Associate, Direct Hire (Finance and Accounting Staffing)

Boston, Massachusetts

The Senior Associate is responsible for generating sales, increasing revenue and profitability. This position operates in a blended role; recruiting top talent to fulfill open client job orders while establishing and developing client relationships. This position will collaborate with business stakeholders, business leaders and subject matter experts to plan and deliver projects effectively and timely.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain target list developing client relationships.
• Conduct prospecting activities including phone calls, ad calls, skills marketing, email, social media, in-person meetings, and other methods.
• Generate new job orders weekly in line with performance objectives.
• Manage new and open job orders from intake to fulfillment.
• Proactively identify, assess, and recruit qualified talent to fulfill job orders.
• Update, review, and actively utilize a candidate skills matrix in recruitment activities.
• Perform weekly interviews in line with performance objectives.
• Generate leads via professional relationships, candidate interviews, and other interactions that support business development/sales efforts.
• Utilize Bullhorn to log all activity, notes, and information vital to managing and growing a book of business as well as planning daily activities.
• Collaborate with teammates to cross-sell and/or fulfill open positions across other lines of business and/or national practices as appropriate.

Desired Competencies:

• Customer/Candidate Focus - Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
• Results Oriented - Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
• Communicates Effectively - Develops and delivers written and verbal communication that conveys clear understanding of different audiences and their levels of comprehension. Active listener to ensure clear understanding.
• Planning Forethought and Alignment - Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Interpersonal Intelligence - Understands self and others' emotions and is able to manage self and others' emotions to create a comfortable environment removing internal and external barriers to build rapport with others, including those with diverse opinions and beliefs, by acting with respect, dignity, and integrity.
• Decision Quality - Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Collaborative - Partners and connects with others to achieve shared goals or objectives, seeking input and inspiring others to value the same, building trust with each collaborative interaction.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• CPA, CFA, MBA or other professional designation a plus.
• 3+ years of successful direct hire placements in Accounting & Finance staffing and recruitment.
• Proven full desk experience (business development + recruiting).

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid role)

Travel Requirements: Less than 5% (almost no travel)

Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position:

Frequent: Sitting, walking, eye/hand/foot coordination and repetitive motion.

Occasional: Standing and bending.

Infrequent: Lifting up to 10 pounds.

Determining compensation for this role 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. An applicant may also be eligible to participate in certain incentive compensation programs based on achieving certain performance targets set forth each year and subject to the incentive compensation plan's terms and conditions. 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.

Salary Range for this role: $60,000 - $85,000 USD