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Accounting is one of the more accessible fields for OPT students because most entry-level roles at public accounting firms require the same bachelor's degree in accounting that qualifies the position for future H-1B visa sponsorship. The Big Four and major regional firms hire large volumes of international graduates and have established programs for supporting the OPT-to-H1B transition.
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Be the one who makes a difference!
At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As the Staff Accountant for Vertex Management Services, you are the guardian of the month-end close for our partner, Legacy Traditional Schools, ensuring the financial integrity that allows them to focus on changing lives. You will operate with a heads-down focus on transactional execution, meticulously preparing audit-proof reconciliations and processing a high volume of journal entries with exceptional precision. Success in this role is defined by an unwavering commitment to meeting every deadline, prioritizing the speed, accuracy, and integrity of the close cycle. This is a critical role for the detail-obsessed professional who finds deep satisfaction in a perfectly balanced ledger and a predictable, on-time close.
Responsibilities / Essential Functions:
1. Month-End Close Execution:
- Execute all assigned month-end close tasks, including journal entries and reporting, in strict adherence to the close calendar for Legacy Traditional Schools.
- Prepare timely, accurate, and well-documented balance sheet account reconciliations using BlackLine, ensuring all supporting evidence is attached.
- Investigate variances identified during the close process, ensuring all discrepancies are resolved and documented prior to deadlines.
2. General Ledger Integrity & Compliance:
- Maintain the accuracy of assigned general ledger accounts in Workday, ensuring all financial activity for LTS campuses is correctly recorded.
- Apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal control policies to every transaction to ensure financial compliance.
- Compile and attach comprehensive, audit-ready supporting documentation for all journal entries to ensure a clear audit trail.
- Perform routine and ad-hoc account analysis to validate financial data, identify potential inconsistencies, and escalate material issues.
3. Daily Cash & Treasury Operations:
- Perform daily review of cash reconciliations for all campuses to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Provide transactional support for merchant account management, including investigating inquiries from LTS campus staff and payment processors.
4. Process Adherence & Documentation:
- Maintain and update detailed documentation for all owned processes and procedures to ensure clarity, consistency, and backup readiness.
- Identify and document opportunities for process improvements, focusing on practical fixes that enhance efficiency within the existing toolset.
- Respond to and resolve assigned finance inquiries from campus staff or internal departments.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 2+ years of accounting experience with direct responsibility for general ledger maintenance and month-end close tasks.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal controls.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently meet tight deadlines in a high-volume, transactional environment.
- Hands-on experience with a large-scale ERP system such as Workday, NetSuite, or Oracle.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reconciliation (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs).
- Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, well-documented work.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Direct experience with Workday Financial Management.
- Experience using account reconciliation software, particularly BlackLine.
- Experience in a multi-location or multi-entity accounting environment.
- Background in handling high-volume daily cash reconciliations or treasury operations.
- Experience preparing schedules and supporting documentation for external financial audits.
- Proven ability to create clear and concise process documentation for accounting workflows.
Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!
Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 258,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 226 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.
- Be yourself surrounded by wonderful people who care about you, value your unique skills, and lift you up.
- Be supported in your work by caring leaders and team members who want you to succeed.
- Be empowered to make a difference and climb higher and reach farther to change lives through education.
- Be well in all aspects of your life from your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to your finances.
- Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance.
- Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions.
- Enhance your growth and development with mentoring and money to take training classes.
- Thrive in a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where we treat others with fairness and respect, celebrate diversity, and elevate equality and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer.
Be the one who makes a difference!
With an innovative mind, a hungry heart, and engaging spirit you can change lives through education. Be a part of Vertex Education and let’s make a difference together. Apply Today!
INTRODUCTION
Be the one who makes a difference!
At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As the Staff Accountant for Vertex Management Services, you are the guardian of the month-end close for our partner, Legacy Traditional Schools, ensuring the financial integrity that allows them to focus on changing lives. You will operate with a heads-down focus on transactional execution, meticulously preparing audit-proof reconciliations and processing a high volume of journal entries with exceptional precision. Success in this role is defined by an unwavering commitment to meeting every deadline, prioritizing the speed, accuracy, and integrity of the close cycle. This is a critical role for the detail-obsessed professional who finds deep satisfaction in a perfectly balanced ledger and a predictable, on-time close.
Responsibilities / Essential Functions:
1. Month-End Close Execution:
- Execute all assigned month-end close tasks, including journal entries and reporting, in strict adherence to the close calendar for Legacy Traditional Schools.
- Prepare timely, accurate, and well-documented balance sheet account reconciliations using BlackLine, ensuring all supporting evidence is attached.
- Investigate variances identified during the close process, ensuring all discrepancies are resolved and documented prior to deadlines.
2. General Ledger Integrity & Compliance:
- Maintain the accuracy of assigned general ledger accounts in Workday, ensuring all financial activity for LTS campuses is correctly recorded.
- Apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal control policies to every transaction to ensure financial compliance.
- Compile and attach comprehensive, audit-ready supporting documentation for all journal entries to ensure a clear audit trail.
- Perform routine and ad-hoc account analysis to validate financial data, identify potential inconsistencies, and escalate material issues.
3. Daily Cash & Treasury Operations:
- Perform daily review of cash reconciliations for all campuses to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Provide transactional support for merchant account management, including investigating inquiries from LTS campus staff and payment processors.
4. Process Adherence & Documentation:
- Maintain and update detailed documentation for all owned processes and procedures to ensure clarity, consistency, and backup readiness.
- Identify and document opportunities for process improvements, focusing on practical fixes that enhance efficiency within the existing toolset.
- Respond to and resolve assigned finance inquiries from campus staff or internal departments.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 2+ years of accounting experience with direct responsibility for general ledger maintenance and month-end close tasks.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal controls.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently meet tight deadlines in a high-volume, transactional environment.
- Hands-on experience with a large-scale ERP system such as Workday, NetSuite, or Oracle.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reconciliation (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs).
- Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, well-documented work.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Direct experience with Workday Financial Management.
- Experience using account reconciliation software, particularly BlackLine.
- Experience in a multi-location or multi-entity accounting environment.
- Background in handling high-volume daily cash reconciliations or treasury operations.
- Experience preparing schedules and supporting documentation for external financial audits.
- Proven ability to create clear and concise process documentation for accounting workflows.
Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!
Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 258,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 226 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.
- Be yourself surrounded by wonderful people who care about you, value your unique skills, and lift you up.
- Be supported in your work by caring leaders and team members who want you to succeed.
- Be empowered to make a difference and climb higher and reach farther to change lives through education.
- Be well in all aspects of your life from your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to your finances.
- Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance.
- Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions.
- Enhance your growth and development with mentoring and money to take training classes.
- Thrive in a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where we treat others with fairness and respect, celebrate diversity, and elevate equality and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer.
Be the one who makes a difference!
With an innovative mind, a hungry heart, and engaging spirit you can change lives through education. Be a part of Vertex Education and let’s make a difference together. Apply Today!
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Confirm your accounting role aligns with your degree field
OPT requires that your employment be directly related to your major. An accounting degree aligns with accounting, auditing, tax, and financial analysis roles. If you’re considering a role that feels adjacent, check with your DSO before accepting to protect your status.
CPA exam eligibility can strengthen your long-term position
Many U.S. accounting employers value candidates who are eligible to sit for the CPA exam. If your degree qualifies, beginning the exam process during your OPT window signals long-term commitment and makes you a stronger candidate for sponsorship conversations.
Large accounting firms have established OPT hiring processes
The Big Four, Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG, as well as many regional firms, regularly hire OPT students and have experienced HR teams who understand the EAD and E-Verify process. These firms are also active H-1B visa sponsors.
E-Verify enrollment matters for STEM OPT, but check if your degree qualifies
Some accounting degrees are classified as STEM (Management Information Systems, for example), while others aren’t. Confirm your CIP code with your DSO since this affects how much time you have to secure long-term sponsorship.
Tax season hiring cycles create real entry points
Many accounting firms hire heavily between October and January for busy season roles starting in January or February. Aligning your OPT start date with this hiring window can significantly improve your chances of landing an accounting role quickly.
Ask about H-1B sponsorship history when evaluating offers
Public accounting firms are generally strong H-1B sponsors, but smaller private firms vary widely. Asking about their history before accepting an offer, rather than after, saves you from difficult conversations later in your OPT window.
Accounting OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an accounting degree qualify for STEM OPT?
Standard accounting degrees are generally not STEM-designated, which means most accounting graduates work on the 12-month standard OPT rather than the 24-month extension. However, accounting programs with a strong data analytics or information systems component may qualify depending on the designated degree program list. Business analytics, financial data science, and accountancy combined with information systems degrees are more likely to carry STEM eligibility.
Do the Big Four accounting firms hire OPT students?
Yes, and the Big Four are among the most consistent hirers of F-1 graduates across their assurance, tax, and advisory practices. They have dedicated immigration teams, established OPT compliance processes, and a strong track record of H-1B sponsorship for successful employees. Recruiting timelines at the Big Four often start during the penultimate year of your degree, so engaging with campus recruiting early is important.
Can I sit for the CPA exam while on OPT?
Yes, working full-time on OPT does not prevent you from sitting for the CPA exam. Most states require 150 credit hours and a degree in accounting for licensure, and many OPT students work toward CPA licensure during their first few years of employment. Having an active CPA candidacy or completing sections of the exam while on OPT demonstrates professional commitment and is viewed positively by accounting employers considering you for long-term sponsorship.
What accounting roles are most likely to lead to H-1B sponsorship?
Roles at public accounting firms in assurance, tax, and advisory have the strongest sponsorship track records because the firms have the infrastructure and volume to support H-1B filings at scale. Corporate accounting roles at large companies in financial reporting, internal audit, and tax are also sponsored, though typically at lower volumes. Starting at a firm with an established sponsorship program is the most reliable strategy.
How should I address my OPT status during accounting interviews?
Be straightforward about your current OPT authorization and your eventual need for sponsorship. Most major accounting firms expect this conversation from international candidates and have answered these questions many times before. Framing it clearly, stating your OPT authorization period and approximate timeline before H-1B would be needed, shows planning and professionalism rather than creating uncertainty.