Senior Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Execute designated tasks related to the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes in line with the close calendar, U.S. GAAP, and organizational accounting policies.

• Prepare and record both recurring and nonrecurring journal entries, ensuring all supporting documentation is complete.

• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and address aged or unusual balances.

• Maintain accounting schedules for cash, investments, receivables, prepaids, fixed assets, leases, accruals, payroll-related accounts, and intercompany balances.

• Reconcile subledgers and operational systems with the general ledger, resolving any discrepancies that arise.

• Assist in the consolidation of domestic and international entities, including intercompany eliminations and foreign-currency translation.

• Execute account fluctuation and trend analyses while explaining significant variances.

• Apply U.S. GAAP and nonprofit accounting guidelines to both routine and nonroutine transactions.

• Prepare supporting schedules, analyses, workpapers, and roll-forward schedules for financial reporting and audits.

• Conduct accounting activities in accordance with internal controls, segregation-of-duties requirements, approval authorities, and documentation standards.

• Identify control weaknesses and close issues, recommending corrective actions as necessary.

• Prepare audit schedules and support financial statement audits, grant-related audits, Form 990 preparation, and regulatory reporting.

• Utilize Sage Intacct and related systems to maintain accounting records and enhance the monthly close process.

• Refine close checklists, reconciliation templates, account ownership, recurring entries, and supporting schedules.

• Collaborate with Finance, Disbursements, Grant Management, FP&A, Development, Programs, and Human Resources.

• Support system implementations, integrations, testing, data cleanup, and reporting enhancements.

• Provide accounting guidance and cross-training to team members.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a closely related field, or a combination of education and relevant experience.

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including substantial hands-on responsibility for monthly closing, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and general ledger accounting.

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines, produce accurate work, resolve discrepancies, and maintain organized supporting documentation.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to communicate accounting concepts clearly to both financial and non-financial colleagues.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Experience with modern cloud-based ERP or general ledger systems.

• Nonprofit accounting experience, including familiarity with ASC 958, donor-restricted contributions, net asset releases, functional expense reporting, and gifts-in-kind.

• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency, or international accounting operations.

• Familiarity with Sage Intacct or a similar financial management system.

• CPA license, active pursuit of CPA licensure, or another relevant professional accounting credential.

• Experience in supporting external audits, Form 990 preparation, process improvement, or finance system implementations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care.

• Life Insurance.

• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Wellness reimbursement.

• 401(k).

• Paid Time Off.

• Winter/Summer Recharge Weeks.

• Holidays.

• Paid parental leave.