Nonprofit Accountant

About Nourish Colorado

Nourish Colorado is a non-profit organization committed to increasing access to nutritious, local food and building a more equitable food system across Colorado. We conduct policy advocacy for systems change, manage programs that increase food access and support local producers, and work alongside community partners to inspire collective action.

We hold many values sacred in our work; a primary one being building an organization that at its core is focused on equity. We work to establish practices and policies that advance multiracial and multicultural shared power in the food systems space specifically. We aim to do this throughout our organization – from who and how we hire, to where we bank, with whom we advocate, how we write grants and how close we hold our partnerships.

We believe that traditional hiring practices have historically and systemically marginalized entire groups of people — including people of color, people from different socio-economic backgrounds, women, and people in the LGBTQIA+ community, to name a few. We believe that we are better as an organization when we work to deconstruct barriers and build a team that has authentic representation from diverse communities, backgrounds, and beliefs.

Hence, we strongly encourage qualified candidates from those mentioned, as well as other marginalized communities, to apply for roles within our team.

To learn more about our vision, values, and organizational commitments, please visit us at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Please read on and apply to join our diverse team of food systems and non-profit leaders and to help us do all this better.

We are a mission-driven nonprofit organization committed to strong financial stewardship, transparency, and accuracy. We are transitioning our accounting fully in‑house and are seeking an experienced Nonprofit Accountant with hands on MIP Fund Accounting experience to own day‑to‑day accounting and ensure a high standard of detail and accountability.

This role requires deep attention to detail, strong nonprofit fund accounting knowledge, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with leadership. This position owns the accounting function; it is not a data entry or bookkeeping.

The ideal candidate is comfortable with handson transactional accounting, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is eager to grow within a nonprofit finance team. This position is primarily remote and requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively online with a distributed team.

This Role Supports the Finance Team; this position is designed to manage core transactional and operational accounting functions, allowing the Deputy Executive Director to focus on strategic financial management, budgeting, leadership, and organizational planning—while providing strong oversight and mentorship.

• Own the monthly close process in MIP, including all reconciliations
• Prepare and review journal entries with appropriate fund, program, and grant coding
• Help to reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, payroll, AR, and AP
• Review fund balances and investigate variances proactively
• Ensure transactions are properly classified by fund, restriction, program, and grant

• Maintain accurate restricted and unrestricted fund balances
• Track grant activity and ensure compliance with funder restrictions
• Prepare grant, program, and funder reports directly from MIP
• Monitor budgets and flag potential overspending or misclassifications

• Prepare board ready monthly financial statements ready monthly financial statements
• Produce financial reports for management, board, auditors, and funders
• Support annual audit preparation and serve as a primary audit liaison
• Ensure documentation and schedules are complete and well organized

• Maintain the MIP chart of accounts
• Ensure reporting logic and account structure are working as intended
• Document accounting procedures and internal controls
• Identify and correct historical or recurring errors
• Partner…