Senior Staff Accountant Collaborative Nonprofit

Our client, a mission-driven nonprofit with decades of service, empowers youth and families through housing, education, counseling, and advocacy, guided by a vision to end family homelessness. Our client seeks a Senior Staff Accountant to support critical finance functions, including month-end close, audits, payroll, and reconciliations. The role demands technical proficiency, organizational skill, and the ability to build trusted relationships across the organization.

• Perform month-end and quarter-end close tasks and support account reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules
• Maintain accounting records in compliance with US GAAP for nonprofits, including fund accounting standards, and ensure strong internal controls
• Assist with Sage Intacct administration, system enhancements, and workflow improvements
• Reconcile grant revenue, contribution receivables, and other funding sources; track and report unrestricted and restricted contributions with the Development team
• Support accounts receivable, deferred revenue, and grant funding activities, including cash receipt monitoring
• Review payroll and PTO accruals, audit payroll uploads, and process payroll in the absence of the Payroll Specialist; maintain personnel allocation master file
• Assist with annual audits, grant monitoring, 5500 audits, workers’ compensation audits, and Form 990 preparation.
• Prepare documentation, reconciliations, and the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awardsto ensure accurate federal award reporting and grant compliance
• Ensure compliance with government and foundation reporting requirements and provide financial data for internal reporting and program management decisions

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, with 7+ years of progressive GL accounting experience; nonprofit experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP for nonprofits, fund accounting, grant compliance, and federal awards reporting
• Experience with government contracts, compliance reporting, and ERP systems (Sage Intacct preferred)
• Payroll experience, including exempt and non-exempt staff
• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP) and high attention to detail for managing complex financial data
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaborative skills; able to work independently, maintain confidentiality, and adapt to changing priorities