Job Description
Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Staff Accountant for a mission-driven nonprofit organization. This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity that is fully on-site and offers the opportunity to play an important role within the organization's Finance & Administration team.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Our client is seeking a hands-on and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support daily accounting operations, month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, payroll, and financial reporting. This position will work closely with the Controller and HR team to maintain accurate financial records, process payroll, and support audits and other financial initiatives. The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a mission-driven nonprofit environment.
PERKS
- $70,000-$75,000 annual salary , depending on experience
- Full-time, direct-hire opportunity with a respected nonprofit organization
- Excellent benefits package
- Broad, hands-on accounting responsibilities with exposure to payroll, reporting, audits, and budgeting
- Collaborative, mission-driven work environment
RESPONSIBILITIES - Support daily and monthly accounting operations, including account reconciliations, journal entries, reimbursements, and maintaining general ledger accuracy.
- Process bi-weekly payroll and related reporting, including timesheet verification, benefit and union deductions, retirement transmissions, and final checks.
- Partner with HR to ensure accurate employee setup and changes, payroll deductions, accruals, reporting, and resolution of payroll discrepancies.
- Prepare bank reconciliations, fixed asset and depreciation schedules, prepaid expense schedules, and monthly financial reports.
- Assist with month-end and year-end close, external audits, budget preparation, and maintaining accounting policies, procedures, and workflows.
- Support departmental and organizational special projects and other accounting duties as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS - Strong foundation in accounting principles and GAAP, with experience supporting general ledger accounting and financial operations.
- Hands-on experience with account reconciliations, payroll processing, financial reporting, and/or month-end close.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize competing projects.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge and ADP Workforce Now is strongly preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees, managers, and cross-functional teams and work successfully in a fully on-site environment.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The salary range for this position is
$70,000-$75,000 annually, depending on experience , along with an excellent benefits package.
ABOUT OUR FIRM: Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Staff Accountant for a mission-driven nonprofit organization. This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity that is fully on-site and offers the opportunity to play an important role within the organization's Finance & Administration team.
Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.
We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.
For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Interim role, Work at office