Staff Accountant

We are recruiting a Staff Accountant for a nonprofit organization to help support daily accounting operations, financial reporting, and compliance activities. This role offers broad exposure to fund management, cash activity, month-end close, and financial reporting while working closely with finance leadership. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and enjoys contributing to an organization focused on making a meaningful community impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Process accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions, ensuring accuracy, proper coding, and timely completion.
• Prepare journal entries and maintain supporting documentation for recurring and non-routine accounting activities.
• Assist with the administration and accounting of designated program funds, grants, scholarships, or other restricted resources.
• Monitor fund activity and prepare reports to support internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Record and reconcile cash receipts, deposits, and banking transactions while maintaining accurate accounting records.
• Support corporate card administration, expense review processes, and payment-related reconciliations.
• Prepare account reconciliations and assist with monthly and annual close activities.
• Partner with auditors and external advisors by providing schedules, documentation, and supporting analyses.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen controls, and enhance reporting efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of accounting experience, including exposure to general ledger activities, reconciliations, nonprofit accounting or other related environments
• Proficiency with accounting systems and Microsoft Excel.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.