Accountant, Monthly Close & Audit
Company: Coral Reef Alliance
Location: United States (Remote)
Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-04-07
About this role
### Position Description
The Accountant, Monthly Close & Audit plays a key role in ensuring CORAL’s financial records are accurate, timely, and audit-ready. This position is primarily responsible for executing the monthly close process within Sage Intacct, maintaining balance sheet integrity, and preparing high-quality audit support for annual financial statements and compliance audits.
The role emphasizes strong general ledger discipline, reconciliations, documentation, and audit schedules, with grant involvement focused on proper coding and allocation during close. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and combines strong customer service and problem-solving skills with experience in structured close processes in a nonprofit or mission-driven organization.
### Primary Duties and Responsibilities
#### Monthly Close & Sage Intacct Accounting (50%)
- Execute the monthly close process in Sage Intacct in accordance with established close calendars and internal controls.
- Prepare, review, and post journal entries, including payroll, accruals, allocations, prepaid expenses and intercompany entries.
- Partner closely with the AP/AR Clerk to ensure vendor payments, employee reimbursements, and customer receipts are processed timely and accurately prior to close.
- Review accounts payable and accounts receivable activity to ensure transactions are properly recorded in the correct accounting period.
- Ensure accurate and consistent use of Intacct dimensions (account, department, location, project/grant, class) to support reliable reporting.
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including cash, receivables, prepaid expenses, accrued liabilities, deferred revenue, and intercompany balances and ensure review by Executive Director and Director, Finance & Operations.
- Review general ledger activity for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with organizational accounting policies.
- Investigate, resolve, and document variances or u...