Staff Accountant

About this role

The Opportunity:

The Staff Accountant will ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial information processing and reporting to internal and external customers across a multi-entity charter school network. The Staff Accountant will assist in all month-end close activities, payroll accounting, grant reporting, preparation of accurate and reliable financial statements, annual audit preparation, and special projects as needed.

Essential Job Tasks:

• Perform, review, and analyze a broad range of complex accounting and fiscal activities to ensure compliance with organizational policies and appropriate accounting treatment
• Maintain strong accounts payable processes, ensuring timely and accurate processing of payments
• Records payroll and benefits-related journal entries in a timely and accurate manner
• Prepare and reconcile client and vendor invoices
• Perform month-end journal entries, account reconciliations, and accruals as needed
• Support the annual independent audit, single-audit, and Form 990, by preparing schedules and reviewing working papers
• Develop and produce various reports to meet internal and external needs, ensuring accuracy and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Prepare monthly financial reports for the Board, including footnotes to explain variances
• Assists with budget development, cash flow forecasting, and analyses
• Support grant reporting, administration, and compliance
• Maintain a constant state of audit readiness through clean and accurate code, tagging, and reporting

Minimum Job Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant accounting experience
- Minimum of 3 years of nonprofit accounting experience in an educational setting (strongly preferred)
- Experience with federal grant accounting
- Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Experience with QuickBooks (required)
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