Staff Accountant

Remote (United States)

Employment Type

Full-Time

Compensation

New York City or San Francisco Bay Area: $113,000 per year

All Other U.S. Locations: $102,500 per year

About the Role

This Staff Accountant position supports the transactional and operational accounting activities required to keep financial records accurate, complete, and current. The role focuses on accounts payable, month-end and quarterly close activities, reconciliations, expense administration, annual compliance support, and day-to-day financial operations.

This is an entry-to-mid-level opportunity for a detail-oriented accounting professional who wants broad exposure to nonprofit accounting operations. The Staff Accountant will join a growing Finance team and report directly to the Controller.

The Finance team is expanding to support significant organizational growth and to build a strong in-house accounting function. This role will help establish reliable foundational processes as accounting responsibilities transition from outside contractors to an internal team.

What You’ll Do

• Own accounts payable and employee expense processes: Manage invoice processing, vendor relationships, credit card program administration, and employee expense reimbursements while ensuring accurate coding and compliance with expense policies.
• Support month-end and quarterly close: Help record journal entries related to payroll, benefits, credit card activity, employee expenses, prepaid expenses, and accruals.
• Perform and improve monthly bank reconciliations: Own the execution of the monthly bank reconciliation process and identify opportunities to make the process more efficient over time.
• Respond to finance-related staff questions: Serve as the first point of contact within Finance for incoming staff questions and concerns, triaging requests and providing timely, accurate responses.
• Support annual compliance processes: Assist with the annual audit and Form 990 preparation in collaboration with the Controller and Senior Accountant.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of financial or accounting experience, including accounting, accounts payable, or a related finance role.
• Strong foundational understanding of debits, credits, and how accounting records work.
• Experience using common accounting and financial systems. Current systems include Sage Intacct, Salesforce, and Bill.com.
• Experience supporting financial audits and annual compliance processes such as Form 990 preparation.
• Experience with accounts payable processes, including invoice processing, vendor management, and employee expense reimbursements.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, filters, and pivot tables.
• Excellent organizational skills with a meticulous approach to preparing, documenting, and tracking work.
• Strong attention to detail and a consistent commitment to accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately.
• Experience with or interest in process improvement, including identifying ways to make accounting workflows more efficient and effective.

Preferred Qualifications

• Alignment with a mission-driven culture focused on creating meaningful impact.
• Experience in public accounting, including experience with a Big Four firm or a similar accounting environment.
• Comfort working cross-functionally with non-finance colleagues and communicating clearly with internal stakeholders.

Benefits

• Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance, with 100% of premiums covered within the United States for employees and their dependents.
• Four weeks of paid time off per year.
• Annual summer break.
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Ergonomic home office equipment or coworking space membership support.
• 403(b) retirement plan for U.S.-based team members.
• Automatic employer contribution equal to 5% of gross salary into the 403(b) retirement plan for U.S.-based employees.

Remote Work

• This position is eligible to work fully remotely from anywhere in the United States.
• Only U.S.-based candidates are being considered for this role.
• Physical offices are available in Oakland, California, and Brooklyn, New York, but working from an office is optional.
• Relocation expenses are available for candidates who choose to relocate to either physical office location.
• Flexible working arrangements are supported, including flexible hours, remote work, and optional office-based work.

Travel

• Participation in two in-person Visit Weeks each year at the Oakland, California office is important to fulfilling the goals of the role.
• The position may also involve up to two departmental retreats per year.
• Occasional additional travel may be helpful for conferences or recruiting events.