Business Administrator – Nonprofit Organization

NorthPoint Search Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthPoint Search Group is seeking a Business Administrator to support the financial, human resources, and administrative operations of a mission-driven nonprofit organization in Downtown Atlanta.

This role functions as the organization’s bookkeeper, HR administrator, and key administrative support, helping ensure accurate financial processes, smooth staffing workflows, and well-organized compliance systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping, HR administration, or related business operations.
• Excellent organizational skills and high accuracy.
• Experience with payroll, billing, receivables, budgeting inputs, and financial documentation.
• Experience maintaining confidential HR, personnel, and financial records.
• Nonprofit environment experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping processes and maintain accurate financial records.
• Coordinate payroll processing and ensure payroll information is accurate and submitted on time.
• Manage billing, receivables, and related internal financial processes.
• Maintain organized HR records, employee documentation, and administrative workflows.
• Support staffing processes and HR administration.
• Maintain accurate documentation and systems to support organizational compliance.
• Prepare and organize financial information required by the organization’s external CPA.
• Provide accurate budgeting inputs and support the budgeting process.
• Help ensure financial and administrative records remain organized and audit-ready.
• Assist leadership with occasional financial modeling and scenario planning.

Skills

Bookkeeping

HR administration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multitasking

Tools

Payroll software

Accounting software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Business Administrator – Nonprofit Organization

Who

A highly organized, detail-oriented professional who enjoys mission-driven nonprofit work and partnering closely with organizational leadership.

What

Support the financial, human resources, bookkeeping, payroll, billing, budgeting, compliance, and administrative operations of a nonprofit organization.

When

This is a current opening for a Business Administrator to join and support the organization’s ongoing operations.

Where

This position is based in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

Why

Make a meaningful impact by strengthening the financial, HR, and administrative operations of a mission-driven nonprofit organization.

Office Environment

This is an active, collaborative workplace where interruptions are expected and successful team members adapt their workflows around both quiet and busy periods.

Salary

$70,000–$85,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Position Overview We are seeking a Business Administrator to support the financial, human resources, and administrative operations of a mission-driven nonprofit organization in Downtown Atlanta. This role functions as the organization’s bookkeeper, HR administrator, and key administrative support, helping ensure accurate financial processes, smooth staffing workflows, and well-organized compliance systems. The organization works with an external CPA who prepares monthly financial statements and board-level financial reports. The Business Administrator is responsible for ensuring that internal bookkeeping, payroll processing, billing, HR documentation, and budgeting inputs are accurate, timely, and audit-ready. The position also provides occasional financial modeling and scenario planning to support leadership in making informed operational and financial decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping processes and maintain accurate financial records.
• Coordinate payroll processing and ensure payroll information is accurate and submitted on time.
• Manage billing, receivables, and related internal financial processes.
• Maintain organized HR records, employee documentation, and administrative workflows.
• Support staffing processes and HR administration.
• Maintain accurate documentation and systems to support organizational compliance.
• Prepare and organize financial information required by the organization’s external CPA.
• Provide accurate budgeting inputs and support the budgeting process.
• Help ensure financial and administrative records remain organized and audit-ready.
• Assist leadership with occasional financial modeling and scenario planning.
• Develop effective workflows that accommodate changing priorities and varying levels of activity throughout the workday.
• Partner collaboratively with leadership on financial, HR, and administrative priorities. Qualifications

Qualifications

• Strong bookkeeping, financial administration, HR administration, or related business operations experience.
• Excellent organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience with payroll, billing, receivables, budgeting inputs, and financial documentation.
• Experience maintaining confidential HR, personnel, and financial records.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and administrative workflows independently.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with leadership, staff, and outside professional partners.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment where interruptions and changing priorities are part of the workday.
• Ability to maintain reliable, accurate, organized, and audit-ready systems.
• Experience working in a nonprofit environment is a plus.
• Genuine interest in contributing to the success of a mission-driven nonprofit organization.