Manager, Staff Accountant – GAAP Close & Reporting

Kipp Nyc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

403(b) retirement plan with 50% match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Childcare support

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

KIPP NYC is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our Finance Team. This full-time, hybrid role supports month-end close, reconciliations, and audit prep at our Midtown Manhattan office with travel to campuses in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of accounting experience, a solid GAAP foundation, and strong Excel skills, with a commitment to our mission of supporting students, families, and schools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Strong foundational knowledge of general ledger accounting, financial statements, and core accounting principles.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end or year-end close processes.
• Experience in nonprofit, education, charter school, or other mission-driven organizations preferred.
• Experience with an accounting or ERP system such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, or a comparable platform.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets and financial reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Collaborative and customer-service-oriented approach with the ability to build productive working relationships across teams.
• Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, sound judgement, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Deep commitment to KIPP NYC's mission and belief that strong financial stewardship helps create the conditions for students, families, and schools to thrive.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post recurring and routine journal entries, ensuring transactions are accurately classified and supported by appropriate documentation.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes to ensure financial information is complete, accurate, and recorded on time.
• Maintain assigned general ledger accounts, which may include cash, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Review account activity and investigate discrepancies or unusual transactions, escalating complex issues as appropriate.
• Support the continuous improvement of close processes, accounting procedures, and financial workflows.
• Prepare timely and accurate balance sheet account reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Research and resolve reconciliation discrepancies in partnership with Finance colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Maintain organized and complete supporting documentation for accounting transactions and reconciliations.
• Help strengthen reconciliation schedules and processes as accounting needs and organizational complexity evolve.
• Maintain a high degree of accuracy and data integrity across accounting systems and financial records.
• Run and review standard financial reports from accounting systems to support monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.
• Assist with investigating account variances and provide supporting analysis for Finance leadership.
• Support the preparation of internal and external financial reporting by ensuring underlying accounting records are accurate and complete.
• Identify trends, discrepancies, and potential accounting issues and proactively partner with the team to resolve them.
• Partner collaboratively with Accounts Payable, Financial Planning & Analysis, school-based teams, and other Shared Services Team functions to research and resolve accounting questions.
• Provide responsive, solutions-oriented support to internal stakeholders while maintaining strong financial controls.
• Contribute to Finance Team initiatives, system improvements, and special projects as needed.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning by seeking feedback, building technical expertise, and identifying opportunities to improve accounting processes.
• Demonstrate KIPP NYC's core values of zest, grit, hope, love, social intelligence, gratitude, and a sense of humor.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field

Nonprofit/education accounting exposure

Tools

Sage Intacct

NetSuite

Excel

Job description

KIPP NYC is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our Finance Team. This full-time, hybrid role supports month-end close, reconciliations, and audit prep at our Midtown Manhattan office with travel to campuses in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of accounting experience, a solid GAAP foundation, and strong Excel skills, with a commitment to our mission of supporting students, families, and schools.