Non-Profit Staff Accountant

ourBRIDGE for Kids; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ourBRIDGE for Kids in Charlotte, NC is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our finance team. This full-time, on-site role supports grant reporting, general ledger activities, and process improvements under the Director of Finance at our Shamrock Drive office.

You will handle daily transactions in QuickBooks Online, assist with budget-to-actual reporting, payroll processing via Paychex, and ensure audit-ready controls in line with federal guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• Experience entering transactions in QuickBooks Online.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP).

Responsibilities

• Process and record daily financial transactions in QuickBooks Online.
• Prepare and submit monthly federal grant reimbursement documentation.
• Track grant-funded expenses against approved budgets.
• Maintain internal controls for audit readiness per federal guidelines.
• Support month-end and annual close with the Director of Finance.
• Assist with budgeting for organization and grant projects.
• Support payroll processing via Paychex.
• Attend meetings and training required by grantors.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Paychex

Excel

Job description

About ourBRIDGE ourBRIDGE is the only non-faith based organization in Charlotte and surrounding areas that works with refugee and immigrant children and their families. Our trauma-informed afterschool and summer programs are based on our four core values of LERD (Love, Education, Respect, and Diversity), and it is designed to support ELL (English Language Learners) students as they adjust to their new home in the United States. We focus on their English language acquisition, socio-emotional wellbeing and cultural appreciation and pride. At ourBRIDGE, students receive homework help, English tutoring, opportunities to engage in a culturally relevant curriculum that is developed in-house and emphasizes hands-on learning. Our students and their families are a part of a welcoming, loving, and healing-centered community that places an importance on their cultural identity. Our staff is as diverse as the families we work with.

Staff Accountant (On-site)

We are seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our finance team in Charlotte, NC. This position is based full-time at our office located at 3400 Shamrock Drive. The successful candidate will perform bookkeeping, assist with grant reporting, and support the Director of Finance in refining accounting procedures and meeting critical deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and record daily financial transactions, including cash and credit card activity, within QuickBooks Online.
• Prepare and submit all necessary documentation for monthly federal grant reimbursement requests for multiple grants, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
• Collaborate with program managers to track, review, and align grant-funded expenses with approved budgets and assist with budget-to-actual variance reporting.
• Assist in maintaining and strengthening internal financial controls to ensure audit readiness in compliance with federal guidelines (e.g., 2 CFR 200, Uniform Guidance), organizational policies, and grant requirements.
• Support the Director of Finance in the monthly and annual financial closing process.
• Support the Director of Finance in streamlining accounting procedures.
• Help ensure all key financial deadlines are met.
• Assist the Director of Finance with preparing the annual organization-wide budget and individual grant project budgets.
• Provide support for monthly payroll processing via Paychex, ensuring accurate and timely payment.
• Attend all meetings and training sessions as required by federal grantors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Proven experience entering transactions in QuickBooks accounting software.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for effective interaction with staff at all levels.
• Proficiency in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and financial formulas/modeling).

Preferred Qualifications

• Non-profit accounting experience.
• Federal grant reporting experience.
• Experience using a payroll company's timekeeping and payroll processing software (e.g., Paychex).

Physical Demands

This role is primarily seated. The role requires the ability to use a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Location & Work Type

This is a full-time, 100% on-site position (Monday-Friday) located at our office in Charlotte, North Carolina (3400 Shamrock Drive).

As an equal opportunity employer, ourBRIDGE is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.