Nonprofit Accountant

Cedarstone Holdings, LLC; Wheaton (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedarstone Holdings, LLC is seeking a full-time Nonprofit Accountant. The role supports a portfolio of nonprofit clients, ensuring their financial operations run smoothly, compliantly, and with strong GAAP adherence.

You will maintain ledgers, run monthly/quarterly/annual closings, perform AP/AR reconciliations, and prepare financial packages and board reports. Excellent spreadsheet skills and client-facing mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on role serving as day-to-day trusted accountant for nonprofit clients.
• Manage general ledger maintenance, monthly/quarterly/annual closings, and AP/AR reconciliations.
• Support annual external audits and Form 990 filings.
• Provide clear financial guidance to client leadership and assist with onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile general ledger, assist with month-end closings.
• Prepare timely financial packages and board-level reports.
• Support audits and Form 990 filings for nonprofit clients.
• Collaborate with clients to provide actionable financial guidance.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Advanced spreadsheet skills

Sage Intacct

Excel

Tools

Sage Intacct

Excel

Job description

Nonprofit Accountant

Full-Time | Remote, Hybrid, or In-Person | Exempt

Cedarstone is seeking a full-time Nonprofit Accountant to join our Financial Operations team.

This hands-on role is designed to serve as a day-to-day trusted accountant to a dedicated portfolio of nonprofit clients, ensuring their financial operations run smoothly, accurately, and compliantly. Working in a highly collaborative, client-facing capacity, you will manage general ledger maintenance, perform monthly/quarterly/annual closings, execute AP/AR reconciliations, and produce timely financial packages and board-level reporting. Additionally, you will support annual external audits and Form 990 filings, assist with client onboarding, and provide clear, actionable financial guidance to client leadership teams to help them make confident decisions.

This position may be a good fit for someone who is a curious, framework-oriented problem solver with strong GAAP knowledge, advanced spreadsheet skills, exceptional attention to detail, and a passion for building trusted relationships with nonprofit leaders. Sage Intacct experience is a big plus.

The role is 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday during business hours, and may be performed remotely (within eligible states: AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, MI, NC, OH, TN, TX), in a hybrid arrangement, or in person at our Wheaton, IL office.

For more detailed information about the role, please review the full job description here: Accountant Job Description

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