Nonprofit Staff Accountant: Grants, Payroll & Reporting

Alfond Youth & Community Center; Waterville (ME); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfond Youth & Community Center is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our finance team. You will manage day-to-day accounting, maintain accurate records, and assist with reporting, budgeting, payroll, and audit prep.

You will work closely with the CFO and collaborate with program and administrative staff to ensure transactions are timely, properly documented, and compliant with nonprofit standards and funder requirements.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in accounting or related field required; bachelor’s preferred.
• GAAP knowledge and basic accounting procedures.
• Advanced Excel skills such as pivot tables and lookup functions preferred.
• Experience with QuickBooks Online and DAXKO preferred.
• Four years of accounting processing experience.
• Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, payroll support.
• Customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger records and prepare journal entries, accruals, corrections, and supporting documentation.
• Process accounts payable/receivable transactions, including invoice coding, approvals, payments, collections, and reconciliations.
• Prepare cash disbursements, ACH and wire payments, remote deposits, and weekly cash receipts reports.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations for bank, credit card, payroll clearing, and other accounts.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes and reporting.
• Support grant and fund accounting, tracking revenue and funder reporting.
• Assist with budget preparation, projections, and budget-to-actual analysis.
• Review transactions for proper coding by program, grant, and funding source.
• Assist with payroll processing and related reporting.
• Maintain vendor records, contracts, W-9s, and 1099 information.
• Support annual audit and tax preparation with documentation.
• Work with vendors, donors, and customers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Analytical skills

Communication

Ethical stewardship

Cross-functional work

Process improvement

Learning agility

Education

Associate degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

QuickBooks Online

DAXKO

Job description

Alfond Youth & Community Center is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our finance team. You will manage day-to-day accounting, maintain accurate records, and assist with reporting, budgeting, payroll, and audit prep.

You will work closely with the CFO and collaborate with program and administrative staff to ensure transactions are timely, properly documented, and compliant with nonprofit standards and funder requirements.