Senior Accountant

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 77,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation invites applications for a Senior Accountant to provide essential financial support, ensuring GAAP compliance and strong internal controls across the organization.

You will perform reconciliations, manage budgets and capital expenditures, and handle grant accounting and depreciation while collaborating with staff to deliver accurate reporting on time.

Qualifications

• Combination of education and experience equivalent to needs; preference for Accounting degree and nonprofit/public accounting background.
• Minimum 3–5 years related public or nonprofit accounting experience.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office and accounting software; Blackbaud Financial Edge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs reconciliations of complex accounts including investment pools and deferred gifts.
• Prepares annual operating budget, quarterly reforecast, and monitors budget to actual variances.
• Oversees general ledger expense allocations, account reconciliations, and journal entries with internal control compliance.
• Manages nonprofit loan program documents, payments, entries, and reconciliations.
• Handles quarterly grant accounting, revenue recognition, and unearned contributions.
• Accounts for plant, property and equipment and depreciation; reconciles asset accounts.
• Responds to donor inquiries with analyses and information.
• Provides backup to payroll, contributions processing, and payables; supports grant entry.
• Assists Controller with materials for Board presentations and audit preparation.
• Researches and implements relevant FASB/GAAP updates as needed.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Internal controls

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Initiative & problem solving

Discretion with confidential info

Team collaboration

Deadline orientation

Organizational skills

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Blackbaud Financial Edge

MS Office

Accounting databases

Job description

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is New Hampshire’s statewide community foundation created by and for the people of New Hampshire. Of the more than 700 community foundations nationwide, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is among the oldest and largest. We manage a growing collection of 2,000 philanthropic funds created by generous individuals, families and businesses. These donors make it possible for the Foundation to award more than $60 million in grants and scholarships every year. We work with generous and visionary citizens to maximize the power of their giving, support great work happening in our communities and lead and collaborate on high-impact initiatives.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Position Summary:

The Senior Accountant provides financial and accounting support to the Foundation. Assists in ensuring accurate reporting and appropriate internal control procedures as required by law, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), donors, and the Board of Directors. The Senior Accountant is the primary point of contact for general accounting inquiries, helps to maintain the integrity of the financial reporting system, completes internal and external financial reporting requirements, performs routine accounting department functions, and works closely with other accounting staff.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

Performs reconciliations of complex accounts including certain investment pools, specially invested assets, and deferred gifts

• Responsible for preparation of annual operating budget, quarterly budget reforecast and monitoring budget to actual variances; prepares and monitors capital budget. Presents operating and capital budget to Senior Leadership team and Audit & Finance Committee
• Reconciles the checking account monthly; ensures the posting of all activity to the general ledger; transfers cash between bank accounts as needed
• Oversees and prepares general ledger expense allocations, account reconciliations, and journal entries; includes compliance with internal controls
• Responsible for nonprofit loan program; preparing documents, tracking payments, journal entries and reconciliations
• Responsible for quarterly grant accounting for fiscal agencies and grants received, including revenue recognition and unearned contribution calculations
• Accounts for plant, property and equipment, including capitalization and depreciation of assets and reconciliation of accounts
• Researches, prepares analysis, and responds to internal and external donor service inquiries
• Provides back‑up to other Finance staff including payroll and benefits coverage, cash receipts, processing contributions, and admin payables, and grant entry
• Assists the Controller in preparation of materials for Board presentation
• Prepares workpapers for the annual external audit and tax form 990
• Assists with researching and implementing FASB, GAAP, and other Tax and Accounting regulations, changes, or procedures as needed

Other

• Performs other duties as assigned

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, internal controls, and other regulations that apply to the non‑profit industry, including ability to work within established internal controls

• Ability to work accurately, efficiently, and independently as well as ability to work effectively with teams; attention to detail is essential
• Ability to initiate projects and develop solutions including improvements to effectiveness and efficiency of operations
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and judgment
• Effective interpersonal skills, enabling work with a wide variety of internal and external customers; demonstrated high level of communication and diplomacy
• Ability to work comfortably in a fast‑paced environment and meet established deadlines
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks and projects

Essential Qualifications:

• A combination of education and experience equivalent to the needs of the role with a preference for someone with a degree in Accounting or related field, and a minimum of three to five years related public or nonprofit accounting experience
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office products, Internet, and accounting database applications; experience in Blackbaud’s Financial Edge software useful
• Valid driver’s license

COMPENSATION

The starting salary range for this position will be between $77,000 and $81,000 per year, commensurate with experience.

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation welcomes diversity and does not discriminate in employment opportunities on the basis of factors such as race, color, sex, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, and veteran.