Senior Accountant - Payroll & Grants (Nonprofit)

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Leave programs

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC in Oakland is seeking a Senior Accountant to support general accounting operations, payroll accounting, accounts payable activities, reconciliations, and month-end close. This role will help ensure accurate financial reporting, maintain compliance, and drive improvements across multiple functional areas.

Collaborating with HR and Finance leadership, you will improve internal controls, prepare journal entries, perform balance sheet reconciliations, review payroll

Qualifications

• 3+ years accounting experience, including payroll accounting and reconciliations.
• Strong payroll taxes knowledge and employee benefits accounting.
• Experience with accounts payable, month-end close, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Nonprofit and grant-funded accounting experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and reconcile journal entries related to payroll, benefits, accounts payable, and general ledger activity.
• Perform balance sheet account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes, including accruals and variance analysis.
• Review payroll accounting activity, including payroll allocations and benefits reconciliations.
• Monitor and review payroll processing for accuracy.
• Assist with accounts payable processes, vendor reconciliations, and expense reporting.
• Reconcile employee benefit plans, retirement contributions, and related liability accounts.
• Support audits and provide documentation related to payroll, benefits, and general accounting activities.

Skills

Payroll accounting

GL reconciliations

Month-end close

Accounts payable

Nonprofit accounting

Grant-funded accounting

Pivot Tables

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC in Oakland is seeking a Senior Accountant to support general accounting operations, payroll accounting, accounts payable activities, reconciliations, and month-end close. This role will help ensure accurate financial reporting, maintain compliance, and drive improvements across multiple functional areas.

Collaborating with HR and Finance leadership, you will improve internal controls, prepare journal entries, perform balance sheet reconciliations, review payroll