Senior Staff Accountant — Nonprofit Finance & AR/AP, Hybrid

Popular Democracy; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

15 vacation days

12 sick days

Additional PTO

401K plan

Job summary

Popular Democracy is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to join our Finance Team. This full-time role focuses on accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, and financial record-keeping for CPD/CPDA/Popular Democracy PAC and related entities.

Occasional travel for in-person meetings and events is expected, with some DC-area office presence possible. We aim to leverage strong Excel skills and GAAP expertise to improve finance processes across multiple entities, while contributing to a

Qualifications

• Experience in nonprofit financial systems and GAAP.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs) used for reporting and data analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word for reporting and data analysis.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Book banking and investment activity and related reconciliations.
• Perform monthly close, payroll entries, and year-end activities.
• Manage AR/AP, prepare schedules, and maintain supporting documents.
• Lead inter-entity billing, invoicing, and journal entries across entities.
• Communicate with internal/external stakeholders to resolve AP/AR issues.
• Update balance sheet schedules for prepaids, fixed assets, and deposits.
• Drive process improvements to increase finance team efficiency.
• Perform ad hoc accounting projects as needed.

Skills

Nonprofit accounting

GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

SAGE Intacct

Paylocity Finance

Workday Adaptive Insights

Salesforce

Job description

Popular Democracy is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to join our Finance Team. This full-time role focuses on accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, and financial record-keeping for CPD/CPDA/Popular Democracy PAC and related entities.

Occasional travel for in-person meetings and events is expected, with some DC-area office presence possible. We aim to leverage strong Excel skills and GAAP expertise to improve finance processes across multiple entities, while contributing to a