Sr. Accountant

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 57,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance starting on your day

Tuition Reimbursement

401K plan including employer match

Competitive time off benefits

Career planning and development

And more!!

Job summary

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland is seeking an experienced accountant to support month-end close, budgeting, and financial reporting for a nonprofit organization. You will maintain ledgers, prepare journal entries, and ensure GAAP compliance within internal controls.

The role emphasizes accurate financial statements, variance analysis, and collaboration with departments and auditors to protect donor funds and meet reporting requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or closely related field.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including general ledger accounting, month-end close, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP and internal accounting controls.
• Advanced Excel skills including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, data validation.
• Experience using accounting or ERP systems; nonprofit, healthcare, or grant-funded experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain assigned areas of the general ledger and record financial transactions per GAAP and internal controls.
• Prepare, review, and post complex journal entries and month-end close components.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and analyze variances; prepare adjusting entries.
• Perform bank and payroll-related reconciliations; ensure accurate labor cost allocations.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, schedules, and management reports for Controller.
• Support annual budget, forecasting, and audit processes and coordinate with auditors.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel advanced

General ledger

Month-end close

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

CPA or equivalent certification (optional)

Tools

Excel PivotTables

ERP systems

Job description

• Ensures that the activities of the position are consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Catholic Charities, Diocese of
• Cleveland.
• Maintains assigned areas of the general ledger and records financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), organizational policies, and established internal controls.
• Prepares, reviews, and posts complex journal entries, including recurring entries, accruals, allocations, and adjustments, and owns assigned components of the month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepares and reviews monthly balance sheet reconciliations; researches and resolves reconciling items, errors, and unusual activity; and prepares necessary adjusting entries.
• Performs monthly bank reconciliations and reconciles credit card activity, employee reimbursements, payroll-related accounts, and other assigned general ledger accounts to supporting documentation.
• Prepares payroll journal entries and reconciliations and verifies the accuracy of labor cost allocations.
• Prepares and analyzes monthly financial statements, schedules, and management reports; investigates significant variances and communicates findings and recommendations to the Controller.
• Performs trend, budget-to-actual, and account-level variance analyses to identify errors, emerging issues, and opportunities to improve financial performance and reporting.
• Records and reconciles net asset activity, including donor-restricted funds; maintains supporting schedules; and ensures restrictions, releases, classifications, and financial statement presentation are accurate.
• Maintains the fixed asset schedule, including recording acquisitions, transfers, disposals, and depreciation and reconciling fixed asset balances to the general ledger.
• Supports the annual budget and periodic forecasting processes by preparing schedules, analyzing historical results, and collaborating with departments, as assigned.
• Prepares schedules and supporting documentation for the annual financial audit and IRS Form 990 and coordinates assigned requests with internal staff and external auditors.
• Maintains accounting procedures, documentation, and internal controls and recommends improvements that strengthen accuracy, efficiency, compliance, and safeguarding of organizational assets.
• Serves as a technical accounting resource to finance team members and program personnel and provides guidance regarding accounting procedures, coding, documentation, and internal controls.
• Reviews designated accounting work for accuracy, completeness, adequate support, and compliance with established procedures.
• Provides support to Accounts Payable, including invoice coding and payment processing, and serves as backup to the Controller for designated accounting and financial responsibilities.
• Participates in required training, meetings, and professional development activities.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Ensures that the activities of the position are consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Catholic Charities, Diocese of
• Cleveland.
• Maintains assigned areas of the general ledger and records financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), organizational policies, and established internal controls.
• Prepares, reviews, and posts complex journal entries, including recurring entries, accruals, allocations, and adjustments, and owns assigned components of the month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepares and reviews monthly balance sheet reconciliations; researches and resolves reconciling items, errors, and unusual activity; and prepares necessary adjusting entries.
• Performs monthly bank reconciliations and reconciles credit card activity, employee reimbursements, payroll-related accounts, and other assigned general ledger accounts to supporting documentation.
• Prepares payroll journal entries and reconciliations and verifies the accuracy of labor cost allocations.
• Prepares and analyzes monthly financial statements, schedules, and management reports; investigates significant variances and communicates findings and recommendations to the Controller.
• Performs trend, budget-to-actual, and account-level variance analyses to identify errors, emerging issues, and opportunities to improve financial performance and reporting.
• Records and reconciles net asset activity, including donor-restricted funds; maintains supporting schedules; and ensures restrictions, releases, classifications, and financial statement presentation are accurate.
• Maintains the fixed asset schedule, including recording acquisitions, transfers, disposals, and depreciation and reconciling fixed asset balances to the general ledger.
• Supports the annual budget and periodic forecasting processes by preparing schedules, analyzing historical results, and collaborating with departments, as assigned.
• Prepares schedules and supporting documentation for the annual financial audit and IRS Form 990 and coordinates assigned requests with internal staff and external auditors.
• Maintains accounting procedures, documentation, and internal controls and recommends improvements that strengthen accuracy, efficiency, compliance, and safeguarding of organizational assets.
• Serves as a technical accounting resource to finance team members and program personnel and provides guidance regarding accounting procedures, coding, documentation, and internal controls.
• Reviews designated accounting work for accuracy, completeness, adequate support, and compliance with established procedures.
• Provides support to Accounts Payable, including invoice coding and payment processing, and serves as backup to the Controller for designated accounting and financial responsibilities.
• Participates in required training, meetings, and professional development activities.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• This position primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment, including a computer, telephone, and multifunction devices.
• The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Occasional travel to agency locations, meetings, training sessions, or other business-related events may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP and internal accounting controls.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, data validation, and analysis of large data sets.
• Experience using accounting or enterprise resource planning systems.
• Experience in nonprofit, healthcare, human services, grant-funded, or similarly complex accounting environments.
• Experience with nonprofit financial reporting, functional expense allocations, grants or contracts, audit schedules, and Form 990 supporting documentation.
• Ability to independently research and resolve complex accounting discrepancies and apply sound professional judgment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage concurrent priorities and meet recurring deadlines.
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, confidentiality, and accountability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financial information to nonfinancial stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively and to build effective working relationships with employees, leaders, auditors, vendors, and community partners.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, professional development, and the mission of Catholic Charities, Diocese of
• Cleveland.

Pay Range: 56,849.15 - 73,193.28

Benefits

• Health Insurance starting on your first day
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K plan including employer match
• Competitive time off benefits
• Career planning and development
• And more!!