Staff Accountant

The Bronx; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary $70k-$75k

Full-time direct-hire

Excellent benefits

Payroll & audits exposure

Job summary

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Staff Accountant for a mission-driven nonprofit organization. This on-site role offers a meaningful place on the Finance & Administration team, with broad responsibilities and opportunities to support audits and budgeting.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborates with HR and the Controller, and brings hands-on experience in reconciliations, payroll, and financial reporting in a nonprofit setting.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in accounting principles and GAAP.
• Hands-on experience with reconciliations, payroll, financial reporting, and month-end close.
• Detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities in a nonprofit environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; familiarity with Blackbaud Financial Edge and ADP Workforce Now is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support daily and monthly accounting operations, including account reconciliations, journal entries, reimbursements, and maintaining general ledger accuracy.
• Process bi-weekly payroll and related reporting, including timesheet verification, benefit and union deductions, retirement transmissions, and final checks.
• Partner with HR to ensure accurate employee setup and changes, payroll deductions, accruals, reporting, and resolution of payroll discrepancies.
• Prepare bank reconciliations, fixed asset and depreciation schedules, prepaid expense schedules, and monthly financial reports.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close, external audits, budget preparation, and maintaining accounting policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Support departmental and organizational special projects and other accounting duties as needed.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

General ledger accounting

Payroll processing

Financial reporting

Account reconciliations

Excel

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Blackbaud Financial Edge

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Staff Accountant for a mission-driven nonprofit organization. This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity that is fully on-site and offers the opportunity to play an important role within the organization's Finance & Administration team.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Our client is seeking a hands-on and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to support daily accounting operations, month-end and year-end close, reconciliations, payroll, and financial reporting. This position will work closely with the Controller and HR team to maintain accurate financial records, process payroll, and support audits and other financial initiatives. The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a mission-driven nonprofit environment.

PERKS

• $70,000-$75,000 annual salary , depending on experience
• Full-time, direct-hire opportunity with a respected nonprofit organization
• Excellent benefits package
• Broad, hands-on accounting responsibilities with exposure to payroll, reporting, audits, and budgeting
• Collaborative, mission-driven work environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support daily and monthly accounting operations, including account reconciliations, journal entries, reimbursements, and maintaining general ledger accuracy.
• Process bi-weekly payroll and related reporting, including timesheet verification, benefit and union deductions, retirement transmissions, and final checks.
• Partner with HR to ensure accurate employee setup and changes, payroll deductions, accruals, reporting, and resolution of payroll discrepancies.
• Prepare bank reconciliations, fixed asset and depreciation schedules, prepaid expense schedules, and monthly financial reports.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close, external audits, budget preparation, and maintaining accounting policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Support departmental and organizational special projects and other accounting duties as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong foundation in accounting principles and GAAP, with experience supporting general ledger accounting and financial operations.
• Hands-on experience with account reconciliations, payroll processing, financial reporting, and/or month-end close.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize competing projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge and ADP Workforce Now is strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, managers, and cross-functional teams and work successfully in a fully on-site environment.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The salary range for this position is $70,000-$75,000 annually, depending on experience , along with an excellent benefits package.

ABOUT OUR FIRM

Scion Nonprofit Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a Staff Accountant for a mission-driven nonprofit organization. This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity that is fully on-site and offers the opportunity to play an important role within the organization's Finance & Administration team.

Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class.

We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records.

We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.