Staff Accountant

Community Excellence Foundation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Mentorship

Paid growth time

Internship arrangement

Job summary

Community Excellence Foundation is seeking a Staff Accountant to read financials aloud to Santa Clara leadership and own finance initiatives. The role offers a strong start with a salary range of $179,000–$256,000 and a pathway to finance ownership, mentorship, and health coverage.

Based in Santa Clara, CA, the organization values night hours and evenings, with an internship arrangement designed to respect personal time while pursuing growth and professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven professionalism and discretion with sensitive information.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking capabilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication under scrutiny.
• Strong interpersonal skills developed through teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Turn quarter-end into a calm week in the finance cycle.
• Automate processes using change management and budgeting.
• Reconcile loan amortization with lender statements.
• Identify expense lines impacting finance margins.
• Ensure capitalization policy is followed across finance projects.

Skills

Professionalism

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Ownership

Independent work

Job description

Numbers tell a story, and Community Excellence Foundation wants a Staff Accountant who can read it aloud to Santa Clara leadership. The whole arrangement rewards initiative — $179,000 - $256,000 to start, finance ownership throughout, and Community Excellence Foundation backing every step.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn quarter-end into the calmest week of the finance cycle
• Lean on Change Management and Budgeting to automate what used to be manual
• Reconcile the loan amortization schedule against every lender statement
• Surface the three expense lines quietly eating the finance margin
• Hold the line on capitalization policy across every finance project

What You'll Bring

• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Hands-on familiarity with Interpersonal Skills, sharpened by Problem Solving side projects
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight

Community Excellence Foundation builds question-everything finance software that helps teams across Santa Clara, CA move faster and worry less. Our values show up in small daily choices, not just a poster on the wall.

The number is $179,000 - $256,000; the rest is mentorship, health coverage, paid growth time, and an internship arrangement that respects your evenings.

This posting reflects an open need we are working to close this quarter.