Nonprofit Accountant

About the role

NPFM is a fully remote, paperless team of 12, including accountants, data service specialists, and our CPA founder. The opportunity involves managing the day-to-day financial operations for a portfolio of nonprofit clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly and quarterly close processes, including reconciliations and journal entries
• Prepare financial statements and funder-specific reports
• Track restricted funding and grant allocations
• Review transactional data (e.g., payroll, accounts payable) entered by client or support staff
• Manage annual audit, 990, and 1099 preparation, and assist with annual budgeting
• Work with team members to strengthen systems and procedures and address issues as they arise
• Communicate with clients through video, email, and phone, and address general accounting requests as they arise

Requirements

• Holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• At least four years of experience with nonprofit accounting
• Confidently manages monthly financial operations for multiple clients, including reconciliations, budgeting, and reporting
• Communicates clearly and respectfully in writing and in conversations with clients and colleagues
• Thrives in a fully remote environment and is highly organized, self-motivated, and responsive
• Curious, systems-minded, and proactive about improving processes and catching errors
• Comfortable with tools like Excel and nonprofit accounting software, and is open to learning new platforms (we use MIP Fund Accounting)
• Understands funder requirements and restricted funding
• Believes that financial work can be both rigorous and human-centered