Senior Accountant

About the role

The Senior Accountant plays a dual role supporting the scaling needs of the Finance Department. Approximately half of this role supports the Controller on general accounting close, grant accounting, and audit support, and approximately half supports the SVP of Finance on global close, consolidation reporting, and interim finance coverage for affiliate sites.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Controller Support — General Accounting Close & Grant Accounting (≈ 50%)
  Lead assigned month-end and year-end close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, financial analyses, and supporting schedules
  Investigate and resolve variances and ensure assigned accounts are audit-ready
  Reconcile grant transactions and journal entries and apply invoice payments
  Reconcile grant activity between PyanGo and NetSuite to ensure compliance with grant terms
  Own prepaid expense accounting including analyses, amortization entries, and reconciliations
  Own assigned liability and balance sheet account reconciliations
  Reconcile intercompany balances and transactions between parent and affiliates
  Build, maintain, and refine NetSuite saved searches, reports, and validation tools
  Manage corporate credit card reconciliation including matching activity to receipts and resolving exceptions
  Support the Controller on stand-alone and consolidating/group audits including PBC checklist management, schedule preparation, and auditor requests
  Provide occasional backup support for AP operations and the daily cash report (preparer-only)

• SVP of Finance Support — Global Close, Consolidation & Site Coverage (≈ 50%)
  Support global monthly, quarterly, and annual close across affiliates
  Prepare and maintain consolidated financial reporting in NetSuite including eliminations, multi-currency translation, and consolidation adjustments
  Provide interim finance coverage to affiliate sites experiencing finance vacancies
  Support IRS Form 990 consolidated/group return schedules
  Perform data validation and variance analysis across systems and schedules
  Cross-Cutting Responsibilities
  Leverage advanced Excel functions (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, IF formulas, pivot tables)
  Support annual audit processes for assigned areas
  Collaborate across departments and affiliate finance teams
  Assist in training affiliates on finance procedures, documentation, and NetSuite/AP automation tools

Cross-Cutting Responsibilities

• Segregation of Duties & Internal Controls
• Journal entries and reconciliations prepared by this role require independent review and approval
• No disbursement authority; AP support is preparer-only
• Site-vacancy coverage is recording-only; approvals remain with site leadership
• Grant setup is performed by AVP of Grant Management; this role performs reconciliation only
• Credit card reconciliation is independent; this role does not approve its own card activity
• Consolidation entries require SVP of Finance review
• Audit support is preparer-level; significant accounting judgments are escalated
• Interim site assignments are time-bound with defined start/end dates

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Seven or more years of progressively responsible accounting experience
• Experience with grant accounting including restricted net assets, draw-downs, and funder reporting
• Experience reconciling grant activity between grant management systems (e.g., PyanGo) and ERPs (e.g., NetSuite)
• Experience with intercompany reconciliations across multiple related entities
• Experience supporting audits and financial statement preparation
• Willingness and ability to provide short-term interim support to affiliate sites

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Qualifications

• Experience working in a nonprofit parent entity environment and supporting affiliates
• Experience with multi-entity or global consolidations including eliminations and multi-currency translation
• Experience assisting a Controller or Finance leader with external audit coordination
• Experience supporting IRS Form 990 processes
• Mission-driven and comfortable in a collaborative nonprofit environment
• Strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and professional judgment
• Ability to identify risks, present recommendations, and flag segregation-of-duties concerns
• Ability to build effective working relationships across departments and affiliates
• Ability to work independently, exercise judgment, take ownership, and escalate control-related boundaries appropriately