Senior Accountant

About the role

The Senior Accountant is a highly hands-on role responsible for executing the organization’s core accounting functions, including the monthly close process, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, revenue activity, payroll and benefits accounting, and audit support.

Responsibilities

• Prepare key components of the monthly close process including journal entries, accruals, adjustments, and supporting schedules.

• Own assigned month-end reconciliations, including bank accounts, investment accounts, AP sub-ledgers, AR sub-ledgers, suspense accounts, payroll liabilities, accrued expenses, inventory, equipment leases, and other balance sheet accounts.

• Prepare payroll and benefit-related accounting entries for weekly and semi-monthly payrolls, including salaries, FSA, dependent care, health contributions, transit/parking, and 403(b)/457(b) submissions.

• Maintain the month-end close open-items tracker, ensuring outstanding items, reconciling differences, and process issues are identified, escalated to the Controller, and resolved in a timely manner.

• Record and reconcile multiple revenue streams — including gifts, admissions, membership, retail, credit card receipts, wires, checks, and pledge receivables — ensuring accuracy, GAAP compliance, and proper coding between Salesforce and Sage Intacct; coordinate with Development as needed to support gift coding, pledge activity, reporting, invoicing, cash receipts, and AR aging.

• Support shop and retail accounting, including inventory adjustments, cost of goods sold entries, purchase voucher allocations, and related reconciliations.

• Prepare review-ready workpapers and supporting documentation for Controller review, ensuring deliverables are accurate, complete, well-organized, and audit-ready.

• Support the Controller with variance analysis by researching general ledger activity, investigating fluctuations, and preparing clear explanations for assigned accounts.

• Assist with audit requests in assigned areas and prepare supporting schedules and documentation for the financial statement audit, 403(b) audit, workers’ compensation audit, and other compliance reviews.

• Follow and recommend enhancements to internal controls, particularly across revenue, AR, reconciliations, and close processes; proactively identify root causes of accounting or operational issues and present practical solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field (CPA or CPA track preferred)

• 2-4+ years of progressive accounting experience (public accounting experience is a plus)

• Strong experience with month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations

• Experience with ERP systems such as Sage Intacct or similar

Skills & Attributes

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to produce accurate, well-supported work.

• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines during monthly close, audit, and reporting cycles.

• Practical, solutions-oriented problem-solving mindset, with the ability to identify issues and recommend workable improvements.

• Strong analytical skills, particularly in researching account activity, identifying discrepancies, and resolving reconciling items.

• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to prepare reconciliations, supporting schedules, and account analyses.

• Clear and professional communication skills